Roselle Public Schools

What Roselle Public Schools does

Roselle Public Schools is a public K-12 school district organized as a political subdivision of the State of New Jersey, providing free public education to children residing in the Borough of Roselle. The district operates eight campuses—Kindergarten Success Academy, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, Harrison Elementary School, Washington Elementary School, Leonard V. Moore Middle School, Grace Wilday Junior High School, Abraham Clark High School, and Roselle Preschool—serving approximately 3,000-4,000+ students from kindergarten through grade 12 with additional preschool coverage. Core educational programming includes bilingual/ESL services, special education (IEP Direct), gifted and talented, MCJROTC, arts integration, and athletics, plus the federally-funded 21st Century Community Learning Center after-school program.

The district's technology stack centers on Genesis as its Student Information System and Canvas as its Learning Management System, with Clever providing single sign-on across more than a dozen integrated platforms. Supporting systems include IEP Direct for special education compliance, T-Eval for teacher evaluation, i-Ready for diagnostic reading and mathematics assessment, HIBster for bullying incident reporting, STOPit for anonymous safety reporting, Frontline for absence management, Mojo HelpDesk for IT ticketing, HUDL for athletics video, and Google Workspace for Education. The district is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and led by Superintendent Dr. Nathan L. Fisher, with three Assistant Superintendents overseeing Curriculum & Instruction, Human Resources/Benefits, and Business Administration respectively.

Funding flows through local property taxes, New Jersey state education aid, and federal categorical grants including Title I, Title IV, and the 21st Century Community Learning Center program; there is no tuition charged to district residents. The district has cultivated a partnership ecosystem with Verizon (Innovative Learning Schools), the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Gateway Family YMCA, Prevention Links, the Roselle Public Library, Playworks, and Aboveground Productions. Multiple schools hold Kindness Certified status, Harrison Elementary has been recognized as a State School of Character and Blue Ribbon School, and the district complies with the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC). Distribution is effectively a geographic monopoly under state law, with the only non-resident access channel being New Jersey's interdistrict school choice program.

Name

Roselle Public Schools

Legal name

Roselle Public Schools

Website

https://roselleschools.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Roselle Public Schools is a New Jersey public K-12 school district operating 8 schools across the Borough of Roselle, serving roughly 3,000-4,000+ students from preschool through grade 12 with free public education funded by local taxes, state aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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 Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Public school district
• Preschool education
• Elementary education
• Secondary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Roselle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded primarily through local property taxes, state education aid from New Jersey, and federal funding including Title I, Title IV, and other categorical grants. The district operates under an annual budget approved by the Board of Education.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Roselle Public Schools is a public K-12 school district that operates eight schools in Roselle, New Jersey, providing tuition-free education to local students. The district's schools consist of one preschool, four elementary schools, one middle school, one junior high school, and one high school, delivering instruction and standard public education services across all grade levels.

Product overview

Roselle Public Schools operates as a traditional public school district with a portfolio of educational programs rather than a technology product company. The district's core educational infrastructure includes Genesis (Student Information System) for administrative records and Canvas (Learning Management System) for instructional delivery. Supporting systems include IEP Direct for special education compliance, T-Eval for teacher evaluation, and i-Ready for diagnostic assessment and personalized instruction. The district also runs the 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool program and Bilingual/ESL Education services. The technology stack centers on Genesis and Canvas as primary platforms, with various integrations including Clever (SSO), IEP Direct, HIBster, and Mojo HelpDesk for district operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rams Athletics: Athletics program for Abraham Clark High School
• 21st Century Community Learning Center - Arts in Action

Products and services

• Preschool Education Program Early childhood education program for preschool-age children in Roselle, NJ, operated as one of the district's eight schools. Intended for local families with preschool-age children.
• Elementary Education Program K-5 (or district-equivalent) public education delivered across four elementary schools in the Roselle Public Schools district. Intended for local families with elementary-age children.
• Middle School Education Program Intermediate public education program for middle school-grade students, operated as one of the district's eight schools. Intended for Roselle residents in the middle school age range.
• Junior High School Education Program Junior high school public education program offered as one of the district's eight schools in Roselle, NJ. Intended for local students in the junior high grade range.
• High School Education Program Public high school education program culminating in a high school diploma, operated as one of the district's eight schools. Intended for Roselle residents in the high school grade range.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving approximately 325-350 students through the 21st Century Community Learning Center program annually

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Jersey Performing Arts CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNJPAC serves as a key enrichment partner for the 21st Century Community Learning Center program, providing cultural and artistic programming to students in grades 3-6. The partnership supports arts integration in core curriculum areas including ELA and Mathematics.
• The Gateway Family YMCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Gateway Family YMCA collaborates with the 21st Century program to provide health, nutrition, fitness and physical activities for students. The partnership supports the holistic development of students through enrichment activities.
• Prevention LinksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevention Links serves as a collaborator in the 21st Century Community Learning Center program, contributing to positive youth development activities and prevention programming.
• The Roselle Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Roselle Public Library collaborates with the 21st Century program as a community partner, supporting literacy and enrichment activities for students.
• PlayworksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlayworks collaborates with the 21st Century program providing positive youth development through play and physical activity programming.
• Aboveground ProductionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAboveground Productions serves as a collaborator in the 21st Century program, contributing to arts and cultural programming for students.
• VerizoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVerizon Innovative Learning Schools program provides technology devices and connectivity support to students, addressing digital equity and enabling technology-rich learning environments in the district.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hillside Public Schools: Immediately adjacent Union County district with similar urban-suburban character, comparable size, and similar student demographic. Closely competes for the same interdistrict choice applicants and is a natural operational peer for transportation, facilities, and program benchmarks.
• Linden Public Schools: Neighboring Union County public school district with a similar K-12 structure, comparable enrollment scale, and overlapping competitive set for interdistrict choice. Comparable on governance (elected BOE), revenue mix (local property tax + NJ state aid), and student-support programming.
• Union Township School District: Larger Union County public school district neighboring Roselle. Operates a similar K-12 structure under New Jersey regulations and represents a relevant peer for understanding how a nearby district scales programs and facilities.
• Elizabeth Public Schools: Adjacent Union County, NJ urban public school district of comparable size and demographic profile. Serves a similarly diverse, multilingual student population with Title I funding, and competes with Roselle for interdistrict school choice students — making it the closest functional peer for benchmarking on funding, ELL programs, and facility strategy.
• Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools: Neighboring Union County public school district sharing the same regulatory and funding environment. Comparable K-12 structure and a relevant peer for interdistrict choice competition and per-pupil spending comparisons.
• Cranford Public Schools: Adjacent Union County public school district sharing the same state funding environment. Comparable in K-12 grade structure and competes for interdistrict choice applicants from Roselle.
• Plainfield Public Schools: Urban Union County public school district with comparable demographic and ELL density. Operates under the same New Jersey accountability framework (NJQSAC) and is a useful peer for Title I, bilingual, and turnaround-program benchmarks.
• Rahway Public Schools: Union County public school district of similar enrollment scale and grade-span structure. Shares the same NJ regulatory and funding environment and competes in the same interdistrict school choice market.

Emerging players

• Uncommon Schools: Multi-state charter management organization with Newark/North Jersey campuses serving similar demographics. Competes with traditional public districts like Roselle for enrollment under NJ charter and school choice rules and represents the charter-sector benchmark for student outcomes.
• KIPP New Jersey: Charter school network operating multiple K-12 campuses in nearby Newark and other New Jersey cities. Targets similar low-income, multilingual student populations and competes directly with Roselle for the same families under New Jersey's public school choice framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RoselleSchools
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@roselleboe
• Facebookfacebook.com/RosellePublicSchools
• Instagraminstagram.com/_roselleschools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roselle-public-schools

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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