West Perry School District

What West Perry School District does

West Perry School District is a Pennsylvania public K-12 school district headquartered in Elliottsburg, Perry County, serving approximately 1,882 students across 13 municipalities in a 325+ square mile service area — the 7th largest district in the state by geographic footprint. Established in 1964 through the consolidation of three Perry County school systems (Green Park Union, Perry Joint, and Blain Union), the district operates five schools: three elementary schools (Blain, Carroll, and New Bloomfield), one middle school, and West Perry High School. The district is governed by a nine-member elected Board of School Directors and is funded through local property taxes, state basic education funding, and federal sources; families pay no tuition, and the district participates in the National School Lunch Program's Community Eligibility Provision to provide free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students. Core educational delivery is supported by a conventional K-12 SaaS stack — PowerSchool (SIS and parent portal), Schoology (LMS), Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 (identity and productivity), Clever (SSO), IncidentIQ (IT ticketing), MySchoolBucks (meal accounts), ParentSquare (family communication), and a 1:1 Chromebook initiative — with no proprietary technology platforms.

The district supplements its core academic program with the West Perry Virtual Academy for grades 6-12 online learners, a PreK Counts grant-funded pre-kindergarten program across three classrooms, career and technical education delivered through a partnership with the Cumberland-Perry Area Career and Technical Center, and student support services including mental health coordination through Care Solace, Perry Human Services Student Assistance Program referrals, and Highmark Caring Place grief support. Athletics, health services staffed by credentialed school nurses, special education, gifted education, and McKinney-Vento homeless assistance round out the service portfolio. The district is actively advancing a Capital Improvement Project (Option 4) that would consolidate three elementary schools onto two buildings and the secondary campus, with grade realignment (PreK-3, Grade 4-6, and a 7th/8th grade high school addition) targeted for completion over a projected five-year period with attrition-based staffing adjustments.

Name

West Perry School District

Legal name

West Perry School District

Website

https://westperry.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Short description

West Perry School District is a Pennsylvania public K-12 district serving approximately 1,882 students across 13 municipalities and 325+ square miles, operating five schools (three elementary, one middle, one high school) funded by local, state, and federal sources with no tuition charged to families.

Ownership category

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Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Public school district
• Student nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Elliottsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

West Perry School District is a public K-12 school district in Pennsylvania that delivers free primary and secondary education to approximately 1,882 students across five schools. The district also provides free breakfast and lunch to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), and is funded through local property taxes along with state and federal appropriations.

Product overview

West Perry School District operates a unified K-12 public education platform consisting of five schools: three elementary schools (Blain, Carroll, and New Bloomfield serving PreK-5), one middle school (grades 6-8), and one high school (grades 9-12). The district supplements its core educational offerings with the West Perry Virtual Academy for online learning in grades 6-12, a grant-funded Pre-K Program, athletics, food services, health services, and student support services. Technology infrastructure includes Schoology LMS, PowerSchool SIS, Google Workspace, and ParentSquare communication platform. The district is currently undertaking a capital improvement project evaluating facilities modernization options.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Integration16 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Capital Area Intermediate Unit (IU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Capital Area Intermediate Unit provides early intervention services at district elementary schools. Currently rents a classroom at Carroll Elementary where therapists travel to provide speech therapy for children ages 3-5 with developmental delays. This partnership provides essential early intervention services for district families who cannot travel to Enola or Harrisburg.
• Cumberland-Perry Area Career and Technical Center (CPACTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPACTC provides vocational and technical career education programs. Students may attend CPACTC starting in 10th grade (9th grade may apply). Students attend CPACTC in the morning and return to West Perry in the afternoon for required academic subjects. Students can earn 4 credits per year for successful coursework completion.
• Care SolacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health and substance use treatment coordination service partnered with the district to support student, staff, and family wellbeing. Provides complimentary and confidential care coordination to help quickly find mental health providers matched to individual needs regardless of circumstance. Available 24/7 in any language via phone (888-515-0595) or website.
• Highmark Caring PlacesupportingOthersResource for grieving children, adolescents, and their families. Center located in Lemoyne, PA providing grief support services for district students and families experiencing loss.
• Perry Human ServicessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes individuals, families, and communities located in Perry County. Provides referrals and support services for students through the Student Assistance Program (SAP). Located in New Bloomfield, PA.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationFamily communication platform used district-wide for sending updates, news feeds, and facilitating communication between schools and families. Powers the district website's news feed and community groups functionality.
• Girls On The RunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth empowerment program with local teams at New Bloomfield Elementary. Students participate in a 5K run event as program culmination.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• East Pennsboro Area School District: Cumberland County K-12 public district adjacent to West Perry's referral region for CPACTC; comparable offerings with slightly larger enrollment scale.
• Middletown Area School District: South-central Pennsylvania K-12 district serving a comparable student population; sits in a different labor market but shares similar funding and program structures.

Direct peers

• Northern Lebanon School District: Rural Pennsylvania K-12 public district operating at a similar size with comparable program offerings including career and technical education partnerships.
• Halifax Area School District: Rural Dauphin County K-12 public district of similar enrollment scale and demographic profile; comparable operating model and rural funding constraints.
• Susquenita School District: Neighboring Perry County public school district of comparable size serving K-12 students in rural central Pennsylvania; directly comparable in funding model, scale, and rural charter.
• Greenwood School District (Pennsylvania): Small rural Pennsylvania K-12 public district with comparable enrollment scale and similar county-level demographics in south-central PA.
• Newport School District: Perry County public K-12 district serving similar rural communities; comparable in scale, funding mix, and reliance on state and property tax appropriations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/westperrysd

Compliance3 records

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