Trico Community Unit School District 176

What Trico Community Unit School District 176 does

Trico Community Unit School District 176 is a public K-12 school district organized under Illinois law as a community unit school district, serving students in the Campbell Hill area of rural southern Illinois. The district operates three schools on a vertically aligned structure: Trico Elementary School (grades K-5), Trico Junior High School (grades 6-8), and Trico High School (grades 9-12), all sharing the "Pioneers" mascot and a unified district identity. Headquarters and all three school facilities are located in Campbell Hill, Illinois, with the elementary school at 16343 Highway 4 and the junior high and high schools at 16533 Highway 4.

The district's technology stack is built entirely on third-party K-12 SaaS platforms: Apptegy powers the district and school websites (www.trico176.org), TeacherEase serves as the student information system for grades, attendance, and parent communication, and Google Sites hosts the Pioneer Village learning resource for elementary students. An athletics portal branded SportsZone provides schedules and scores across schools, and dedicated iOS and Android applications extend parent access to mobile. Food services operate under USDA child nutrition program compliance, with required federal Civil Rights notices displayed at service locations.

Trico CUSD 176 functions as a government state entity rather than a commercial enterprise: it has no parent company, no private ownership, and is governed by an elected Board of Education. Funding derives from local property taxes, state aid, and federal education funding. The district markets itself to families through a coordinated multi-platform presence on Facebook, X, and Instagram, with distinct accounts at the district and school level. No funding rounds, acquisitions, M&A activity, leadership transitions, or product launches with dated context are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Trico Community Unit School District 176

Legal name

Trico Community Unit School District 176

Website

https://trico176.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trico Community Unit School District 176 is a public K-12 school district in rural southern Illinois operating three schools (elementary, junior high, high school) in Campbell Hill, serving enrolled students and their families through district-funded public education and standard ed-tech platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Attendance, Truancy & Enrollment Compliance (EDAJAHAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary secondary schooling
• Student information systems
• School food services
• Athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Campbell Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Trico CUSD 176 is a public K-12 school district providing elementary, junior high, and high school education to students in Campbell Hill, Illinois. The district delivers academic instruction, USDA-compliant food services, athletics and extracurricular activities, and student recognition programs across its three schools, supported by digital tools like TeacherEase and Apptegy for parent-school communication.

Product overview

Trico Community Unit School District 176 operates a multi-school public education district consisting of Trico High School, Trico Junior High School, and Trico Elementary School, all served by a unified district website powered by the Apptegy platform. The district website serves as the central hub providing access to all schools, dining services, and district news. Individual school websites provide specific academic information, athletics through SportsZone, and recognition programs. TeacherEase is integrated as the student information system portal for grades and assignments, while Google Sites powers the Pioneer Village learning resource at the elementary school.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SportsZone: Athletic sports information and updates portal for the district
• Pioneer Village

Products and services

• Trico Elementary School Public elementary education serving grades K-5 in Campbell Hill, Illinois. Provides foundational academic instruction, Pioneer Village learning resources, dining services, and is part of the Trico CUSD 176 school district. Located at 16343 Highway 4.
• Trico Junior High School Public junior high education serving grades 6-8 in Campbell Hill, Illinois. Provides middle school academic instruction, athletics through SportsZone, monthly Student of the Month recognition, and dining services within the Trico CUSD 176 district. Located at 16533 Highway 4.
• Trico High School Public high school education serving grades 9-12 in Campbell Hill, Illinois. The 'Home of the Pioneers' provides secondary academic instruction, athletics through SportsZone, dining services, and the Pioneer of the Month student recognition program. Located at 16533 Highway 4.
• Dining Services USDA-compliant food services program providing meals to students across all Trico CUSD 176 schools. Includes meal menus, nutritional information, and federal Civil Rights compliance notices at food service locations.
• SportsZone Athletics Program District-wide athletics program providing sports schedules, scores, and information across Trico High School, Junior High, and Elementary School. Managed through the SportsZone platform.
• Pioneer Village Learning Platform Google Sites-based educational resource platform providing online learning materials for Trico Elementary School students.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TeacherEasecoreTechnology or IntegrationTeacherEase is the student information system used by Trico CUSD 176 for grade management, attendance tracking, and parent-student-teacher communication. Families access the portal through a login link on the district website.
• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationApptegy provides the website content management platform powering the district and school websites. The platform enables mobile-friendly school websites with integrated calendars, news, and parent resources.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)coreOthersThe district participates in USDA child nutrition programs, providing meals to students in compliance with federal Civil Rights regulations. The district displays required USDA nondiscrimination notices at food service locations.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sparta Community Unit School District 140: Randolph County CUSD operating K-12 schools in a comparable small-town southern Illinois setting, directly comparable in funding sources, governance, and rural district profile.
• Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186: Neighboring CUSD in Jackson County, Illinois operating multiple schools serving K-12 students in a similar small/rural southern Illinois setting. Directly comparable in governance structure, funding model, and geographic context.
• Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49: Washington County, Illinois K-12 district with similar small rural footprint, comparable funding structure, and community-based governance profile to Trico CUSD 176.
• Chester Community Unit School District 139: Small rural CUSD in Randolph County, Illinois operating K-12 schools with comparable enrollment scale and community-based district structure to Trico CUSD 176.
• Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300: Southern Illinois CUSD serving a small rural community with multi-school K-12 configuration, comparable in size, funding model, and operational profile to Trico CUSD 176.
• Pinckneyville Community Unit School District 101: Perry County CUSD operating multi-school K-12 system in a small rural community, comparable to Trico in enrollment scale, geographic concentration, and reliance on local property tax revenue.

Regional players

• Carbondale Elementary School District 95: Jackson County K-8 district adjacent to Trico's service area, partially overlapping the regional market for elementary enrollment. Comparable in small-district operations and southern Illinois context.
• Marion Community Unit School District 2: Larger Williamson County CUSD in southern Illinois operating K-12 schools. Comparable in regional context and CUSD governance structure, though somewhat larger in enrollment than Trico.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/LDLOVEL
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100091376880801
• Instagraminstagram.com/trico_cusd_176

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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