Richland Parish School Board

Name

Richland Parish School Board

Legal name

Richland Parish School Board

Website

https://richland.k12.la.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 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

Charter Career & Technical Education (CTE) Schools (EDAJACAK), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Career technical education
• Virtual learning programs
• School district administration
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rayville

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Local Tax Revenue: Property taxes and local tax revenue from commercial operations, including $42.9 million from Meta's data center project for first nine months, more than double the previous year. Funded by a 1968 ordinance enabling bonus programs.
2. State Education Funding: Per-pupil state funding from Louisiana Department of Education based on enrollment and attendance.
3. Federal Funding: Federal education grants and programs including Title I, Title IX, special education funding, and categorical grants.
4. Property Millage and Sales Tax: Property millage continuation and half-cent sales tax renewal for maintenance and operations of schools, subject to voter approval.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Richland Parish School Board operates a public K-12 school district serving students in northeast Louisiana across 11 schools, including five elementary, three junior high, three high schools, and one career-technical center. The district delivers traditional in-person instruction, career and technical education (including Jump Start pathways), dual enrollment with colleges, and a fully online option through Richland Virtual Academy. Educational services are provided free of charge to district residents and supported by local tax revenue, state per-pupil funding, and federal education grants.

Product overview

Richland Parish School Board operates as a traditional public school district in northeast Louisiana, offering in-person and virtual education across multiple campuses rather than a unified software product. The district's digital offerings consist of a main district website, individual school websites, the Richland Virtual Academy for online learning, and various student/parent portals. The district utilizes third-party educational technology platforms including Edgenuity for the virtual academy, Google Workspace for communication, and multiple curriculum-specific platforms (Agile Mind for math, Amplify for science, Renaissance Place for assessments). Schools operate as semi-autonomous units under the district umbrella, each maintaining local websites with school-specific information about academics, athletics, and student activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Richland Virtual Academy: Online K-12 educational program offering virtual instruction via Edgenuity platform with teacher-coach support.
• Richland Career Center at Archibald

Quantifiable outcome

• Teachers receiving bonuses exceeding $50,000 per year

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• East Carroll Parish School Board: Rural Louisiana public K-12 school district operating under the same state framework, with comparable enrollment scale and educational program mix.
• Caldwell Parish School Board: Small rural Louisiana parish school district with a comparable mix of elementary, middle, and high school campuses and similar dependence on state per-pupil funding.
• Madison Parish School Board: Rural northeast Louisiana K-12 public school district operating traditional, virtual, and career-technical programs under the same state accountability and funding regime.
• Franklin Parish School Board: Northeast Louisiana rural parish school district operating elementary, junior high, and high schools under the same Louisiana Department of Education framework as Richland.
• Ouachita Parish School System: Largest neighboring K-12 public school district in northeast Louisiana; operates multiple elementary, middle, and high schools plus career/technical programs under the same state funding and accountability framework as Richland Parish.
• Morehouse Parish School Board: Adjacent rural northeast Louisiana parish school district offering K-12 public education with comparable student demographics, governance structure (elected school board), and dependence on state MFP funding.
• West Carroll Parish School Board: Northeast Louisiana rural K-12 district with a similar small-district profile, school mix, and reliance on state and federal categorical education funding.

Emerging players

• K12 Inc. (Stride): Large online K-12 education provider and operator of virtual academies comparable in delivery model to Richland Virtual Academy, though operating across multiple states at significant scale.

Others

• Louisiana Department of Education: State-level regulator and per-pupil funding authority governing all Louisiana public K-12 districts including Richland Parish; not a peer operator but the primary counterparty defining funding, accountability, and curriculum standards.
• Edgenuity (Imagine Learning): Edtech vendor whose platform underpins Richland Virtual Academy; an enabling technology provider rather than a direct competitor, but central to the district's online delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RichlandParishSchools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/richland-parish-school-board

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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