Piqua City Schools

What Piqua City Schools does

Piqua City Schools (PCS) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 215 Looney Road in Piqua, Ohio, operating as an independent political subdivision of the State of Ohio under an elected Board of Education and funded primarily through local property taxes, state education aid, and federal programs including Title I literacy funding. The district runs five wholly owned schools — Piqua High School (grades 9-12), Piqua Junior High, Piqua Central Intermediate, Springcreek Primary, and Washington Primary — delivering standard public K-12 instruction plus special education, gifted services, athletics, food service, and transportation.

The district's underlying "technology" is largely an enterprise wireless network with 1 GB of internet bandwidth supporting classroom instruction, overlaid with a layer of third-party edtech and administrative platforms: Finalforms (registration), Pay Schools Central (fees), ParentSquare (notifications), Progress Book (grades), Raptor (visitor management), PublicSchoolWorks (safety reporting), Box Office (ticketing), Learn21 (1:1 learning), and an eSchoolview CMS for the district website. Beyond core K-12 delivery, PCS operates Indian Nation Station, a student union and community facility behind the high school at 1 Indian Trail, an Alumni of Distinction program, and a Drumbeat Live video newsletter via YouTube.

Commercially, PCS is not a revenue-generating enterprise in the conventional sense; pricing on its public-facing channels is limited to nominal fees such as yearbooks ($10 for 5+ year-old copies, $50 for under 5 years) collected via Pay Schools Central, with the bulk of operating funding flowing from government sources. The district has built out career-pathway programming — including articulation agreements with Edison State Community College for adult education (RN, PN, STNA), a Summer Tech Intern Program with YouTube Science, a Miami County Business Advisory Council workforce partnership, and work-based learning serving 141 apprentices and 171 WBL students — and channels scholarships through the Piqua Education Foundation (over $400,000 annually).

Name

Piqua City Schools

Legal name

Piqua City Schools

Website

https://piqua.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Piqua City Schools is an Ohio public K-12 school district operating five schools — two primaries, one intermediate, one junior high, and Piqua High School — serving students and families within Piqua and Miami County, funded primarily through local property taxes, state aid, and federal programs.

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 industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Special education programs
• Career technical education
• Student transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Piqua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Piqua City Schools is a public K-12 school district operating five schools in Piqua, Ohio: two primary schools, one intermediate school, one junior high school, and one high school. The district provides comprehensive educational services including academic instruction, special education, gifted services, athletics, food service, transportation, career and technical education, and adult education programs. Supporting infrastructure includes enterprise wireless networks with 1 gigabyte of internet bandwidth, student safety reporting systems, and community facilities such as Indian Nation Station.

Product overview

Piqua City Schools is a public school district operating five schools: Piqua High School (9-12), Piqua Junior High, Piqua Central Intermediate, Springcreek Primary, and Washington Primary. The district offers a comprehensive educational platform including core academics with career preparation pathways (Success Bound, Financial Literacy, Digital Literacy), athletics programs, special education, gifted services, and technology infrastructure with enterprise wireless and 1 GB internet bandwidth. Supporting the educational mission, the district provides transportation, food service, and student safety systems (Raptor, PublicSchoolWorks). The district also operates Indian Nation Station as a student union/community facility, maintains an Alumni of Distinction program, and publishes Drumbeat Live video newsletters. Career-focused initiatives include Business Advisory Council partnerships, work-based learning (141 apprentices, 171 WBL students), and articulation agreements with Edison adult education program for RN, PN, and STNA certifications. The district uses administrative platforms including ParentSquare (communications), Finalforms (registration), Progress Book (grade access), and Box Office (ticketing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Indian Nation Station: Student union center and community facility operated by the district
• The Company (PHS Show Choir)
• Pride of Piqua Marching Band

Products and services

• Piqua High School

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• eSchoolViewcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the school CMS (Content Management System) for the district website, enabling website creation and management across all school sites
• PublicSchoolWorkscoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides student safety reporting and bullying reporting systems for the district, enabling confidential incident reporting
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationParent and student notification platform used for district-wide communications and alerts
• Miami County Business Advisory CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint mission between local businesses and the school district to align educational programs with workforce needs, coordinate career pathways, and support student career exploration through business partnerships
• Miami County ESC (Educational Service Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional educational service center providing shared services and collaborative programs for county school districts including substitute teaching placement
• Dayton Area ConsortiumcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline application system used for full-time teaching and administrative position recruitment across Dayton area school districts
• ErnstApparel (Spirit Store)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party vendor providing spirit wear merchandise through an online storefront for students, families, and alumni
• YouTube ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummer Tech Intern Program partner working with Piqua High School students on science interest and aptitude development in 2024-2025
• Edison State Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticulation agreements for college credit, adult education programs at capacity (30 RN, 30 PN cohorts), bringing programs back to campus
• Piqua Education FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDistrict-affiliated foundation distributing over $400,000 in scholarships annually to support student educational and trade field opportunities

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Troy City Schools: Neighboring Ohio public K-12 district of similar size serving Troy, OH; directly comparable as a Miami County-area district with overlapping labor market and student demographics.
• Sidney City Schools: Adjacent Miami County, Ohio K-12 district of comparable scale; competes for the same regional student population and operates similar career-technical and extracurricular programs.
• Tipp City Exempted Village Schools: Nearby Ohio public K-12 district in the same regional labor market; directly comparable size, funding structure, and community-based governance model.
• Greenville City Schools: Darke County, Ohio K-12 district of similar enrollment scale and rural/small-city profile; comparable operating model and funding mix.
• Vandalia-Butler City Schools: Montgomery County, Ohio public K-12 district of similar size; comparable offerings across athletics, career tech, and community-based programming in the same Dayton-region ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Dayton Public Schools: Larger urban Ohio public school district within the same regional recruiting and shared-service consortium (Dayton Area Consortium); provides the regional anchor and shared administrative infrastructure context for Piqua.

Others

• Miami County Educational Service Center: Regional shared-services entity that places substitute teachers and provides collaborative programs to Piqua and other Miami County districts; functions as a key operational partner rather than a competitor.
• Edison State Community College: Local community college partner running articulation agreements and adult education (RN/PN/STNA) with Piqua; not a competitor but a critical feeder institution whose capacity directly affects PCS programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/piquacityschool
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PCSDistrict
• Facebookfacebook.com/PiquaCitySchools
• Instagraminstagram.com/piquacityschool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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