Vashon Island School District

What Vashon Island School District does

Vashon Island School District (VISD) is a Washington State public school district serving K-12 resident students on Vashon Island in King County, founded in 1868 and operating as a government state entity under the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). It runs five schools: three traditional campuses—Chautauqua Elementary (K-5), McMurray Middle School (6-8), and Vashon Island High School (9-12)—and two alternative learning programs, FamilyLink (K-8 home-based) and StudentLink (9-12 independent study). The district also operates a Teaching and Learning department overseeing ELA, mathematics, science, and health and fitness curriculum, alongside student-support programs including special education, English language development, highly capable services, McKinney-Vento, Section 504, and Title I.

The underlying technology stack is conventional K-12 infrastructure rather than proprietary IP: Skyward Qmlativ serves as the Student Information System for grades, attendance, scheduling, and finance (transitioning from legacy Skyward with go-live in August 2026); ParentSquare is the primary communication platform with automatic language translation; Clever handles educational technology integration; First View provides real-time bus tracking; STOPit enables anonymous safety reporting; and MySchoolMenus and GoFan support food services and event ticketing, respectively. Compliance posture includes FERPA, HIPAA (for health services), Section 504, and WCAG 2.0–2.1 A/AA accessibility.

VISD's revenue model is publicly funded rather than commercial. Funding is sourced from state education apportionments, voter-approved local levies, and periodic bond measures. The Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) Levy generates approximately 17% of the operating budget, with scheduled collections of $7.08M (2027), $7.51M (2028), $7.96M (2029), and $8.43M (2030); a Capital/Technology Levy provides $1.95M annually from 2025–2028. The Feb 2026 EP&O renewal passed with 77.16% approval, the highest rate in years, and the district is supported by the Vashon Schools Foundation, which contributed $185,500 for 2025-26. No tuition is charged to resident students, and free meals are provided to all elementary students through 2027-28 under the Meals for Washington Students program.

Name

Vashon Island School District

Legal name

Vashon Island School District

Website

https://vashonsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vashon Island School District is a Washington State public K-12 district serving resident students on Vashon Island through three traditional schools and two alternative learning programs. It is funded by state apportionments, voter-approved levies, and bonds, with no tuition for residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Homeschool Programs & Online Curriculum Schools (EDAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online Credit Recovery & Alternative Pathways (Virtual) (EDAJADAF)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Alternative learning programs
• Special education services
• School transportation services
• Student information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Vashon

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, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vashon Island School District operates a public K-12 education system on Vashon Island in King County, Washington. The district runs three traditional schools (Chautauqua Elementary K-5, McMurray Middle School 6-8, Vashon Island High School 9-12) plus two alternative learning experience programs (FamilyLink K-8 home-based and StudentLink 9-12 independent study), delivering comprehensive academics, special education, career and technical education, athletics, arts, and student support services.

Product overview

Vashon Island School District operates as a traditional K-12 public school district with five schools: three traditional schools (Chautauqua Elementary School K-5, McMurray Middle School 6-8, and Vashon Island High School 9-12) and two alternative learning programs (FamilyLink K-8 and StudentLink 9-12). The district uses Skyward/Qmlativ as its student information system and ParentSquare as its primary communication platform. All schools share common systems including transportation (First View tracking), anonymous reporting (StopIt), meal services (MySchoolMenus), and ticket sales (GoFan). The district is transitioning from Skyward to Qmlativ in summer 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• VHS Boys Soccer won second WIAA 1A State Championship in program history (May 2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@visdpublicmeetings6034
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vashon-island-school-district

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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