Cambria Heights School District

What Cambria Heights School District does

Cambria Heights School District is a public K-12 school district operating as a Pennsylvania government state entity, serving students across Cambria County from a central office at 426 Glendale Lake Road in Patton, PA. The district operates three wholly-owned schools — Cambria Heights Elementary School (Carrolltown, grades K-5), Cambria Heights Middle School (Patton, grades 6-8), and Cambria Heights High School — providing a full K-12 pipeline to district residents through geographic enrollment. It is led by Superintendent Kenneth Kerchenske with a Board of Directors, a Business Manager, and dedicated directors for Curriculum/Instruction and Special Education, and employs approximately 150 staff across instructional, administrative, facilities, and security functions.

The district's core product is comprehensive public education — academic instruction, Title I supplemental reading/math support, Title IIA-funded teacher professional development, special education, ESL, counseling (R.E.A.C.H.), athletics, and student wellness services including Care Solace mental health referrals. Its technology stack is standard K-12 SaaS: Edlio for the district website, Classlink for single sign-on, Sapphire for the Parent Portal, School Café and Nutrislice for meal services, Google Workspace for Education for productivity, and a third-party helpdesk ticketing system for IT support. Compliance is governed by federal mandates (CIPA web filtering, COPPA for under-13 data) and Pennsylvania statutes (Act 34/151 background checks, Act 126 child abuse training, Act 71 suicide prevention, Act 18 threat assessment, Act 44 weapon-incident notification).

The district is funded through a combination of local property taxes, Pennsylvania state education funding, and federal grants (Title I and Title IIA), with no tuition or fees charged for core educational services. Go-to-market is geographic and community-led: enrollment is automatic for district residents, supplemented by kindergarten registration drives and ongoing community engagement via Facebook, Twitter/X, the district website, and events such as the Highlander Walk and Trunk or Treat. Operational vendors include Tri County Transportation (student busing) and The Nutrition Group (food services).

Name

Cambria Heights School District

Legal name

Cambria Heights School District

Website

https://chsd1.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cambria Heights School District is a public K-12 government entity in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, operating three schools (Elementary, Middle, High School) serving district-resident families through tax- and grant-funded education with no tuition charged.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary secondary schooling
• Federal title programs
• Special education services
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Patton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal education programs including Title I and Title IIA grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cambria Heights School District is a public K-12 school district that delivers free education to district residents through three schools: Cambria Heights Elementary School (Grades K-5), Cambria Heights Middle School (Grades 6-8), and Cambria Heights High School (Grades 9-12). The district also administers federally funded supplemental programs including Title I (reading/math support) and Title IIA (teacher professional development), along with special education, food services, transportation, and student support services.

Product overview

Cambria Heights School District operates a unified website platform (Edlio-powered) serving three schools (Elementary, Middle, High School) with integrated educational support programs including Title I and Title IIA federal supplemental education programs, a technology helpdesk system, and third-party application services for classroom instruction. The district provides online portals for parents (Sapphire), meal services (School Café, Nutrislice), and staff (Classlink SSO, CSIU Portal, AESOP).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cambria Heights Elementary School Public elementary school serving grades K-5 located at 138 East Campbell Street, Carrolltown, PA, providing free K-5 education to district residents.
• Cambria Heights Middle School Public middle school serving grades 6-8 located at 414 Glendale Lake Road, Patton, PA, providing free middle school education to district residents.
• Cambria Heights High School Public high school serving grades 9-12 within the district, providing free high school education to district residents.
• Title I Program Federally funded supplemental education program providing additional instructional support in reading and mathematics for elementary students through a schoolwide program model.
• Title IIA Program Federally funded program providing financial assistance to improve teacher skills and instruction quality in core academic subjects, supporting small class sizes and professional development.
• Special Education and Student Services District-provided special education programs and student support services for enrolled students across the three schools, including R.E.A.C.H. counseling and ESL services.
• Student Transportation Services Third-party busing services provided through Tri County Transportation for students attending district schools.
• Food Services School meal program operated by The Nutrition Group, including lunch payment system via School Café and digital lunch menus via Nutrislice.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tri County TransportationcoreOthersThird-party transportation provider for student busing services. Mrs. Amanda Horvath serves as contact, reachable at 814-344-5073 x4101.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Richland School District: Cambria County, PA public K-12 district serving a larger suburban catchment than Cambria Heights; comparable as a public school district in the same region with similar federal program participation and funding structure.

Direct peers

• Central Cambria School District: Neighboring Cambria County, PA public school district serving K-12 across multiple school buildings with similar size and rural/small-town demographics. Directly comparable as a peer public K-12 district in the same region.
• Forest Hills School District: Adjacent Cambria County, PA public K-12 district serving a similar student population size with three school buildings; comparable rural Appalachian district structure with overlapping federal Title funding.
• Greater Johnstown School District: Cambria County, PA public K-12 school district operating multiple school buildings in an urban-adjacent setting; directly comparable as a publicly funded district with Title I participation and similar regulatory exposure.
• Penn Cambria School District: Neighboring Cambria County, PA public K-12 district covering a similar small-town/rural catchment with multi-school structure; comparable in funding model, scale, and federal program participation.
• Northern Cambria School District: Small rural PA public K-12 district in Cambria County serving a comparable population profile; directly comparable as a same-county district with similar Title I/IIA funding structure and demographic challenges.
• Westmont Hilltop School District: Cambria County, PA public K-12 district of comparable scale operating multiple school buildings; comparable as a peer district with overlapping catchment demographics and identical state/federal funding streams.
• Blacklick Valley School District: Small rural public K-12 district in Cambria County, PA serving a similar student population; comparable in size, regulatory burden, and reliance on Title funding for supplemental instruction.
• Conemaugh Valley School District: Small rural PA public K-12 district in the Johnstown-adjacent region; comparable in operating structure, enrollment scale, and public funding composition.

Others

• Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8: Regional educational service agency that provides shared services (special education, technology, curriculum support) to multiple Cambria County school districts including Cambria Heights; comparable as an ecosystem participant that supports but does not directly compete with the district.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ch_highlanders?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/CambriaHeightsSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cambria-heights-school-district

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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