District 300

What District 300 does

Community Unit School District 300 (District 300) is a public K-12 school district organized under Illinois law and headquartered in Algonquin, Illinois, serving students across 15 municipalities in the northwest suburban Chicago corridor. The district operates a comprehensive education platform comprising 19 elementary schools (K-5), 5 middle schools (6-8), 3 comprehensive high schools (Dundee-Crown, Hampshire, and Jacobs), and alternative education programs including Cambridge Lakes Charter School and Oak Ridge School, supplemented by Early Childhood Education, Career and Technical Education (CTE), Dual Credit partnership with Elgin Community College, AVID college-readiness, Dual Language (English/Spanish) immersion, Fine Arts, Athletics, and Summer READ300. Headcount is reported at 1,001–5,000 employees.

The district's technology infrastructure is built on a stack of third-party K-12 platforms rather than proprietary systems: PowerSchool SIS handles enrollment, grades, and attendance; Schoology serves as the learning management system; PushCoin processes student fee and meal payments; Nutrislice powers digital food menus; BrightArrow Technologies automates family communications; Finalsite hosts the district website; and BoardBook manages board meeting agendas. The district is FERPA-compliant and integrates Google Drive and YouTube for document management and public board meeting broadcasts.

As a governmental entity, District 300 is funded primarily through local property taxes and Illinois state and federal education aid rather than tuition. Revenue is not publicly disclosed on the district website. The district is governed by a seven-member elected Board of Education and currently led by Superintendent Dr. Martina Smith, with auxiliary oversight from a Chief Financial Officer (Dr. Frank Williams), Chief Technology Officer (John Hummel), and Chief Legal Counsel (Colleen O'Keefe).

Name

District 300

Legal name

Community Unit School District 300

Website

https://d300.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

District 300 is a public K-12 Community Unit School District in Illinois serving students across 15 municipalities through 19 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 high schools, and alternative programs, funded primarily by property taxes and state aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Community school district
• Career technical education
• Dual credit programs
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Algonquin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

District 300 (Community Unit School District 300) provides free public K-12 education to students across 15 municipalities in the greater Algonquin area of Illinois, operating 18 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 comprehensive high schools. The district delivers core academic instruction along with career and technical education, dual credit college courses, dual language immersion, special education services, fine arts, athletics, and student support programs. Technology infrastructure including PowerSchool SIS and Schoology LMS supports student information management and digital learning across the district.

Product overview

District 300 is a Community Unit School District providing comprehensive K-12 public education across northeastern Illinois. The district operates a multi-tiered educational platform consisting of 18 elementary schools (K-5), 5 middle schools (6-8), 3 comprehensive high schools, and alternative education options including Cambridge Lakes Charter School and Oak Ridge School. The core educational offerings are supplemented by specialized programs including Career and Technical Education (CTE), the AVID college-readiness program, Dual Credit Program partnering with Elgin Community College, Dual Language immersion, Early Childhood Education, Fine Arts, Athletics, and Summer READ300 reading program. The district utilizes PowerSchool SIS for student information management and Schoology for learning management, providing families with digital access to student records and course content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary School Education (K-5) Comprehensive elementary education program serving students in kindergarten through 5th grade across 18 elementary schools in the district, offering core academics, fine arts, world languages, and enrichment programs for resident families.
• Middle School Education (6-8) Middle school program serving students in grades 6-8 across 4 middle schools and Westfield Community School, featuring academic preparation, career exploration, and extracurricular activities.
• High School Education (9-12) High school program serving students in grades 9-12 at three comprehensive high schools (Dundee-Crown, Hampshire High, and Jacobs High) offering college preparation, career pathways, and extracurricular programs.
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Career-focused programs including Accounting, Apparel and Textile, Automotives, Cabinet Making and Millwork, Culinary Arts, Drafting and Design, and Marketing, preparing students for workforce and college pathways.
• Dual Credit Program Partnership with Elgin Community College allowing high school students to earn college credits while completing high school requirements, including dual credit courses in various subjects.
• AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) College readiness program designed to close the achievement gap by preparing students for college eligibility and success through academic instruction and motivational activities.
• Dual Language Program Bilingual education program enabling students to develop proficiency in both English and Spanish through content-area instruction in both languages.
• Early Childhood Education Preschool and early learning programs for young children to establish foundational academic and social skills before kindergarten.
• Cambridge Lakes Charter School Public charter school within District 300 serving students in specified grades, offering alternative educational options within the district.
• Oak Ridge School Alternative education program within District 300 serving students requiring specialized educational approaches.
• Summer READ300 Summer reading program encouraging students to maintain and improve reading skills during summer break with incentives including completion certificates and t-shirts.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• K12 Inc. (Stride): Virtual K-12 and online learning provider that competes for non-traditional and supplemental enrollment; relevant for District 300's virtual/online program stack.
• Khan Academy: Online supplemental learning platform increasingly used by public K-12 districts to extend academic offerings; provides a benchmark for digital instruction at District 300.

Others

• PowerSchool: Vendor whose Student Information System District 300 uses for enrollment, grades, and attendance; enables technology risk and infrastructure benchmarks across K-12 districts of similar size.
• Illinois State Board of Education: State regulator and funding authority governing District 300's compliance, accountability, and per-pupil funding levels; not a peer, but a structural counterpart shaping operating context.
• Elgin Community College: Higher education partner that delivers Dual Credit coursework to District 300 high schoolers; not a competitor, but a closely adjacent partner whose performance and capacity materially affect the district's college-readiness value proposition.

Direct peers

• Cleveland Metropolitan School District: Mid-to-large K-12 public district comparable in scale (multi-school, multiple municipalities area) and in the breadth of CTE, dual credit, and community services programs.
• Kansas City Public Schools: Comparably sized urban-suburban public school district operating multiple school levels (elementary, middle, high) with similar governance structure of an elected board and superintendent; serves as a useful peer for evaluating multi-site operations.
• Cambridge Lakes Charter School: Charter school operating within District 300's boundaries as a subsidiary/affiliated entity; it is a direct alternative education peer competing for the same student pool.
• School District U-46 (Elgin Area): U-46 is a large Illinois public K-12 district serving the Elgin-area suburbs adjacent to District 300. It is the most direct comparable in geography, scale, and student demographics, and it also partners with Elgin Community College on dual-credit opportunities.
• Hillsborough County Public Schools: A large Florida public K-12 district operating dozens of schools across multiple municipalities; comparable in scale of administrative complexity, use of SIS/LMS infrastructure, and breadth of CTE programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@District300
• Facebookfacebook.com/CUSD300
• Instagraminstagram.com/district300
• Xx.com/CUSD300

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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