Nashoba Regional School District

What Nashoba Regional School District does

Nashoba Regional School District (NRSD) is a public K-12 regional school district organized under Massachusetts General Laws, serving the member towns of Bolton, Lancaster, and Stow. The district operates six schools — Nashoba Regional High School, Hale Middle School, Luther Burbank Middle School, Mary Rowlandson Elementary School, Florence Sawyer School, and The Center School — and provides a full continuum of K-12 public education services including special education, English Language Education, early childhood programs, transportation, and nutrition services. It is governed by an elected School Committee with day-to-day operations led by Superintendent Kirk Downing (contracted through June 2027).

The district's technology stack is entirely third-party: PowerSchool serves as the student information system and parent portal; SmartFind Express manages substitute scheduling; MySchoolBucks handles meal payments; FD MealPlanner publishes menus; rSchoolToday handles facility rentals; Apptegy powers the district website; and Chromebooks are deployed 1:1 to all students in grades 3-12 under a digital learning initiative aligned with Massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards. An NRSD AI Handbook has been issued, signaling policy-level engagement with generative AI in classrooms.

NRSD's revenue model is tax-funded and governmental: the operating budget is supported by local property taxes from the three member towns, Massachusetts Chapter 70 state education aid, and federal grants. Ancillary fee-based services include the Extended Learning Program (before/after-school care with monthly subscription billing and per-session fees) and a $35 annual non-refundable registration fee per student. As of 2026, the district offers free first-servings of breakfast and lunch to all students via its food service partner Whitsons Culinary Group, and is undertaking a major capital expansion through the active NRHS Building Project.

Name

Nashoba Regional School District

Legal name

Nashoba Regional School District

Website

https://nrsd.net

Company type

Public

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nashoba Regional School District is a public K-12 regional school district serving the Massachusetts towns of Bolton, Lancaster, and Stow across six schools, funded primarily by local property taxes and state education aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

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

• Public K-12 education
• Special education services
• Extended learning programs
• Student nutrition services
• Student transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bolton

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, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes from member towns (Bolton, Lancaster, Stow), state education aid, and federal grants. District operates under school committee governance with annual budget process (FY27 mentioned).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nashoba Regional School District is a public K-12 regional school district operating six schools serving students in Bolton, Lancaster, and Stow, Massachusetts. The district provides comprehensive general and special education, English Language Education, Extended Learning Program childcare, nutrition services, and student transportation. Supporting services include early childhood education, the Innovation Pathways program, and a Digital Learning initiative with 1:1 Chromebook access for grades 3-12.

Product overview

Nashoba Regional School District operates six schools serving students in Bolton, Lancaster, and Stow, Massachusetts. The district provides educational services through its schools (Nashoba Regional High School, Hale Middle School, Luther Burbank Middle School, Florence Sawyer School, Mary Rowlandson Elementary School, and Center School), supplemented by Extended Learning Program childcare services. The district utilizes PowerSchool for student information management, SmartFind Express for substitute scheduling, and provides 1:1 Chromebook access to students in grades 3-12 as part of its digital learning initiative. Supporting services include nutrition (partnered with Whitsons Culinary Group), transportation, special education, English language education, and early childhood programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Extended Learning Program (ELP)
• Nutrition Services
• Transportation Services
• Special Education Services
• English Language Education Program (ELE)
• Early Childhood Education

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Massachusetts LegislaturecoreOthers · 1 January 2016State legislation (House Bill No. 4056, March 2016) requiring public schools to engage in substance use prevention and education including SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) verbal screening in all middle and high schools.
• Dee BuscoreOthersTransportation services provider for student busing. District provides transportation to students residing within the Nashoba Regional School District from student's home address to designated district school. Contact: Nan Kelly, Phone: 978-733-1047, Email: [email protected]
• Whitsons Culinary GroupcoreOthersFood services management partner providing school meals. Whitsons Culinary Group manages nutrition services including breakfast and lunch programs. District Manager: Mayra Maldonado. Menus available through FD MealPlanner app and website.
• Massachusetts Partnership for Diversity in Education (MPDE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to welcome diverse candidates for positions in the district. District values and embraces equity hiring practices and hires staff who bring diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Emerson HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with public school districts in Emerson Hospital's service area to conduct Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) every two years - comprehensive survey of youth in 6th grade, 8th grade, and high school regarding risk behaviors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Westborough Public Schools: Adjacent central-Massachusetts K-12 district in Westborough; comparable suburban demographics and operating scale to Nashoba's member towns, useful as a programmatic and outcomes benchmark.
• Hudson Public Schools: Neighboring Massachusetts K-12 district serving the town of Hudson — geographically adjacent but functions under single-town governance rather than a regional district model.

Broad incumbents

• Shrewsbury Public Schools: Adjacent central-Massachusetts public K-12 school system serving a single larger town; broader scale and single-member governance make it an incumbent reference point rather than a direct regional peer.

Direct peers

• Mendon-Upton Regional School District: Two-town Massachusetts regional K-12 district (Mendon and Upton) operating under the same DESE oversight and Chapter 71 framework, with comparable small-district scale and cost-allocation governance.
• Groton-Dunstable Regional School District: Regional K-12 district serving Groton and Dunstable, MA with very similar town-based cost allocation, school committee representation, and small-district operational profile to Nashoba.
• Algonquin Regional High School District (Northborough-Southborough): Regional high school district serving Northborough and Southborough, MA under the same Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71 framework — directly comparable regional governance and member-town funding structure.
• Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School District: A Massachusetts regional high school district serving two member towns (Lincoln and Sudbury), structurally analogous to Nashoba's regional K-12 model with similar per-pupil funding dynamics, suburban demographics, and DESE oversight.
• Acton-Boxborough Regional School District: Regional K-12 district serving Acton and Boxborough with multiple schools under a regional school committee structure — a directly comparable Massachusetts regional governance and funding model with similar suburban demographics.
• Berlin-Boylston Regional School District: Small Massachusetts regional K-12 district serving Berlin and Boylston — closely matches Nashoba's small-town regional governance, funding mechanism, and K-12 grade span with two middle schools feeding a regional high school.
• Wachusett Regional School District: Larger central-Massachusetts regional K-12 district serving five member towns with comparable grade configuration, district committee governance, and town-cost-allocation funding mechanism.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/florence-sawyer-school

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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