What Colchester School District does

Colchester School District is a public K-12 school district operating as a political subdivision of the State of Vermont in the town of Colchester. The district serves approximately 2,100 students across 13 grade levels (PreK-12) through six facilities: two K-2 elementary schools (Porters Point School and Union Memorial School), one PreK/Grades 3-5 building (Malletts Bay School), Colchester Middle School (grades 6-8), Colchester High School (grades 9-12), and the Colchester Alternative Program (CAP) for non-traditional learners. The district employs over 450 faculty and staff, is governed by an elected School Board, and operates under Superintendent Amy Minor.

The district's funding model is government-based and not commercial: the operating budget is set on Town Meeting Day and financed primarily through local property taxes, Vermont state education funding, and federal grants (including ESSER funds). No tuition is charged to Colchester residents. Out-of-district revenue comes from tuition students from the town of Georgia and Vermont's Island communities (Alburgh, Grand Isle, Isle La Motte, North Hero, South Hero), plus a capped high school school-choice lottery for other Vermont districts with a March 1 deadline. The district also runs free and reduced-price meal programs.

The technology platform is a standard K-12 stack rather than a proprietary system: Google Workspace for Education (the district self-identifies as a "Google District"), PowerSchool as the student information system with parent and teacher portals, a 1:1 device program (high school laptops and middle school Chromebooks, both rolled out in 2016), ParentSquare for voice/SMS/email family notifications, SharePoint Online for internal collaboration, ClassLink for single sign-on, and supplementary educational platforms (Scoir, Lexia, Khan Academy, WIDA, Ellevation, Panorama, The Virtual High School, ReadySub). Classroom hardware includes LCD projectors, interactive projectors, Smartboards, and document cameras. The district's most significant recent strategic action is a $115 million capital bond approved by voters on November 5, 2024 to address aging facilities and growing enrollment across all five schools.

Name

Colchester School District

Legal name

Colchester School District

Website

https://csdvt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Colchester School District is a public K-12 school district in Colchester, Vermont, serving approximately 2,100 students across PreK-12 through six school buildings, funded by local property taxes and state and federal education revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary school programs
• Secondary school programs
• Special education services
• Student transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Colchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Primary funding source through local property taxes for Colchester residents. Budget voted on Town Meeting Day.
2. State Education Funding: Vermont state education funding distributed to support per-pupil spending.
3. Tuition Revenue: Accepts tuition students from Georgia and Grand Isle County islands who pay tuition to attend the district.
4. Federal Grants: Federal funding including ESSER funds for COVID-related expenses and other educational programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Colchester School District is a public K-12 school district that provides comprehensive PreK-12 education to approximately 2,100 students across six school buildings: Early Education, two K-2 elementary schools (Porters Point School and Union Memorial School), a PreK/Grades 3-5 school (Malletts Bay School), a middle school, a high school, and an alternative program. The district offers core academic curriculum, special education, English learner services, health services, athletics, transportation, and a 1:1 device program to families residing in Colchester, Vermont and tuition students from the town of Georgia and Grand Isle County islands.

Product overview

Colchester School District is a public school district serving approximately 2,100 students across 13 grade levels (PreK-12) in Colchester, Vermont. The district operates as a unified educational platform consisting of six school buildings: two K-2 elementary schools (Porters Point School and Union Memorial School), one PreK/Grades 3-5 school (Malletts Bay School), one middle school (Colchester Middle School), one high school (Colchester High School), and one alternative program (CAP). The district also serves tuition students from the town of Georgia and Vermont's Island communities. Educational services include comprehensive curriculum (Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies), Special Education, English Learner services, health services, counseling, transportation, and extensive athletics/co-curricular programs. Technology is integrated throughout via a 1:1 device program at the middle and high schools, Google Workspace, PowerSchool Portal for grade access, ParentSquare for communications, and various educational platforms including Khan Academy, Scoir for college planning, and WIDA for ELL assessment. The district employs over 450 faculty and staff members and is governed by a School Board with monthly public meetings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lakers: The mascot name for Colchester School District athletic teams and school spirit
• Colchester Alternative Program (CAP)

Products and services

• Early Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates attend wide range of colleges and universities throughout Vermont and the country
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mountain TransitcoreOthersColchester School District contracts with Mountain Transit to transport students via bus. The company provides student transportation services including regular routes, field trips, and sports transportation. Mountain Transit offers a $1500 sign-on bonus for bus drivers and starting wages of $21/hour.
• LCATVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community access television station provides live streaming of Colchester School Board meetings for public viewing.
• Colchester Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on school safety including increased police presence on bus routes, response to drivers failing to stop for school buses, and emergency planning.
• Sam Mazza's Farm MarketminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for educational field trips, including pumpkin patch visits for elementary students.
• Burnham Memorial LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTown library resource available to students and families as community partner.
• Green Mountain TransitminorOthersRegional public transit service covering limited portions of Colchester near St. Michael's College and Fort Ethan Allen, available for student transportation needs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Burlington School District: Largest neighboring Vermont K-12 public school district, also operating Early Education through high school with similar governance structure, school choice participation, and Vermont state-aid funding model. Directly comparable in mission and operating environment.
• South Burlington School District: Adjacent Chittenden County K-12 district serving a comparable suburban profile; competes with CSD for school-choice students and runs similar Vermont per-pupil funding, athletics, and technology programs.
• Essex Westford School District: Large nearby Vermont K-12 district formed via merger; comparable PreK-12 operations, school-choice participation, and reliance on state and local tax revenue in the same Chittenden County labor market.
• Milton Town School District: Vermont K-12 district a few towns north of Colchester with similar enrollment scale (~1,500-2,000 students), rural-suburban profile, and statewide funding dynamics—often benchmarked against CSD for athletics and choice competition.
• Winooski School District: Small nearby Vermont K-12 district with significant English Learner population; directly comparable in size, school-choice exposure, and partnership-driven operating model relevant to CSD's ELL services and DEI work.
• Georgia School District (Georgia, VT): Vermont K-12 district that pays tuition to CSD for its students; comparable in operating structure, governance, and Vermont funding context and tightly linked to CSD via the formal tuition arrangement.

Regional players

• Charlotte Central School / Champlain Valley School District: Nearby Vermont K-12 district with a comparable suburban-rural profile along the Lake Champlain corridor; relevant peer for evaluating facility planning, technology integration, and school-choice enrollment behavior.

Broad incumbents

• Fairfax County Public Schools: Large, well-resourced U.S. K-12 public district serving as a broad benchmark for differentiated instruction, 1:1 device programs, SEL analytics, and modernized facilities investment—useful as an aspirational operating model even though scale and state context differ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CSDCommunity
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@colchesterschooldistrict
• Facebookfacebook.com/ColchesterSchoolDistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/colchester_schools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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