What Amador County Unified School District does

Amador County Unified School District (ACUSD) is a California public K-12 school district and government entity headquartered at 217 Rex Avenue, Jackson, California, serving students across Amador County. The district operates 13 schools comprising four high schools (Amador High, Argonaut High, Independence High, North Star Academy), two junior high schools, seven elementary schools, plus alternative education programs including Amador County Community School. ACUSD serves students from Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade and offers specialized programs including AVID college readiness (grades 7-12), Career Technical Education pathways (floral, culinary, medical assistant), English Learner Services, Services for Native Students (Title VI Indian Education), high school wellness centers with telehealth, and an on-site school farm supporting nutrition services. Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) after-school childcare operates at all elementary and junior high campuses, and Amador State Preschool provides half-day STEAM-based preschool at four sites.

The district's technology stack consists entirely of third-party SaaS platforms: Aeries for student information and parent portal, ParentSquare for family communications (email/text/app/phone), Escape Online 6 for business/HR requisitions, Frontline Education for absence management, Public School Works for mandated training compliance, MyProcare for ELOP fee payments, EdJoin for recruitment, Google Meet/Drive/Forms for collaboration, and CalKIDS for college savings program administration. ACUSD operates as a governance- and policy-driven institution rather than a technology-product company, with no proprietary software development or AI/ML capabilities indicated.

ACUSD is funded primarily through California state education apportionment (LCFF), local property taxes, and federal grants, with fee-based revenue streams from ELOP after-school childcare, Adult Education courses, and State Preschool. The district is governed by an elected Board of Trustees and overseen by the County Superintendent of Schools (Jared Critchfield, sworn in August 2024). Recent strategic direction has emphasized cost reduction (certificated and classified employee reductions in February 2025), infrastructure planning (energy efficiency contract consideration, self-insurance fund establishment, school consolidation deliberations), and benefit restructuring (CalPERS health benefits transition). The district is actively engaged in grade configuration and elementary boundary changes, signaling a structural realignment period.

Name

Amador County Unified School District

Legal name

Amador County Unified School District

Website

https://amadorcoe.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Amador County Unified School District is a California public K-12 government entity operating 13 schools (elementary through high school) plus alternative education, preschool, adult education, and after-school ELOP programs for Amador County families, funded primarily through state apportionment and local taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Inclusive Preschools (Special Needs Integrated) (EDACABAI), Online Credit Recovery & Alternative Pathways (Virtual) (EDAJADAF), Community & Adult Education (Municipal/Community Schools) (EDAAAEAB), General ESL Programs (Multi-level Adult ESL) (EDAAACAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• District school services
• After-school childcare
• College preparation programs
• Career technical education

Headquarters

HQ city

California City

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amador County Unified School District is a public K-12 education provider operating 13 schools (4 high schools, 2 junior high schools, 7 elementary schools) and alternative education programs across Amador County, California. The district offers comprehensive educational services from Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade, supplemented by Amador State Preschool, Adult Education programs, AVID college readiness, Career Technical Education, English Learner Services, Services for Native Students, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) after-school childcare, and Wellness Centers.

Product overview

Amador County Unified School District operates as a traditional K-12 public school district offering educational services through multiple school sites and specialized programs. The district encompasses 13 schools (5 high schools, 2 junior high schools, and 6 elementary schools) plus alternative education options. Core educational programs include Amador State Preschool (half-day STEAM-based preschool), AVID college readiness (grades 7-12), Career Technical Education (CTE pathways), English Learner Services, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP after-school childcare), and Services for Native Students. The district supports families through Aeries Parent Portal for student information access, ParentSquare for communications, and wellness centers providing mental health support. Adult Education programs offer career training including Medical Assistant and Instructional Assistant courses. The district also operates school nutrition programs with an on-site school farm for experiential learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amador State Preschool

Quantifiable outcome

• 23 students completed over 11,000 combined hours of community service
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Calaveras Unified School District: Neighboring California rural unified school district serving a similarly small, geographically dispersed county population with TK-12 programs; the closest geographic and demographic peer to ACUSD.
• Mariposa County Unified School District: Small rural California unified school district with comparable enrollment scale, county-wide K-12 delivery, and similar reliance on LCFF and federal funding streams.
• Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools: Adjacent Sierra Nevada county education agency operating a comparable small, rural K-12 footprint; overlapping programs (preschool, adult ed, special education SELPA) and similar funding dynamics.

Regional players

• Mother Lode Union School District: Nearby small K-8 district in the Mother Lode region offering comparable grade configurations and rural community profile to ACUSD's elementary and junior high campuses.
• Sutter Creek Elementary School District: Sub-district within the same Amador County educational ecosystem; operates elementary schools that overlap demographically and programmatically with ACUSD feeder schools.
• El Dorado County Office of Education: Regional California county office of education in the Sierra foothills with overlapping small-district support, SELPA, and alternative education services relevant to ACUSD's portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• California Department of Education: State-level oversight and funding authority governing all California school districts including ACUSD; shapes LCFF, CCSPP, ELOP, and accountability frameworks the district operates within.
• San Joaquin County Office of Education: Large California county office of education providing broader administrative, fiscal, and SELPA infrastructure support; comparable in service mix but at much larger scale than ACUSD.

Others

• ParentSquare: Provider of the district-wide parent communication platform used across all ACUSD schools; an enabling ecosystem partner rather than a competing district.
• Aeries Software (Eagle Software): Vendor of the Aeries Student Information System used by ACUSD; relevant ecosystem peer as the technology backbone for attendance, grades, and the parent portal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/acusd.acoe
• Facebookfacebook.com/search/top?q=acUSD%20amador%20county%20unified%20school%20district
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amador-county-unified-school-district
• Xx.com/amadorcusd

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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