Nordonia Hills School

What Nordonia Hills School does

Nordonia Hills City Schools is a public K-12 school district operating under Ohio state authority, serving the communities of Northfield Village, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Macedonia in Summit County, Ohio. The district runs six schools — one high school, one middle school, one intermediate school (grades 5-6), and three elementary schools (grades K-4) — delivering in-person public education across the full K-12 spectrum and operating bus transportation for approximately 3,300 students. It also runs the Digital Knights program, a full-time online learning academy for grades 6-12 built on Edmentum/Plato curriculum, alongside credit recovery and elective course offerings.

The district's technology stack is a layered ecosystem of licensed third-party platforms rather than proprietary infrastructure. Core systems include Clever for single sign-on, Progressbook/DASL for student information, Final Forms for enrollment, ParentSquare for district-wide family communication (with 100+ language translation), PaySchools Central for fee and meal payments, My School Menus for nutritional transparency, and Bus Zone for real-time bus tracking. Instructional technology spans i-Ready, Lexia Core5, Renaissance Learning, Study Island, Scootpad, Typing Agent, ConnectEd (McGraw-Hill), and SameGoal for special education/IEP management, supported by a 1:1 Chromebook device program and Classwize classroom monitoring.

The district is a government entity, not a market-revenue business; it is funded approximately 65% from local property taxes with the remainder from state foundation funding and federal program dollars, and is governed by an elected Board of Education under Superintendent Casey Wright. "Revenue" is collected through tax levies — a 5-mill operating levy is currently proposed for voter consideration — supplemented by modest fee-based revenue from meal programs (Breakfast $2.00-$2.50, Lunch $3.00-$3.25), Chromebook insurance, and course fees. The customer base is geographically captive: K-12 students residing within district boundaries, with no commercial sales motion or external customer acquisition.

Name

Nordonia Hills School

Legal name

Nordonia Hills City Schools

Website

https://nordoniaschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nordonia Hills City Schools is a public K-12 school district in Summit County, Ohio, operating six schools plus the Digital Knights online academy to deliver in-person and online education to approximately 3,300 students across Northfield, Macedonia, Sagamore Hills, and surrounding communities, funded primarily by local property taxes and state aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD), District-Run Virtual Academies & Online Programs (EDAJADAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Online learning academy
• Student transportation
• School meal programs
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Northfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nordonia Hills City Schools is a public K-12 school district operating six school buildings that delivers comprehensive kindergarten through 12th-grade education to students in Northfield Village, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Macedonia, Ohio. The district supplements traditional in-person instruction with the Digital Knights online learning academy for grades 6-12 and provides supporting services including student transportation for approximately 3,300 students and the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program.

Product overview

Nordonia Hills City Schools operates as a traditional K-12 public school district offering in-person education across six schools (Nordonia High School, Nordonia Middle School, Lee Eaton Intermediate, Northfield Elementary, Rushwood Elementary, and Ledgeview Elementary). The district supplements its core educational programs with Digital Knights, a full-time online learning academy for grades 6-12 using Edmentum/Plato curriculum, which also offers credit recovery and elective courses. Supporting services include student transportation with Bus Zone tracking integration, food services operating under the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program with My School Menus nutritional information, and a district website portal built on LINQ CMS connecting families to all school resources and educational technology platforms including Clever SSO, ParentSquare communications, Progressbook/DASL academic management, and various learning tools (i-Ready, Lexia, Renaissance, Study Island).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nordonia Knights: Athletics and activities brand name for Nordonia Hills City Schools
• Digital Knights
• Stronger Together

Products and services

• In-person K-12 Education across six school buildings Traditional in-person K-12 education delivered across six school buildings: Nordonia High School, Nordonia Middle School, Lee Eaton Intermediate (Grades 5-6), Northfield Elementary (Grades K-4), Rushwood Elementary (Grades K-4), and Ledgeview Elementary (Grades K-4). Serves students residing within the Nordonia Hills school district boundaries in Northfield Village, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Macedonia, Ohio.
• Digital Knights Online Learning Academy Full-time digital academy program for grades 6-12 using Edmentum/Plato curriculum, offering flexible online learning options for students including credit recovery and elective courses. Also serves students from established online schools such as Ohio Connections Academy and Ohio Virtual Academy.
• School Meal Program (National School Breakfast and Lunch Program) National School Breakfast and Lunch Program providing meals to students with free and reduced-price meal eligibility. Operates under offer vs. serve format with My School Menus integration for nutritional information and allergen filtering. Breakfast: $2.00 (K-8), $2.50 (9-12). Lunch: $3.00 (K-6), $3.25 (7-12). State of Ohio covers reduced meal costs for 2026-2027.
• Student Transportation Services Bus transportation services for approximately 3,300 students within the district, adhering to the 1-mile state minimum for bus riding eligibility. Includes Bus Zone GPS tracking application integration for parents to monitor school bus locations and arrival times.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ameresco Asset Sustainability GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with Ameresco for facility condition assessments to evaluate the state of district buildings and infrastructure needs.
• Akron Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkron Children's Hospital provides school health nurses throughout the Nordonia Hills City School District. Nurses include Julie Sadar (District Nurse), Pam Westbrooks (High School), Olivia Blake (Middle School), Ashley Blaylock (Lee Eaton), Kimyana Washington (Rushwood), and Brigid Monihan (Ledgeview).
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationDistrict-wide partnership with ParentSquare as the unified family engagement and communication platform. Supports messages via email, text, app notifications, and automated voice calls with automatic two-way translation in over 100 languages.
• Edmentum/PlatocoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital Knights program uses Edmentum/Plato curriculum for all full-time online students in grades 6-12.

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Khan Academy: Large-scale online learning platform used by many K-12 districts for supplemental instruction; competes with Nordonia's Digital Knights and credit-recovery offerings as a free or low-cost alternative.

Others

• Edmentum: Curriculum and online learning vendor whose Plato/Edmentum platform powers Nordonia's Digital Knights; key infrastructure partner and ecosystem comparator for digital K-12 delivery models.
• PowerSchool: Leading K-12 student information and ed-tech platform provider; comparable to the SIS/analytics integrations (Progressbook/DASL, Schoology) used by Nordonia and adjacent to district operating infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Ohio Connections Academy: Statewide Ohio online K-12 school that Nordonia explicitly accepts students from into its Digital Knights program; directly competes for online learners across the state.
• Twinsburg City School District: Adjacent Ohio public K-12 district serving a comparable suburban Summit County community; competes with Nordonia for enrollment under Ohio's intra-district open enrollment policies and offers similar AP, athletics, and ed-tech programs.
• Hudson City School District: Higher-performing Summit County K-12 district often used as a benchmark by Nordonia families; competes for enrollment and faculty in the same suburban Ohio market.
• Stow-Munroe Falls City School District: Nearby Ohio public K-12 district with similar enrollment scale and suburban Summit County footprint; directly comparable on funding model, course offerings, and extracurricular programming.
• Ohio Virtual Academy: Established statewide online K-12 operator also referenced as a feeder for Digital Knights; competes with Nordonia's online academy for full-time virtual students in Ohio.
• Revere Local School District: Neighboring Summit County K-12 district of similar size and suburban profile; competes directly with Nordonia for families and students in the same northern Ohio corridor.

Regional players

• Cuyahoga Valley Career Center: Regional career-technical education provider serving multiple Northeast Ohio districts including Nordonia-area schools; comparable in offering CTE pathways that overlap with public K-12 elective programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks12 records

Key highlights14 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NordoniaSchools
• Facebookfacebook.com/NordoniaHillsSchools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nordonia-hills-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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