South Tama County School District

Name

South Tama County School District

Legal name

South Tama County Community School District

Website

https://s-tama.k12.ia.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

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 industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Career technical education
• School meal programs
• Rural school district
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tama

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Tama County Community School District is a rural public K-12 school district operating South Tama Elementary and South Tama Middle School in Tama, Iowa. The district delivers foundational and career-oriented public education, including Career and Technical Education (CTE) service areas in Agricultural Sciences, Business, Industrial Technology, and Family and Consumer Science. It also administers the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) free breakfast and lunch program for the 2025-2026 school year, provides facility rental scheduling, and participates in the Safe+Sound Iowa anonymous school violence reporting system.

Product overview

South Tama County Community School District operates as a public K-12 school district in Tama, Iowa, serving approximately 1,000+ students. The district offers a unified educational program consisting of elementary and middle school campuses, with integrated Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs spanning agricultural sciences, business, industrial technology, family and consumer science, and human services. Additional services include the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) meal program providing free breakfast and lunch to eligible students, and the Safe+Sound Iowa anonymous school violence reporting system. The district utilizes SchoolBlocks for website hosting and JMC Family Portal for parent/student access, with facilities managed through GoBound.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Educational Programs Comprehensive K-12 public education services delivered through South Tama Elementary and South Tama Middle School for students residing in the South Tama County attendance area.
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs Career-oriented coursework offered to all district students across four service areas: Agricultural Sciences, Business, Industrial Technology, and Family and Consumer Science.
• Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Meal Program Free breakfast and lunch provided at South Tama Elementary and South Tama Middle School under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast CEP for the 2025-2026 school year; families complete a household survey to qualify for fee waivers.
• District Facility Rental Services Facility rental scheduling for community use of South Tama County Community School District buildings and spaces, managed through the GoBound facilities calendar with public and faculty-member rental workflows.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Safe+Sound IowacoreOthersSafe+Sound Iowa is a free, anonymous school violence reporting tool available to K-12 schools statewide at no charge, provided by the Governor's School Safety Bureau. Trained dispatchers monitor reports 24/7 and immediately engage in two-way communication with those raising concerns, then reach out to appropriate local school safety contacts, law enforcement, or community partners.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cedar Rapids Community School District: Large Iowa public K-12 district offering a full K-12 footprint and extensive CTE programming, serving as a state-level benchmark for STC's program structure.
• Des Moines Public Schools: The largest public K-12 district in Iowa. Comparable as same-state public district with mature CTE and student services infrastructure, though at a fundamentally larger scale.
• Iowa City Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district operating under the same state funding framework with a comprehensive CTE and student services portfolio. Useful as a regional state-level comparand.
• Waterloo Community School District: Mid-to-large Iowa public K-12 district with comparable urban-adjacent demographics and similar federal nutrition program participation profile.
• West Des Moines Community Schools: Large suburban Iowa public K-12 district operating across the same state regulatory framework but at much greater scale. Comparable as a same-state public district benchmark.

Direct peers

• Benton Community School District: Rural Iowa public K-12 district with similar enrollment scale, county-level geographic scope, and publicly funded meal program participation.
• Marshalltown Community School District: Nearby Iowa public K-12 school district serving a comparable rural-to-mid-sized community with similar CTE, nutrition, and operational infrastructure. Most directly comparable peer given geographic and demographic overlap with South Tama.
• Grinnell-Newburg Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district of comparable size in a small/rural-adjacent community with similar CTE programming and student services structure.
• Anamosa Community School District: Rural Iowa public K-12 district with comparable enrollment, CTE programming, and reliance on state and federal program funding.
• Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District: Small rural Iowa public K-12 district in a Tama County-adjacent area with similar enrollment scale and operating constraints.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stctrojans
• Facebookfacebook.com/South-Tama-County-Community-School-District-633382270053283
• Instagraminstagram.com/stctrojans

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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