Albany County School District #1

What Albany County School District #1 does

Albany County School District #1 (ACSD#1) is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Laramie, Wyoming, founded in 1880 and governed by an elected Board of Trustees. The district operates 12 schools across Albany County: seven elementary schools (Indian Paintbrush, Linford, Slade, Spring Creek, Rock River, Centennial, and Harmony), Laramie Middle School, and two high schools (Laramie High School and Whiting High School). It is also expanding its preschool program for the 2026-2027 school year to additional sites. The district serves the geographic area of Albany County, including the city of Laramie and rural communities such as Rock River, Centennial, Garrett, and surrounding areas.

ACSD#1's technology stack is built on third-party SaaS platforms rather than proprietary systems: PowerSchool manages student enrollment, SchoolSpring handles HR and job applications, ParentSquare (adopted May 2026) provides parent-school communication with multi-language support, Simbli (adopted 2026) replaced BoardDocs for board governance, Apptegy powers the district's web presence, and nutrislice manages cafeteria menus. The district also live-streams Board of Education meetings via YouTube and maintains active social media channels (Facebook, X, Instagram) plus a community newsletter (The ACSD#1 Post).

As a government entity, ACSD#1 is funded through local property taxes, Wyoming Department of Education allocations, and federal education grants and programs. Education is provided tuition-free to resident students. Leadership consists of Superintendent Dr. John Goldhardt and a team of Chief Officers covering HR (Nathan Cowper), Finance (Trystin Green), Academics (Kate Kniss), Information & Cybersecurity (Shawn Hime), and Operations (Randy Wilkison), supported by an elected Board of Trustees led by Chair Beth Bear. Compliance certifications include McKinney-Vento (homeless student support) and Title IX.

Name

Albany County School District #1

Legal name

Albany County School District #1

Website

https://acsd1.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Albany County School District #1 is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Laramie, Wyoming, operating 12 schools across Albany County and providing tuition-free elementary, middle, and high school education to resident students through government funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Alternative Schools (Behavioral/Disciplinary & Nontraditional Settings) (EDAJAEAC)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary school services
• Secondary school programs
• Special education services
• Preschool early childhood

Headquarters

HQ city

Laramie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Albany County School District #1 is a publicly funded K-12 public school district. Revenue is derived from a combination of local property taxes, state funding from the Wyoming Department of Education, and federal education grants and programs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACSD#1 provides free public K-12 education to resident students of Albany County, Wyoming, spanning elementary, middle, and high school instruction across 12 schools, with supplementary preschool, special education, career and technical education, athletics, food services, and transportation. The district delivers instruction through neighborhood schools assigned by geographic boundary, supported by student enrollment management, family communications, and board governance services.

Product overview

Albany County School District #1 is a public K-12 school district serving Laramie, Wyoming and surrounding Albany County. The district operates a comprehensive educational portfolio including seven elementary schools (Indian Paintbrush, Linford, Slade, Spring Creek, Rock River, Centennial, Harmony), one middle school (Laramie Middle School), two high schools (Laramie High School and Whiting High School), and an expanding preschool program (2026-2027). Core services include K-12 education, student enrollment management, emergency communications, and board governance. The district uses ParentSquare for family communication, PowerSchool for enrollment, SchoolSpring for HR recruitment, Simbli for board governance, and nutrislice for food menus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Education Services
• ACSD#1 Preschool Program
• Elementary Schools (K-5)
• Laramie Middle School
• Laramie High School
• Whiting High School
• Student Enrollment Management
• ACSD#1 Emergency Alert Center
• Board of Trustees Governance

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Big Brothers Big SistersminorOthersACCESS program (Albany County Collaborative Education for Suspended Students) is housed at Big Brothers Big Sisters location at 1010 S 6th Street, Laramie, WY 82070, indicating a collaborative service relationship for alternative education services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Laramie County School District #1: Largest Wyoming public K-12 district, headquartered in Cheyenne. Operates under the same Wyoming state funding model and educational policy regime as ACSD#1, making it the closest institutional peer for benchmarking scale, funding, and operations.
• Natrona County School District: Wyoming public K-12 district based in Casper, serving a similar mid-sized Wyoming city anchored by an energy-sector economy. Directly comparable for funding structure, school portfolio mix, and rural/urban demographic blend.
• Teton County School District #1: Wyoming public K-12 district serving Jackson and Teton County. Comparable on governance structure and Wyoming-specific funding regime, and often cited as a high-performing small-district benchmark alongside ACSD#1.
• Campbell County School District: Wyoming public K-12 district based in Gillette with energy-driven local tax base. Similar exposure to Wyoming mineral-tax cycles, providing a useful peer for funding-volatility benchmarking against ACSD#1's Albany County profile.
• Sweetwater County School District #1: Wyoming public K-12 district serving Rock Springs and Green River. Operates multiple schools across a similar geographic footprint with comparable elementary/middle/high school grade-level structure to ACSD#1.
• Sheridan County School District #2: Wyoming public K-12 district serving Sheridan. Comparable scale and Wyoming rural-mid-size city profile, often used as a peer benchmark for instructional quality and extracurricular program breadth.
• Park County School District #1: Wyoming public K-12 district based in Cody, serving a similar rural-county geography with multiple elementary, middle, and high schools — a clean structural peer to ACSD#1's 12-school footprint.
• Uinta County School District #1: Wyoming public K-12 district serving Evanston and surrounding Uinta County. Comparable multi-school K-12 structure and Wyoming-specific regulatory and funding exposure, suitable for operational benchmarking.
• Fremont County School District #1: Wyoming public K-12 district serving Lander and central Wyoming. Operates a similar multi-school structure across rural and small-town communities, directly comparable to ACSD#1's distributed school footprint.

Regional players

• Boulder Valley School District: Colorado public K-12 district of comparable school-count scale, often used as a regional peer for K-12 operational benchmarking outside of Wyoming — useful for comparing technology adoption and instructional program breadth against ACSD#1.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ACSD1WY
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@albanycountyschooldistrict3439
• Facebookfacebook.com/acsd1.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/acsd1_laramie/?scrlybrkr=66bf3805

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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