What Antietam School District does

Antietam School District is a public K-12 school district organized under Pennsylvania school law, serving approximately 1,065 students across three schools within a 5.3-square-mile catchment covering Mt. Penn Borough and Lower Alsace Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, with a resident population of approximately 7,500. The district operates Stony Creek Elementary School (kindergarten through third grade, currently housed in modular units pending a new permanent building in 2027), Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate School (approximately 450 students in grades 4-8), and Antietam High School (approximately 400 students in grades 9-12, located in Mount Penn Borough). Supplementary programs include the Antietam Virtual Academy (online learning), the S.M.I.L.E.S before/after-school enrichment program, the CLIMB community outreach initiative, the Safe2Say Something anonymous safety reporting system integrated with P3Campus, and specialized services for the 19.22% of students identified for special education.

The district's academic product surface includes honors and Advanced Placement tracks at the high school level, dual-enrollment for college credit through a partnership with Reading Area Community College, and access to 35 technical career pathways via the Berks County Career and Technical Centers. Administrative technology is built on standard K-12 platforms: Finalsite for web presence, Skyward for student information and free/reduced-lunch processing, Arbiter for athletic registration, MVP Banking and Fulton Bank for real estate tax collection, and Weglot for multilingual website access in English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. The student body has shifted from less than 5% culturally diverse fifteen years ago to more than 45% today, and over 52% of students qualify for the school lunch program, both indicators of demographic and socioeconomic change the district has responded to with expanded ESL services and multilingual communications.

The district's revenue model is government funding rather than commercial pricing: services are provided at no tuition to district residents, with operations financed by a 51.3-mill local property tax in 2025-2026 plus Pennsylvania state education subsidies and federal grants, distributed through a millage paid in four installments annually with a 2% early-payment discount and a 5% late-payment penalty. Governance is provided by an elected nine-member Board of School Directors led by President Kyla Ramsey, Vice President Jennifer Ann Miller, and Treasurer Lorraine Storms; Dr. Timothy Matlack serves as Superintendent and District Open Records Officer. Operational leadership includes Stacy Stair (Director of Finance and Business Services), Christian Murray (Athletic Director and AVA Coordinator), and Kenneth Bonkoski (Supervisor of Facilities and Maintenance). As a public entity, the district has no private shareholders, parent company, or acquisition activity; mergers, restructuring, and leadership-change records are absent in the source material.

Name

Antietam School District

Legal name

Antietam School District

Website

https://antietamsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Public K-12 school district in Berks County, Pennsylvania, serving approximately 1,065 students across three schools (K-12) plus a virtual academy. Funded mainly by local property taxes and state aid, it provides academic, honors, AP, special education, dual-enrollment, and career-technical programs to district residents at no tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), 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 Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Special education services
• Virtual learning academy
• Career technical education
• Dual enrollment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Reading

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Antietam School District is a public K-12 school district that delivers free primary, elementary, intermediate, and high school education to approximately 1,065 students residing within its 5.3-square-mile geographic boundaries in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Its core services include academic, honors, and Advanced Placement coursework; special education and gifted programs; career-technical training through partnerships with Berks County Career and Technical Centers; dual-enrollment college credits with Reading Area Community College; and an online learning option via the Antietam Virtual Academy. The district is funded primarily through local property taxes (51.3 mills in 2025-2026), state education subsidies, and federal grants, and is governed by an elected nine-member Board of School Directors.

Product overview

Antietam School District is a K-12 public school district serving approximately 1,065 students in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district operates three schools: Stony Creek Elementary School (K-3, new building planned for 2027), Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate School (grades 4-8, ~450 students), and Antietam High School (grades 9-12, ~400 students). The district's educational ecosystem includes Antietam Virtual Academy for online learning, Safe2Say Something for anonymous safety reporting, the S.M.I.L.E.S. support program, and the CLIMB community outreach initiative. Students also access career-technical education through the Berks County Career and Technical Centers and dual-enrollment college programs through Reading Area Community College.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stony Creek Elementary School Public elementary school serving students in kindergarten through third grade within the Antietam School District. Currently housed in modular units with a new permanent building scheduled for completion in 2027.
• Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate School Public intermediate school serving approximately 450 students in grades 4 through 8 within the Antietam School District, bridging elementary and high school.
• Antietam High School Public high school serving approximately 400 students in grades 9 through 12 within the Antietam School District, offering academic, honors, and Advanced Placement courses, located in Mount Penn Borough.
• Antietam Virtual Academy (AVA) Online learning option offering virtual education programs for Antietam School District students, coordinated by the AVA Coordinator; provides families an alternative to in-person school attendance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19.22% of students identified for special education services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Berks County Intermediate Unit #14coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAntietam School District is one of 18 public school districts in the Berks County Intermediate Unit #14 service area. There is a close working relationship among the member districts with collaboration, staff development, and joint purchasing occurring at virtually every level with the coordination of the Intermediate Unit.
• Berks County Career and Technical CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThirty-five technical career areas are available to Antietam students through the Berks County Career and Technical Centers located in Oley and Leesport.
• Reading Area Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district is an approved Dual-Enrollment grant participant with the Reading Area Community College, offering students opportunities to earn college credits while in high school.
• Antietam Community Valley PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership organization referenced in the district's community resources section.
• Antietam Valley Athletic AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth sports and community recreation sports partnership organization.
• Antietam PoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity pool facility partnership for youth and community recreation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reading School District: Urban public K-12 school district located in Reading, PA—the same city as Antietam's headquarters. Compares directly on Pennsylvania school-code governance, state-aid funding mechanisms, and shared local labor market, though significantly larger in enrollment.
• Governor Mifflin School District: Berks County K-12 public school district within Intermediate Unit #14. Comparable governance structure, similar funding mix, and overlapping CTE and dual-enrollment partnerships used by Antietam.
• Schuylkill Valley School District: Berks County K-12 public school district within Intermediate Unit #14. Comparable in scale and rural-to-suburban profile, with shared access to Berks County Career and Technical Centers.
• Exeter Township School District: Berks County K-12 public school district within Intermediate Unit #14, geographically adjacent and serving Reading-area municipalities. Comparable operations, regulatory environment, and IU-driven service sharing.
• Wilson School District: Neighboring public K-12 school district within Berks County Intermediate Unit #14, sharing cooperative purchasing, staff development, and county-wide CTE infrastructure with Antietam. Most directly comparable on catchment scale and intermediate-unit collaboration model.
• Wyomissing Area School District: Adjacent small Berks County K-12 public school district within Intermediate Unit #14. Comparable on district scale, suburban-residential tax base, and shared CTE/IU partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AntietamSD?ref=embed_page
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/antietamsd

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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