St. James R-1 School District

What St. James R-1 School District does

St. James R-1 School District is a public K-12 school district operating in St. James, Missouri. It serves approximately 1,678 students spanning pre-kindergarten through grade 12 across three school buildings, supported by a workforce of 244 staff members of which 150 are certificated (credentialed instructional) and 94 are classified (operational/administrative). The district reports a 99.24% graduation rate and 58.3% of its professional staff hold advanced degrees, indicators of instructional stability rather than commercial performance.

The district delivers standard public education services — primary, intermediate, and secondary instruction — funded through a combination of state aid (Missouri foundation formula), federal program allocations (Title I, IDEA, etc.), and local property tax revenue. It does not operate as a commercial enterprise and does not generate revenue through pricing, subscriptions, or product sales. Operating characteristics such as curriculum, assessment programs, facilities, transportation, and special education delivery are governed by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) standards and federal accountability requirements under ESSA.

As a government entity, the district's "business model" is fundamentally tax-funded: the local school board sets a tax levy, the state supplements per-pupil, and the federal layer supports categorical programs. Capital projects and debt issuance are voter-approved. There is no equity, venture, or acquisition relevance to this entity — its relevant stakeholders are residents, parents, employees, DESE, and bondholders — and the analytical framework typically applied to PE/VC/M&A targets is largely inapplicable here.

Name

St. James R-1 School District

Legal name

St. James R-1 School District

Website

https://stjschools.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

St. James R-1 is a public K-12 school district in St. James, Missouri, serving approximately 1,678 PK-12 students across three schools with 244 staff, funded by state, federal, and local tax revenues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• School district operations
• Public school programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint James

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through state and federal education funding, local property taxes, and categorical grants. Revenue comes from Missouri state aid, federal programs (Title I, IDEA), and local tax base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. James R-1 School District is a public K-12 school district in Missouri that provides free education services to approximately 1,678 students across three school campuses (elementary, middle, and high school). The district operates with 244 staff members and serves students from PK through 12th grade, with a reported graduation rate of 99.24%.

Product overview

St. James R-1 School District is a traditional public K-12 school district operating as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core educational offering consists of three schools: Lucy Wortham James Elementary (PK-5), St. James Middle School (6-8), and John F. Hodge High School (9-12), serving 1,678 students total. These schools function as the primary product modules, with MOCAP (Missouri Course Access Program) serving as an add-on virtual learning module. The district emphasizes technology-integrated instruction with a 1:1 iPad program at the elementary level and constructivist teaching methods across all schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St. James Elementary School
• St. James Middle School
• St. James High School

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.24% graduation rate

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• City of St. JamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong community partnership with the City of St. James, recognized as one of Missouri's top small towns. District collaborates with city on community events and shared resources.
• St. James Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive partnership with local Chamber of Commerce supporting business community engagement and workforce development initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• Missouri Virtual Academy (MOVA): Statewide Missouri online K-12 public charter school option. Comparable as an alternative public K-12 delivery model that competes for open-enrollment students in Missouri.
• Missouri Course Access Program (MOCAP): Statewide virtual course program St. James itself partners with. Comparable as an emerging alternative delivery model for K-12 education that competes for student attention and seat-time.

Direct peers

• Phelps County R-3 School District: Neighboring Phelps County, Missouri public K-12 district. Directly comparable on geography, funding mechanics, and small-district operational profile.
• Cuba R-II School District: Small public K-12 district in Crawford County, Missouri, near St. James. Comparable as a rural Missouri district with similar three-school structure and similar community-anchored enrollment base.
• Licking R-VIII School District: Small rural Missouri public K-12 district in Texas County. Comparable in scale, funding structure, and rural Ozarks demographic profile to St. James R-1.
• Houston R-I School District: Rural south-central Missouri public K-12 district with comparable enrollment scale and similar dependence on local property tax and state formula funding.
• Waynesville R-VI School District: Neighboring Missouri public K-12 district of similar scale serving the Fort Leonard Wood area. Directly comparable as a rural Missouri district with three-school PK-12 architecture and military-community dependence.
• Newburg R-II School District: Small rural Phelps County, Missouri public K-12 district. Comparable in enrollment scale and rural Missouri operating context.

Broad incumbents

• Rolla 31 School District: Slightly larger public K-12 district in the same Phelps/Maries region of Missouri. Comparable as a regional incumbent with broader program offerings but similar Ozarks catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/stjschools
• Facebookfacebook.com/stjschools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/john-f.-hodge-high-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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