Orchard Farm School District

What Orchard Farm School District does

Orchard Farm School District is a public K-12 school district located in St. Charles County, Missouri, formed on February 14, 1959, and serving more than 2,600 students across an integrated preschool-through-grade-12 system. The district operates six schools: Orchard Farm Elementary School, Orchard Farm Middle School (grades 5-6), Orchard Farm Junior High School (grades 7-8), Orchard Farm High School (grades 9-12, relocated to a new facility at 2555 Highway B opened January 17, 2024), Discovery Elementary School (opened 2010), and the Early Learning Center for preschool (opened August 2016 at 3489 Boschertown Road, which also houses the central administration office). A seventh school, Two Rivers Elementary, is under construction with a planned opening of August 2026, funded by community passage of Proposition E.

The district delivers its educational product through a standard K-12 operating stack: Canvas as the learning management system, PowerSchool as the student information system with parent/student portals, Follett Destiny for library cataloging, Chartwells for food service operations (with Nutrislice menus and MySchoolBucks for online meal payments), My Ride K-12 for real-time bus tracking, and supporting administrative tools (TalentEd for HR, Red Rover for substitute management, Time Clock Plus for timekeeping, SchoolMessenger for notifications, and RevTrak for payments). Instructional differentiators include Singapore Math at the elementary level, Standards Based Grading K-5, the One School One Book reading program, Mark Twain Award reading challenges, the Family Dinner Book Club, Second Step Early Childhood social-emotional curriculum, the Emerging Language Literacy Curriculum (ELLC), and Parents as Teachers home-visit services for families with children ages 0-5. The district reports a 91.9% high school graduation rate.

Orchard Farm is a non-profit governmental entity, not a commercial enterprise. It is funded through local property taxes, Missouri state education formula funding, and federal education grants, with no equity ownership, parent company, or investor base. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education and led by an appointed Superintendent (not named in source material). Pricing signals are limited to school meal unit prices ($2.55 student breakfast, $3.50 elementary lunch, $3.60 secondary lunch for 2025-2026), reflecting food service as a near-cost-recovery ancillary rather than a profit center. The district employs 101-250 staff, communicates with families through a website (ofsd.k12.mo.us), a monthly OFSD eNews newsletter, SchoolMessenger alerts, and Facebook/Twitter/YouTube social channels, and uses a dedicated Red Rover-powered careers portal for hiring.

Name

Orchard Farm School District

Legal name

Orchard Farm School District

Website

https://ofsd.k12.mo.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Public K-12 school district in St. Charles County, Missouri, serving more than 2,600 preschool-through-grade-12 students across six operating schools (with a seventh opening August 2026), funded by local taxes, state aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

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Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Early childhood education
• Special education services
• Student transportation services
• School nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Charles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Orchard Farm School District provides free public K-12 education services to more than 2,600 students from preschool through 12th grade across six schools in St. Charles County, Missouri, with a seventh elementary school (Two Rivers Elementary) under construction for August 2026 opening. The district's core offering includes regular classroom instruction, college and career preparation, special education, gifted education, social-emotional learning, athletics and activities, food service, transportation, library media services, and early childhood education through its Early Learning Center and Parents as Teachers home-visit program.

Product overview

Orchard Farm School District is a public K-12 school district in St. Charles County, Missouri, serving over 2,600 students across seven schools (with Two Rivers Elementary opening August 2026). The district operates as a unified educational platform comprising: Orchard Farm High School, Orchard Farm Junior High School, Orchard Farm Middle School, Orchard Farm Elementary School, Discovery Elementary School, Two Rivers Elementary School (under construction), and the Early Learning Center (preschool). Key operational systems include Canvas LMS for online learning, PowerSchool for student information management, Follett Destiny for library catalog services, Chartwells for food service (with Nutrislice menus and MySchoolBucks payments), and My Ride K-12 for transportation tracking. The district also supports Singapore Math, Standards Based Grading, One School One Book reading programs, Mark Twain Award reading challenges, Family Dinner Book Club, and Parents as Teachers home-visit programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orchard Farm School District: Main district brand serving students K-12 in St. Charles County, Missouri

Products and services

• Orchard Farm High School District high school serving grades 9-12, offering college-preparatory academics, athletics and activities, library media center, and 3D printing programs for students in St. Charles County, Missouri.
• Orchard Farm Junior High School Junior high school serving grades 7-8 on the Highway V campus, with sports, clubs, activities, library media center, and Chromebook program for district students.
• Orchard Farm Middle School Middle school serving grades 5-6 on the Highway V campus, offering standards-based grading, athletics, activities, library media center, and lunch menus via Nutrislice.
• Orchard Farm Elementary School Elementary school on the Highway V campus offering Singapore Math curriculum, library media center, One School One Book program, Family Dinner Book Club, Mark Twain reading challenges, and standards-based grading.
• Discovery Elementary School Elementary school located at 500 Discovery Path Lane (opened 2010), offering standards-based grading, library media center, and school counseling programs for district students.
• Early Learning Center Preschool program (opened August 2016) located at 3489 Boschertown Road, providing early childhood education guided by Missouri Early Learning Standards, including ELLC, Second Step Early Childhood Program, Ready for Math, and Parents as Teachers services.
• Parents as Teachers (PAT) Program District-provided home-visit and family engagement program offering developmental screenings, group connections, parent education, and play groups for families with children ages 0-5 in the district.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91.9% graduation rate
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ChartwellscoreOthersChartwells provides comprehensive food service operations for the Orchard Farm School District, including meal preparation, menu planning, and cafeteria management across all district schools.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the district's Student Information System (SIS) used for student enrollment, grade management, attendance tracking, and parent/student portal access.
• Canvas LMScoreTechnology or IntegrationCanvas is the district's learning management system for delivering online curriculum, assignments, and communication between teachers and students.
• Background Investigation Bureau (BIB)minorOthersBIB conducts criminal background checks and sex offender registry searches for district volunteers annually as required by district policy.
• St. Charles City-County LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing library resources and materials for students, referenced in Family Dinner Book Club and library curriculum.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wentzville R-IV School District: Neighboring public K-12 district in St. Charles County serving a significantly larger student population. Directly comparable in geography, funding model, and grade span, and is the most relevant competitor for student enrollment within the county.
• Fort Zumwalt R-II School District: Public K-12 district serving the southern portion of St. Charles County with a comparable school structure. Competes directly with Orchard Farm for residential families and offers a similar portfolio of elementary-through-high-school programs.
• Francis Howell R-III School District: Adjacent public K-12 district in St. Charles County operating multiple elementary, middle, and high schools. Closely comparable to Orchard Farm in suburban Missouri public-school profile, grade band, and per-pupil funding model.
• Francis Howell School District: St. Charles County suburban K-12 district with a similar profile of multiple elementary schools feeding into middle and high schools. Comparable in scale, instructional technology adoption, and extracurricular breadth.
• St. Charles R-VI School District: Public K-12 district headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri, operating within the same county and serving overlapping residential zones. Same grade band, same funding structure, and same competitive set as Orchard Farm.

Others

• PowerSchool: Provider of the Student Information System that Orchard Farm uses district-wide. Relevant ecosystem partner; comparable in business model to other ed-tech vendors serving similar K-12 districts.
• Instructure (Canvas): Provider of the Canvas LMS that Orchard Farm has deployed across all schools. Key ed-tech infrastructure partner with deep penetration in U.S. K-12 districts similar in size to Orchard Farm.
• Chartwells School Services: Contracted food service provider operating all district cafeterias at Orchard Farm. Representative of the outsourced operational services model common across mid-sized U.S. K-12 districts.

Broad incumbents

• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE): State-level regulatory and funding authority that oversees all Missouri K-12 districts including Orchard Farm. Not a competitor but the governing/oversight body whose funding formula and policy choices directly shape district operations.

Emerging players

• Lutheran High School of St. Charles County: Private religious K-12 option in the same county competing for the same family pool. Relevant as an alternative to public K-12 and representative of non-public options that drain enrollment from Orchard Farm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OrchardFarmRV
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1k7QsZpxmdsIJXymZceQ8A?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/OrchardFarmRV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orchard-farm-school-district

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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