Ravenna School District

What Ravenna School District does

Ravenna School District is a public K-12 school district located in Ravenna, Ohio (Portage County), serving approximately 2,343 students across five school buildings: Ravenna High School (grades 9-12), Brown Middle School (grades 6-8), West Main Elementary and Willyard Elementary (grades K-5), and a 5-star rated preschool program. The district operates a 1:1 student-to-computer ratio, delivers instruction through Google Classroom as its primary learning management system, and uses ParentSquare for unified school-to-home communications. It participates in the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), providing free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of household income for the 2025-2026 school year, and operates federal Title I programs at both elementary schools and a GEAR UP Grant program at the middle school for college and career readiness.

As a political subdivision of the State of Ohio, the district does not operate as a commercial enterprise. It is funded through a combination of state and federal per-pupil allocations, local property taxes, federal grants (including the 2026 GEAR UP award covering 7th and 8th grade students—the only Portage County district to receive the grant), and ancillary transaction fees from PaySchools Central for optional cafeteria deposits ($1.65 credit card, $1.75 ACH convenience fees). Staff credentials include 65% of teachers holding a Master's degree or higher and an average of 13 years of teaching experience, with an average class size of 21 students. The district's competitive position is anchored by its geographic monopoly on resident public K-12 education, its 5-star preschool rating, and its exclusive Portage County GEAR UP grant status.

The technology stack includes Google Classroom, Home Access Center (HAC) for grade and attendance tracking via SSO at hac.sparcc.org, FinalForms for registration and athletics, PaySchools Central for cafeteria payments, and MySchoolMenus/HealthePro for meal publishing. Supporting departments span counseling, athletics, libraries, health services, food services, transportation, business operations, and curriculum and assessment. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education and is headquartered at 534 Summit Street, Ravenna, Ohio.

Name

Ravenna School District

Legal name

Ravenna School District

Website

https://ravennaschools.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1853

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Ravenna School District is a public K-12 school district in Ravenna, Ohio, serving approximately 2,343 students across five schools with a 1:1 device program, free meals via USDA CEP, and Google Classroom-based instruction.

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 Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Preschool programs
• Secondary education
• Elementary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Ravenna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil Funding: State and federal per-pupil funding based on student enrollment of 2,343 students.
2. GEAR UP Grant: Federal grant awarded to support students entering 7th and 8th grades with college and career readiness resources.
3. Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): USDA program providing free meals to all students, funded through federal meal programs rather than direct district revenue.
4. Optional Meal Account Deposits: Parents can deposit funds via PaySchools Central for optional ala carte items, milk, and supplementary meals. Convenience fee of $1.65 per credit card transaction or $1.75 for ACH.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ravenna School District delivers publicly funded K-12 education to approximately 2,343 students across five schools — preschool, two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — in Ravenna, Ohio. Its core offering is in-person academic instruction, supported by 1:1 student computing, Google Classroom, free meals through the USDA CEP program, athletics, counseling, health services, libraries, and college/career readiness programs including the GEAR UP Grant.

Product overview

Ravenna School District is a public school district serving Ravenna, Ohio with approximately 2,343 students across five schools: Ravenna High School, Brown Middle School, West Main Elementary School, Willyard Elementary School, and Ravenna Preschool. The district operates a 1:1 student-to-computer ratio and offers a comprehensive educational program including academic instruction, athletics, food services (providing free meals through CEP), counseling, health services, library resources, and technology support. The district uses Google Classroom as its primary learning management system and ParentSquare for family communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ravenna High School
• Brown Middle School
• West Main Elementary School
• Willyard Elementary School
• Ravenna Preschool
• Food Services Program
• GEAR UP College and Career Readiness Program

Named customers5 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

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2023ParentSquare is the district's adopted unified communications platform enabling district administrators, school principals, teachers, and staff to send and receive school and class information, share pictures and files, see calendar items, sign up to volunteer, schedule parent-teacher conferences, and communicate with parents and guardians.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Bio-Med Science Academy: STEM-focused public charter school in Northeast Ohio serving grades K-12, providing a comparator for specialized curriculum delivery and grant-funded program models within Ohio's public education ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Streetsboro City School District: Another Portage County public K-12 district with similar enrollment scale and operating model, sharing the same state funding formula, Ohio Department of Education oversight, and regional labor market as Ravenna.
• Aurora City School District: Portage County public K-12 district operating under the same Ohio regulatory and funding structure, providing a comparable benchmark for enrollment, staffing, and per-pupil outcomes.
• Rootstown Local School District: Smaller public K-12 district in Portage County with comparable rural-suburban demographic profile and Title I considerations, useful as a peer benchmark within the same county funding environment.
• Kent City School District: Adjacent public K-12 district in Portage County, Ohio, serving a comparable suburban student population with similar Title I dynamics and per-pupil funding exposure. Operates multiple school buildings under the same Ohio funding formula and regulatory framework as Ravenna.
• Field Local School District: Portage County public K-12 district serving a similar-sized community, operating under identical state funding and regulatory frameworks — directly comparable on enrollment, staffing, and program offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Metropolitan School District: Large urban Ohio public district offering a comparable public K-12 operating model at much greater scale, useful as a reference point for CEP meal programs, Title I concentration, and 1:1 device initiatives.
• Akron Public Schools: Larger urban public school district in nearby Summit County serving a similar Northeast Ohio demographic with much greater scale. Provides a benchmark for an urban district's operating model, Title I dynamics, and edtech deployment at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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