What Oroville Union High School District does

Oroville Union High School District (OUHSD) is a California public school district and political subdivision of the state, headquartered at 2211 Washington Avenue in Oroville, Butte County, approximately 70 miles north of Sacramento. Founded in 1892 with the establishment of Oroville High School, the district operates five schools serving approximately 2,240 students: two comprehensive high schools (Oroville HS, est. 1892, ~900 students on an 18-acre campus; and Las Plumas HS, est. 1963, ~1,200 students on a 64-acre campus), one continuation school (Prospect HS, ~100 students), a Community Day School (15-25 students), and the Oroville Adult Education Career and Technical Center, which serves adults countywide with academic and vocational programs. The district also operates an independent study program and an Adult Transition Center for students ages 18-22 with disabilities, employing roughly 295 staff across instructional, administrative, classified, and support functions.

The district's core technology stack is composed of commodity K-12 platforms rather than proprietary systems: Aeries for student information and parent portals, Edgenuity (delivered via Clever SSO) for online learning and credit recovery, Google Workspace for Education for collaboration, NWEA MAP for adaptive assessment, ELPAC for state-mandated English Learner testing, and InformedK12 for district forms. Career and Technical Education is delivered through CTE programs in automotive, agriculture, culinary, welding, multimedia, and computer applications, supplemented by Paxton Patterson Future Ready Labs for hands-on career exploration.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of a public K-12 district and are not commercially disclosed. The primary funding stream is California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which provides base, supplemental, and concentration grants based on average daily attendance and demographic factors (English Learners, foster youth, low-income). Federal Title I/II/III grants and Carl D. Perkins CTE funding provide supplemental revenue. District-collected fees include residential and commercial developer impact fees ($5.38/sq ft and $0.87/sq ft respectively) and facilities use rentals (e.g., Harrison Stadium). No tuition is charged to district residents. The district is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees led by President Dr. Amber Englund and Vice President Ray Sehorn, with Superintendent Doug Williams overseeing operations.

Name

Oroville Union High School District

Legal name

Oroville Union High School District

Website

https://ouhsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oroville Union High School District is a California public school district serving approximately 2,240 students across two comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, a community day school, and an adult education center in Butte County, funded primarily through the state's LCFF formula.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Adult Education (Municipal/Community Schools) (EDAAAEAB), Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• High school programs
• Adult education services
• Career technical education
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oroville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Funding (LCFF): Primary funding source through California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which provides base, supplemental, and concentration grants based on average daily attendance and demographic factors including English Learners, foster youth, and low-income students.
2. Federal Grants: Federal funding including Title I (at-risk students), Title II (teacher quality), Title III (English Learner programs), Carl D. Perkins CTE funding, and other federal categorical programs.
3. Developer/School Impact Fees: Fees collected from developers for new construction: $5.38 per square foot for residential, $0.87 per square foot for commercial (other than rental self storage).
4. Facilities Use Fees: Rental fees for community use of school facilities including Harrison Stadium, requiring certificate of insurance with $1,000,000 liability coverage naming district as additional insured.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oroville Union High School District delivers public secondary education (grades 9-12), alternative education, adult education, and special education transition services through five schools: Oroville High School, Las Plumas High School, Prospect High School (continuation), Community Day School, and Oroville Adult Education Career and Technical Center. The district supplements classroom instruction with CTE pathways, Future Ready Labs, athletics, independent study, and dual enrollment via the Butte College Connection, serving approximately 2,240+ students annually.

Product overview

Oroville Union High School District operates as a unified educational platform consisting of five distinct schools: two comprehensive high schools (Oroville High School and Las Plumas High School), a continuation school (Prospect High School), an alternative community day school, and an adult education center. The district also provides independent study and adult transition programs. CTE programs and Future Ready Labs offer career and technical education across the district. This multi-site structure allows the district to serve diverse student populations from traditional high school students to adult learners and those requiring alternative educational pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oroville High School The district's oldest school, established in 1892 on an 18-acre campus at 1535 Bridge St, Oroville, serving approximately 900 students with comprehensive high school programming including academics, athletics, and CTE pathways.
• Las Plumas High School Comprehensive high school established in 1963 on a 64-acre campus at 2380 Las Plumas Ave, Oroville, serving approximately 1,200 students with modernized CTE facilities, athletics, and dual enrollment through Butte College Connection.
• Prospect High School Continuation school at 2060 2nd Street, Oroville, serving approximately 100 students in a positive, small-school environment with credit recovery and alternative pathways to graduation.
• Community Day School Small alternative school serving 15-25 students who need extra help overcoming behavior and truancy issues; re-opened for the 22/23 school year.
• Oroville Adult Education Career and Technical Center Adult education center at 2750 Mitchell Ave, Oroville, serving adults in Butte County with rigorous academic and vocational programs delivered in both Oroville and Chico.
• Independent Study Program District-operated independent study option for high school students who prefer home-based learning or have medical issues preventing in-person attendance; students can participate in athletics and club activities at their enrolled school.
• Adult Transition Center Special education transition program serving approximately 25 students aged 18-22 with mild to severe disabilities, supporting independent living, career training, social awareness, leisure/recreation, continued education, and life-long learning.
• Career and Technical Education Programs CTE programs at Las Plumas High School and Oroville High School covering Home Economics, culinary arts, automotive technology, agriculture, welding, multi-media design, and computer applications, with modernized facilities funded through Carl D. Perkins CTE funding.
• Future Ready Labs (Paxton Patterson) Hands-on career exploration labs where students design, build, test, and discover through interactive career-focused modules in engineering, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology fields.
• Portrait of a Graduate Framework Collaborative framework developed with students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members defining the qualities OUHSD graduates should possess, including critical thinking, reflective community membership, and successful contribution.

Quantifiable outcome

• OUHSD graduates are critical thinkers, reflective community members, and successful contributors

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Butte CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Butte College Connection program allows OUHSD students to take college courses while in high school, providing a pathway to higher education and career preparation. The program includes an application guide and information materials for students and families.
• Butte County Regional Occupational Program (ROP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Butte County ROP to enhance career and technical education programs using labor market information and local advisory board input to determine program offerings.
• Butte County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Butte County SELPA for special education services, Child Find requirements, and the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) supporting students with disabilities.
• Far Northern Regional CenterminorOthersResource for some families with developmental disabilities, providing client rights advocates for individuals receiving services from the regional center.
• Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California, Inc.minorOthersContracted advocates through Butte County SELPA to help field parent concerns and work collaboratively with families and districts to resolve issues without formal complaint processes.
• Promotores of Northern Valley Catholic Social ServiceminorOthersProvides Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for students in the foster system, advocating for vulnerable youth in educational settings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Chico Unified School District: Neighboring Butte County K-12 district of comparable scale operating comprehensive high schools alongside alternative and adult education programs, competing for similar Northern California families and serving overlapping feeder patterns.
• Paradise Unified School District: Butte County peer district that has navigated post-Camp Fire enrollment displacement, providing a useful comparable for OUHSD's regional demographic exposure and disaster-recovery funding dynamics.
• Durham Unified School District: Small Butte County district offering K-12 instruction including high school programming, sharing similar rural Northern California demographics and LCFF dependency.
• Marysville Joint Unified School District: Adjacent Yuba County district operating comprehensive high schools, alternative education, and adult education programs serving a similar rural Northern California demographic profile.
• Sutter Union High School District: Nearby single-district high school district in Sutter County with a comparable multi-school structure (comprehensive + continuation + independent study) and similar LCFF funding model, making it a direct structural comparable.
• Biggs Unified School District: Very small Butte County district providing K-12 education including high school, with overlapping CTE and rural-community characteristics that mirror OUHSD's smaller-scale operations.
• Gridley Unified School District: Smaller southern Butte County K-12 district operating a comprehensive high school plus alternative programs with a similar agricultural-community demographic base to OUHSD.
• Live Oak Unified School District: Sutter County K-12 district operating a comprehensive high school alongside alternative programs, sharing OUHSD's agricultural-community profile and similar per-pupil LCFF funding dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Imagine Learning (Edgenuity): National K-12 online learning provider whose Edgenuity platform OUHSD uses for independent study and credit recovery; represents the broader incumbent alternative to in-person public school enrollment.

Regional players

• Thermalito Union School District: K-8 feeder district located in the Oroville area; while it does not operate high schools, it is the primary feeder into OUHSD and a structurally relevant regional counterpart for enrollment pipeline analysis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ouhsdyoutube6576/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/OrovilleUHSD
• Instagraminstagram.com/OUHSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oroville-union-high-school-district

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

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