Crete-Monee School District 201-U

What Crete-Monee School District 201-U does

Crete-Monee School District 201-U is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 690 W. Exchange Street, Crete, Illinois, operating eight schools — Balmoral Elementary, Crete Elementary, Crete-Monee Middle School, Crete-Monee High School, Coretta Scott King Magnet School, Early Learning Center, Monee Elementary, and Talala Elementary — serving approximately 4,300 students from preschool through grade 12 across four communities (Crete, Monee, University Park, and Park Forest) in the southern Chicago suburbs. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education led by President Maurice Brown and is currently administered by Superintendent Dr. Kara Coglianese, who is retiring at the end of the 2026-2027 school year. Educational programs include special education, English language learner support, academic acceleration, athletics, health and mental health services, transportation, and food service, supplemented by initiatives such as SmartLabs STEM labs at the elementary level, the CMHS Chrome Depot device program, the E-Learning remote instruction platform, the PBIS multi-tiered behavioral support framework, and a nine-year partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education on the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS).

The district's technology stack is standard educational-software infrastructure rather than proprietary systems: Skyward for student information and family access, ClassLink Dashboard for single sign-on, Otus for K-5 standards-based grading, ParentSquare and SchoolMessenger Presence for communications, Peachjar for digital flyers, Snap! Athletics for athletics scheduling, eFunds for fee payment, and Applitrack for hiring. No proprietary platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or APIs are disclosed.

As a government entity, the district is funded primarily through local property tax levies subject to Illinois Truth in Taxation requirements, Illinois State Board of Education per-pupil and categorical funding, and federal grants. Education is provided at no direct cost to resident families; revenue-generating activities are limited to optional summer school programs, facility rentals, and substitute teacher services. Enrollment is determined by district residency, with lottery-based admission for the Coretta Scott King Magnet School.

Name

Crete-Monee School District 201-U

Legal name

Crete-Monee School District 201-U

Website

https://cm201u.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Crete-Monee School District 201-U is a public K-12 school district in the southern Chicago suburbs operating eight schools and serving approximately 4,300 PreK-12 students across Crete, Monee, University Park, and Park Forest, Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Full-Day Nursery Programs (EDACACAD)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• PreK-12 instruction
• Special education services
• Student transportation
• School food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Crete

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Public school district primarily funded through local property tax levies. The tax levy process involves determining revenue needed, with districts holding Truth in Taxation hearings if levy exceeds 105% of prior year extension.
2. State Funding: Illinois State Board of Education funding including per-pupil allocations and categorical grants for specific programs such as the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Crete-Monee School District 201-U is a public K-12 school district providing free preschool-through-grade-12 education and related services (special education, English language learner support, athletics, transportation, food service, mental health resources) to approximately 4,300 students across eight schools in Crete, Monee, University Park, and Park Forest, Illinois. The district is funded through local property tax levies and state/federal education funding and operates programs such as SmartLabs STEM learning, the KIDS kindergarten readiness partnership with ISBE, and the district-wide PBIS multi-tiered support system.

Product overview

Crete-Monee School District 201-U is a public school district serving approximately 4,300 students from PreK through 12th grade across eight schools in Crete, Illinois. The district provides comprehensive educational services including traditional classroom instruction, specialized STEM programs (SmartLabs), technology initiatives (Chrome Depot Program), early childhood education (KIDS assessment program), social-emotional learning (PBIS), and remote learning capabilities (E-Learning Program). The district is complemented by the Crete-Monee Education Foundation which provides additional community support for educational programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eight District Schools (PreK-12) A network of eight public schools — Balmoral Elementary, Crete Elementary, Crete-Monee Middle School, Crete-Monee High School, Coretta Scott King Magnet School, Early Learning Center, Monee Elementary, and Talala Elementary — delivering free PreK-12 public education to district residents.
• SmartLabs STEM Program Hands-on STEM learning labs at Monee and Crete Elementary Schools providing experiential, project-based learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
• CMHS Chrome Depot Program Program at Crete-Monee High School focused on providing and managing Chrome devices for students.
• E-Learning Program Remote learning platform enabling instruction during emergency closures and providing digital learning resources for students.
• Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) Illinois State Board of Education initiative that assesses kindergarten readiness and supports early learning development; partnered with the district for nine years.
• PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Multi-tiered system of support promoting positive student behavior and social-emotional learning across district schools; recognized by the Midwest PBIS Network for 2025-26.
• Crete-Monee Education Foundation Community organization supporting educational programs and initiatives within the district through fundraising and grants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Midwest PBIS Recognition across multiple schools for 2025-26 school year
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict has partnered with ISBE for nine years on the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) program to strengthen early learning and support kindergarten readiness across Illinois. In May 2026, the district hosted a statewide KIDS networking event with four ISBE KIDS team representatives.
• The Donovan GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe district has partnered with The Donovan Group to guide the superintendent search process, including stakeholder surveys, focus groups, development of leadership profiles, and candidate interviews.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Park Forest School District 163: Adjacent elementary district that also serves Park Forest and University Park — overlapping catchment communities with Crete-Monee — and competes for the same resident K-8 students in those neighborhoods.
• Rich Township High School District 227: South suburban Chicago high school district serving nearby communities in Richton Park, Park Forest, and Matteson; directly comparable as a 9-12 public high school option for families in the same micro-market as Crete-Monee High School.
• Bremen High School District 228: South suburban Chicago high school district covering Midlothian, Country Club Hills, and other adjacent communities; competes for high-school-age students in the same southern Chicago labor-shed.
• Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210: South suburban Chicago high school district serving New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, and Manhattan — a peer public high school district in scale and governance model within the same regional market.

Regional players

• Consolidated High School District 230: Large south suburban Chicago high school district (Orland Park, Palos Hills, Tinley Park area) operating in the same regional market; comparable as a 9-12 public high school option for boundary-line families.
• Joliet Public Schools District 86: K-8 public school district in Joliet, Illinois, similar in scale to Crete-Monee's elementary/early-learning footprint and serving a comparable diverse suburban student population southwest of Chicago.
• Plainfield School District 202: Large K-12 public school district in the southwest Chicago suburbs (Plainfield, Romeoville, Bolingbrook); comparable governance model and full PreK-12 offering, though substantially larger by enrollment.
• Valley View School District 365U: K-12 public school district in Bolingbrook and Romeoville in the southwest Chicago suburbs; comparable suburban Illinois public school district with similar per-pupil funding dynamics and a similar K-12 span.
• Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201: K-8 public school district feeding into Minooka Community High School in Grundy/Will counties; comparable Illinois K-8 district with a similar 'District 201' designation and similar early-learning center presence.

Others

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): State education agency that funds Crete-Monee via per-pupil and categorical grants and runs the KIDS kindergarten-readiness program in which the district is a nine-year partner; included as a key institutional/regulatory counterparty rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cm201u
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUUehNAzSo-TR9CTx-0o0Ig
• Facebookfacebook.com/CM201U

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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