What Garaway Local School District does

Garaway Local School District (legally "Garaway Local Schools") is a public K-12 school district serving students in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, operating since at least 1960 under the supervision of an elected five-member Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. James Millet. The district delivers educational services through five schools: one secondary campus (Garaway 7-12 in Sugarcreek) and four elementary schools (Baltic, Dundee, Miller, and Ragersville), covering grades K through 12. Service delivery is geographically constrained — students attend their assigned school based on residence within district attendance boundaries — making it a political subdivision of the State of Ohio rather than a market-facing enterprise. The district's "product" is comprehensive public education, augmented by specialized programs including Student Services (special education with RTI, co-teaching, and partnerships extending preschool through age 23), Child Nutrition (USDA-compliant meal programs), Athletics, Music (band, choir, general music K-6), National Honor Society (3.7+ weighted GPA threshold), and an Athletic Wall of Fame recognition program.

Instruction is supported by a digital learning platform stack — Schoology LMS, iReady Math (K-8), ThinkCERCA (writing/critical thinking), Accelerated Reader, and Chromebook 1:1 deployment — all accessed via Clever single sign-on, with ProgressBook for grade tracking and PaySchoolsCentral for meal account administration. PublicSchoolWORKS handles safety and compliance. The district's website runs on a LINQ-powered CMS. Revenue derives from Ohio per-pupil state aid, local property taxes, and federal grants; tuition is not charged to resident students. Limited fee revenue comes from meal sales (Elementary lunch $3.25, MS/HS lunch $3.50, Breakfast $2.00) and substitute labor rates ($12–$17.85/hour, $100/day for substitute teachers). Current capital activity includes a $6.3M–$6.4M AC system feasibility and installation project across district buildings, with estimated $27,744 annual operating cost.

Name

Garaway Local School District

Legal name

Garaway Local Schools

Website

https://garaway.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Garaway Local School District is a public K-12 district operating five schools in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, delivering tuition-free education to resident students and funded through state aid, local property taxes, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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 K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), District Enrollment, Zoning & School Choice Administration (EDADABAL)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary school programs
• Secondary education services
• Special education services
• Child nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sugarcreek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 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: Garaway Local Schools is a public school district that receives primary funding through Ohio state per-pupil funding formulas, local property taxes, and federal education grants. As a public institution, the district does not operate on a traditional revenue-generating business model.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Garaway Local School District is a public K-12 school district operating five schools in Tuscarawas County, Ohio — one secondary school (Garaway 7-12) and four elementary schools (Baltic, Dundee, Miller, Ragersville). It delivers comprehensive academic instruction, special education, Title I and ELL support, athletics, music, and child nutrition services to resident students at no tuition cost.

Product overview

Garaway Local School District is a public school district operating five schools in Tuscarawas County, Ohio: Garaway 7-12 (secondary), and four elementary schools (Baltic, Dundee, Miller, Ragersville). The district's product portfolio centers on educational services delivered through its schools, supplemented by specialized programs including Student Services (special education with RTI practices), Child Nutrition (USDA-compliant meal programs), Athletics, Music Department, and National Honor Society. The district utilizes digital learning platforms (Schoology LMS, iReady Math, ThinkCERCA, Accelerated Reader) for curriculum delivery, all accessible via single sign-on through Clever. The district's online presence is managed through a LINQ-powered CMS, with student and parent access to ProgressBook for grade tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Garaway 7-12 District secondary school serving grades 7-12, located at 146 Dover Rd. NW, Sugarcreek, OH 44681, offering comprehensive academic curriculum, athletics, music programs, and student services.
• Baltic Elementary Elementary school at 300 East Main Street, Baltic, OH 43804, serving district students through its schoolwide Title I program.
• Dundee Elementary Elementary school at 8072 School Street, Dundee, OH 44624, offering grades K-6 with elementary music and specialized literacy support.
• Miller Elementary Elementary school at 840 Miller Avenue, Sugarcreek, OH 44681, serving grades K-6 under the schoolwide Title I program.
• Ragersville Elementary Elementary school at 2405 Ragersville Road SW, Sugarcreek, OH 44681, participating in the schoolwide Title I program.
• Student Services Comprehensive special education services including Response to Intervention (RTI), co-teaching, small group instruction, and partnerships with ECOESC and Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities for preschool through Year 23 services.
• Child Nutrition Program National School Lunch Program providing USDA-compliant breakfast and lunch meals, including Grab n Go breakfast options, with free/reduced-price eligibility processing.
• Athletics Department Athletic programs including football, volleyball, basketball, and track, supported by a dedicated athletics website and calendar.
• Music Department Music education program including band (grades 5-12), choir (grades 7-12), and elementary general music (grades K-6), supported by the Garaway Music Boosters.
• District Curriculum Platform Digital learning platform incorporating Accelerated Reader, iReady Math, ThinkCERCA, and Schoology LMS, accessible via Clever single sign-on for differentiated instruction across K-12.
• National Honor Society NHS chapter at Garaway 7-12 selecting members based on scholarship (3.7+ weighted GPA), service, leadership, and character pillars for junior and senior students.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Integration7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• East Central Ohio Educational Service Center (ECOESC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECOESC provides services and support to Garaway Local Schools including the Business Advisory Council, and is a key partner in providing educational services to preschool through Year 23 services.
• Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities (TuscBDD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuscBDD partners with Garaway to provide services for preschool through Year 23 services for students with developmental disabilities.
• Garaway Music BoostersminorOthersParent and community volunteer group that supports and promotes music programs at Garaway Local Schools. Meetings held first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the band room.
• Garaway Athletic Wall of Fame Selection CommitteeminorOthersCommittee consisting of Garaway administrators, board members, coaches, community members and staff that selects inductees for the Garaway Athletic Wall of Fame.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Claymont City School District: Claymont City Schools is a public K–12 district in Tuscarawas County serving Uhrichsville and Dennison. Directly comparable as a neighboring Ohio public school district with similar rural/small-town scale and same state funding structure.
• Dover City School District: Dover City Schools is a neighboring public K–12 district in Tuscarawas County, Ohio operating its own elementary and secondary schools. It is directly comparable to Garaway because both are small Ohio public school districts serving overlapping geographies under the same state funding formula.
• East Holmes Local School District: East Holmes Local Schools is a public K–12 district serving the Berlin and Walnut Creek area of Holmes County, Ohio, immediately adjacent to Garaway's Sugarcreek footprint. Directly comparable as a similarly sized rural public district in the same regional Ohio education market.
• Tuscarawas Valley Local School District: Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools operates a public K–12 district covering Zoarville and parts of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Directly comparable to Garaway as a similarly sized neighboring public K-12 district under the same state education funding framework.
• Indian Valley Local School District: Indian Valley Local Schools is a public K–12 district in Tuscarawas County serving Gnadenhutten and surrounding areas. It is a directly comparable peer as a small rural Ohio public school district competing for the same student population and state per-pupil funding.
• Strasburg-Franklin Local School District: Strasburg-Franklin is a public K–12 district in Tuscarawas County, Ohio operating elementary and secondary schools. Directly comparable to Garaway as a small rural Ohio public K-12 district within the same county attendance area.
• Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District: Newcomerstown Exempted Village Schools is a public K–12 district in Tuscarawas County operating its own elementary and secondary schools. Comparable as another small rural Ohio public K-12 district serving the same county.

Regional players

• Buckeye Career Center: Buckeye Career Center is a regional career-technical joint vocational school district serving multiple counties including Tuscarawas. Comparable because Garaway partners with regional service providers (ECOESC, TuscBDD) for extended services, and career centers play a similar regional service role in the Ohio education ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GarawayLocal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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