Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit

Name

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit

Legal name

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21

Website

https://cliu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schnecksville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Services to School Districts: CLIU21 operates as a coordinating agency funded through school district consortium arrangements, state education funding, and federal IDEA grants. Services are provided to member districts and charter schools. Families receive educational services for eligible students at no cost. The organization also facilitates healthcare consortiums for participating districts and generates some revenue through CDL testing and training services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 (CLIU21) is a Pennsylvania Intermediate Unit and public educational service agency that operates as a coordinating body between the Pennsylvania Department of Education and 14 member school districts in Carbon and Lehigh Counties. It delivers center-based special education programs, Early Intervention services for children ages 0-21, behavioral health services, curb-to-curb student transportation, professional learning for educators, and Management Information Systems technology services including a fiber-optic network and the eLearn21 online learning platform.

Product overview

Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 is an educational service agency that operates as a coordinating organization providing direct educational programs and support services to 14 school districts across Carbon and Lehigh Counties in Pennsylvania. The organization offers a portfolio of center-based and itinerant programs including five School Age Centers (Allentown, Carbon, and Lehigh Learning Achievement Schools plus Carbon and Lehigh County Enhanced Autism Programs), Early Intervention services serving 2,700+ students, Behavioral Health Services, Student Transportation (980+ students, 2.5 million miles annually), and Professional Learning Services (5,000+ hours/year). Technology services include the eLearn21 online learning platform and STEM Lending Library. The organization also provides Management Information Systems support connecting member districts via fiber optic network infrastructure. This is not a SaaS product but rather a consortium of direct educational service programs unified by their mission of 'Helping Children Learn.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Allentown Learning Achievement School (ALAS): A center-based program focusing on STAR: Socialization, Task, Area, and Responsibility, providing specially designed instruction for students in grades 3-12.
• Carbon Learning Achievement School (CLAS)
• Lehigh Learning Achievement School (LLAS)
• Carbon County Enhanced Autism Program
• Lehigh County Enhanced Autism Program

Products and services

• Allentown Learning Achievement School (ALAS)

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• J.B. Hunt Transport ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025J.B. Hunt selected all CLIU21 special education classrooms in Weisenberg Elementary for their Adopt-A-Class program, providing students with free t-shirts and hats and truck cab tours.
• Girl Scouts Camp Mosey WoodminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummer camp partnership providing outdoor experiences including archery, swimming, ziplining, and camping activities for special needs students through the Girl Club program.
• The Germantown Grove ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the annual Special Needs Fishing Derby in Jim Thorpe, providing inclusion opportunities for CLIU21 students.
• Variety - the Children's Charity of PittsburghminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with CLIU21 for annual Adaptive Bicycle Day, providing adaptive bicycles for special needs children.
• BLACKBURN'S Home Medical Equipment & SuppliesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with CLIU21 for Adaptive Bicycle Day event supporting special needs families.
• Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare/education partnership hosting the ProjectSEARCH school-to-work program where special needs students train in hospital service careers, developing professionalism and independent living skills.
• Goodwill Keystone ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with CLIU21 and OVR on ProjectSEARCH school-to-work program for special needs students.
• Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with CLIU21 and Goodwill on ProjectSEARCH school-to-work program.
• Lower Macungie LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Sensory-Friendly Storytime & Movement events designed for children of all abilities and their families.
• Community Services for Children / Head StartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusion partnership allowing IU21 students from Whitehall-Coplay Early Learning Center to participate in Head Start programs, producing demonstrated learning gains.
• Cetronia Ambulance CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides first aid training for CLIU21 staff during Summer Academy professional development sessions.
• Olde Homestead Golf ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for the 33rd Annual Carbon Lehigh Special Needs Children's Foundation Golf Tournament.
• BloomBoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with CLIU21 on Education Leadership Forum discussions regarding pathways into education, staff retention, and educator recruitment.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Montgomery County Intermediate Unit #23: One of the largest Pennsylvania Intermediate Units, delivering special education, professional learning, technology, and consortium services to Montgomery County school districts. Directly comparable to CLIU21 in mandate, governance structure, and service mix.
• Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22: A fellow Pennsylvania Intermediate Unit providing special education, professional development, transportation, and technology services to member school districts in Bucks County. Operates the same statutory IU model under PA education law, serving a comparable mix of suburban districts with similar program portfolios.
• Macomb ISD: A Michigan Intermediate School District providing special education, career-technical education, and shared services to constituent districts. The ISD model in Michigan is the closest structural analog to Pennsylvania's IU system in terms of governance and service mandate.
• Wayne RESA: A Michigan Regional Educational Service Agency providing special education, professional learning, technology, and operational support to member districts. Operates as a regional service cooperative with shared mandates similar to a PA Intermediate Unit.
• Berks County Intermediate Unit #14: Pennsylvania IU serving Berks County districts with special education, transportation, technology, and professional learning services. Closely comparable governance model, customer base (member public school districts), and service portfolio.
• Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit #13: A PA Intermediate Unit serving Lancaster and Lebanon Counties with the same coordinating role between PDE and member districts. Provides special education, EI, professional development, and IT services under the same statutory framework as CLIU21.
• Educational Service District 105: A Washington State Educational Service District providing special education, professional development, and cooperative services to public school districts in its region. Functions as the direct statutory equivalent of a PA IU on the West Coast.
• Erie 1 BOCES: A New York Boards of Cooperative Educational Services organization — the NY statutory equivalent of a PA Intermediate Unit. Provides shared special education, career and technical education, and instructional services to component school districts under a parallel cooperative-services model.
• Chester County Intermediate Unit #24: A PA Intermediate Unit providing special education, professional development, and operational support to Chester County school districts. Operates under the same enabling legislation as CLIU21 with comparable service lines and consortium structure.
• Delaware County Intermediate Unit #25: A PA Intermediate Unit serving Delaware County districts with special education, career and technical education, and consortium services. Shares the statutory IU mandate, member-district governance model, and revenue structure with CLIU21.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CLIU21
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CLIU_21
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarbonLehighIntermediateUnit21
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cliu21
• Instagraminstagram.com/cliu_21

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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