Three Rivers School District

What Three Rivers School District does

Three Rivers School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, serving more than 4,000 students across Josephine County. The district operates 19 schools — including elementary, middle, and high schools, two charter schools (Sunny Wolf Charter School and Woodland Charter School), a virtual academy (Applegate Valley Virtual Academy), alternative education programs (Southern Oregon Success Academy, Jerome Prairie Transition Center), and an arts-focused high school (Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School). Day-to-day operations are managed by the Superintendent and district administration under oversight of an elected Board of Education; funding comes from the Oregon State School Fund, local property taxes, and federal education programs (including Title I and special education grants), and education is provided tuition-free with free breakfast and lunch offered during the 2025-26 school year.

The district's technology backbone is a conventional education IT stack rather than a proprietary platform. The Student Information System is Edupoint Synergy, exposed to families through ParentVUE and to students through StudentVUE. Single sign-on is delivered via Clever, which federates access to more than a dozen third-party instructional and assessment tools, including HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Savvas Realize, Lexia Core5 and Power Up, Big Ideas Math, Cengage (NGLSync/MyNGConnect), Renaissance, StemScopes, Studies Weekly, Edgenuity, and Office 365. Parent communication runs on ParentSquare, school menus are published through Nutrislice, and SafeOregon provides an anonymous safety tip line. There is no internal app, no public API, and no AI/ML components of any kind evidenced in the input.

As a government entity, Three Rivers School District has no commercial revenue model: there are no tuition fees, no paying customers, and no parent company or private ownership. Its "customer base" is the enrolled student population and their families, served as a public good rather than a market transaction. Outreach is conducted through the district website (www.3rsd.org), Facebook, Instagram, ParentSquare notifications, and in-person school enrollment. The district also maintains a referral relationship with the Josephine County Food Bank and coordinates regional services through Southern Oregon ESD.

Name

Three Rivers School District

Legal name

Three Rivers School District

Website

https://threerivers.k12.or.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Three Rivers School District is a publicly funded K-12 school district in Grants Pass, Oregon, operating 19 schools — including traditional, charter, virtual, and alternative education programs — that serve more than 4,000 students and their families across Josephine County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Full-Time Virtual K–12 Schools (Statewide/Cyber Charters & District Programs) (EDAJADAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary school programs
• Secondary education services
• Special education programs
• Charter school education

Headquarters

HQ city

Grants Pass

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded public school district primarily financed through state education funding, local property taxes, and federal education programs including Title I, special education, and other federal grants

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Three Rivers School District operates a public K-12 education network of 19 schools across Josephine County, Oregon, serving over 4,000 students. It delivers tuition-free elementary, middle, and high school instruction through traditional campuses, charter schools, a virtual academy, alternative education programs, and a transition center, supported by integrated digital curriculum, special education, English language services, food services, transportation, and athletics.

Product overview

Three Rivers School District is a K-12 public school district serving over 4,000 students across Josephine County, Oregon, in the rugged, evergreen mountains and farmland valleys surrounding the three main rivers. The district operates as a unified educational platform comprising 19 schools including elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as virtual academies, charter schools, alternative education programs, and transition centers. Supporting the core academic mission are integrated digital learning platforms (Clever Portal SSO, Edgenuity, HMH, Savvas, Lexia, Big Ideas Math), student information systems (Synergy, ParentVUE/StudentVUE), assessment tools (Renaissance), and support services including food services (Nutrislice), transportation, athletics, and parent communication (ParentSquare). The district provides free meals to all students and operates a four-day work week for staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary Education Services K-5 public education delivered across district elementary schools including Applegate School, Evergreen Elementary, Fort Vannoy Elementary, Fruitdale Elementary, Madrona Elementary, Manzanita Elementary, and Williams Elementary School for students residing in the respective service areas of Josephine County.
• Middle School Education Services Grades 6-8 public education delivered through Fleming Middle School, Lincoln Savage Middle School, and Lorna Byrne Middle School for students in the respective middle school service areas across Josephine County.
• High School Education Services Grades 9-12 public education delivered through Hidden Valley High School, Illinois Valley High School, and North Valley High School, providing core academics, college and career preparation, and extracurricular programming for students in the respective service areas.
• Applegate Valley Virtual Academy Full-time online K-12 virtual learning program for students seeking remote instruction across the district.
• Charter Schools Alternative educational approaches offered through Sunny Wolf Charter School and Woodland Charter School for families seeking non-traditional public school options.
• Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School Specialized arts-focused high school education emphasizing creative and community arts learning for high school students.
• Southern Oregon Success Academy Alternative education program providing alternative pathways to graduation for students needing non-traditional academic settings.
• Jerome Prairie Transition Center Transition program supporting students moving between educational stages or programs.
• Food Services and Summer Meals Program School food services providing free breakfast and lunch to all students during the 2025-26 school year with no paperwork required, plus a federally-funded summer meals program during summer break.
• Athletics and Extra-Curricular Programs District-wide athletics programs and extra-curricular activities for middle and high school students.
• Transportation Services School bus transportation services including regular routes and snow routes for inclement weather.
• Student Health Services School-based health services including communicable disease management, student health surveys, and school-based care.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationSingle sign-on integration platform allowing students and staff to access multiple educational applications through unified authentication across the district
• EdgenuitycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline curriculum and distance learning platform providing credit recovery, AP courses, and virtual education options for students
• HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)coreTechnology or IntegrationEducational publishing providing core instructional materials through multiple platforms including HMH Central, HMH ED, HMH SAM, and Think Central
• Savvas Learning CompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationK-12 curriculum and assessment solutions provider offering digital learning content accessible through Savvas Realize platform
• LexiacoreTechnology or IntegrationLiteracy software provider offering Core5 Reading and Power Up Literacy programs for reading intervention and development
• Big Ideas MathcoreTechnology or IntegrationMathematics curriculum platform providing digital math resources and textbooks for students
• RenaissancecoreTechnology or IntegrationAssessment and learning analytics platform providing reading and math practice resources
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationSchool-to-family communication platform enabling district-wide announcements and personalized notifications
• SafeOregoncoreOthersState-supported tip reporting service allowing students to confidentially report safety concerns, threats, or suspicious activities
• Office 365coreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft productivity suite providing email, document creation, and collaboration tools for staff and students
• Southern Oregon ESDcoreOthersRegional education service district providing support services including homeschool information and coordination
• Joséphine County Food BankminorOthersCommunity partnership to support families experiencing food insecurity with referral information for food assistance

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Vancouver Public Schools: Washington-state public K-12 district across the Columbia River from Portland; comparable Pacific Northwest public district with similar funding/oversight framework and student demographics.
• Corvallis School District 509J: Mid-sized Oregon public K-12 district; comparable on integrated assessment platforms (Renaissance), distance learning deployment, and rural-mixed service area characteristics.
• Bend-La Pine Schools: Central Oregon public school district with similar enrollment scale (~17,000 students in some years) and comparable rural-urban mix, providing a useful comparator on operations and technology investment.
• Beaverton School District: Large suburban Oregon district; provides a benchmark on technology partnership strategy and district-wide digital learning infrastructure at higher scale.
• Eugene School District 4J: Oregon public K-12 district of comparable scale and governance structure; relevant comparison on alternative education programs, charter school oversight, and ed-tech integration practices.
• Salem-Keizer School District 24J: Large Oregon public school district operating under the same state funding and accountability framework as Three Rivers; meaningful comparison on per-pupil spending, technology adoption, and central-office operating model.
• Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J: Mid-sized Oregon public K-12 district; useful peer on integrated SSO (Clever), family engagement (ParentSquare), and multi-school central-office operations.
• Hillsboro School District 1J: Oregon public school district operating under the same state funding regime; comparable on student-information-system deployment (Synergy/EduPoint), family communication platforms, and central-office scale.

Broad incumbents

• Portland Public Schools: Largest Oregon public school district and the broad incumbent in the state; relevant for understanding state-level ed-tech procurement patterns, central-office scale, and policy environment Three Rivers operates within.

Direct peers

• Medford School District 549C: Direct regional peer as another southern Oregon public K-12 district headquartered in Jackson County (adjacent to Josephine County), operating a similar mix of elementary, middle, and high schools with comparable student demographics and state funding structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ThreeRiversSchoolDistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/3riversschooldistrict

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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