Jefferson High School

What Jefferson High School does

Jefferson High School is one of five operating schools within the Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD), a public secondary education district established in 1922 and headquartered at 123 Edgemont Drive in Daly City, California. JUHSD serves approximately 3,715 students across three comprehensive high schools (Jefferson, Oceana, Westmoor), one alternative continuation school (Thornton), an adult education program, and supplemental district-wide initiatives. The district is funded primarily through California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) per-pupil allocation, supplemented by federal Title funds, categorical grants, and minor transactional revenue from Parchment transcript services and facility rentals. Its customer segments are geographically bound students and families in Daly City, Pacifica, Brisbane, and Colma, fed by four elementary feeder districts.

The district's product surface spans core academic instruction, Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways, English Language Development, Visual and Performing Arts, Student Health Services, a Wellness Program, and the developing JUHSD Bridge Program. Technology operations run on a standard edtech stack: Edupoint Synergy (SIS), Google Workspace for Education, ParentSquare for communications, Parchment for transcripts, APEX Learning for credit recovery, Clever for SSO, PAPER for tutoring, and FlexTime for scheduling. Notable differentiators include the CEEP Wilderness School Program at Thornton High School, dual enrollment with Skyline College, the Yondr phone-free learning program at Terra Nova, and an Ed Trust West-led equity blueprint. The district is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees with Toni Presta serving as Superintendent since November 2020.

JUHSD is a California government entity with no equity ownership, no commercial revenue model, and no traditional growth metrics. Enrollment is structurally locked to its attendance zone, and revenue is structurally locked to state funding formulas. Recent strategic activity has centered on governance (board turnover in early 2026), equity positioning (Ed Trust West audit), partnership expansion (Skyline College dual enrollment), and incremental program launches (Bridge Program, Yondr at Terra Nova) — all incremental modernization rather than growth-stage expansion.

Name

Jefferson High School

Legal name

Jefferson Union High School District

Website

https://juhsd.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Jefferson High School is one of five secondary schools in the Jefferson Union High School District, a California public school district founded in 1922 serving approximately 3,715 students across Daly City, Pacifica, Brisbane, and Colma through state LCFF per-pupil funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ), Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Career technical education
• Alternative education
• Adult education programs
• English language development

Headquarters

HQ city

Daly City

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: California public school district funded primarily through state per-pupil attendance-based funding (LCFF), with additional federal funding through Title programs and categorical grants
2. Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP): State-funded programs supporting specific initiatives including equity programs, wellness services, and educational improvements
3. Transcript Processing Fees: Parchment partnership for official transcript processing - $5 for electronic copies, $7 for hard copies for alumni. No fee for current students for electronic copies
4. Facility Rental: Rental fees for district facilities to community organizations through the Maintenance, Operations & Transportation department

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jefferson Union High School District (JUHSD) operates public secondary education across six schools serving approximately 3,715 students in Daly City, Pacifica, Brisbane, and Colma. The district provides comprehensive high school education, alternative/continuation schooling, adult education, and supporting programs including Career Technical Education, English Language Development, Visual and Performing Arts, Student Health Services, and a Wellness Program.

Product overview

Jefferson Union High School District operates a portfolio of five distinct educational programs across six school sites: three comprehensive high schools (Jefferson High School, Oceana High School, and Westmoor High School), one alternative continuation school (Thornton High School with CEEP wilderness program), one adult education school, and the JUHSD Bridge Program. The district provides core academic instruction supplemented by Career Technical Education pathways, English Language Development services, Visual and Performing Arts programming, Student Health Services, and a district-wide Wellness Program. District operations are supported by Edupoint Synergy for student information management, Parchment for transcript services, and Google Workspace for classroom instruction. Thornton High School additionally offers the Community Environmental Education Program (CEEP) featuring wilderness-based leadership curriculum. Terra Nova High School maintains a dedicated College & Career Center supporting post-secondary transitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jefferson High School
• Oceana High School
• Terra Nova High School
• Westmoor High School
• Thornton High School
• Adult Education
• Career Technical Education (CTE)
• Community Environmental Education Program (CEEP)
• Terra Nova College & Career Center

Quantifiable outcome

• 90.4% district-wide graduation rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ParchmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial transcript ordering and processing partnership. Parchment serves as the online service provider for automated processing of official academic transcripts. Current students receive electronic copies at no charge; alumni pay $5 for electronic or $7 for hard copy.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationDistrict communication platform for Superintendent weekly community updates, school newsletters, and emergency notifications to families across all JUHSD schools.
• Edupoint Educational Systems (Synergy)coreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system powering ParentVUE and StudentVUE portals for parents and students to access grades, attendance, and academic records.
• Skyline CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThornton High School has dual enrollment partnership with Skyline College, allowing students to earn college credit while completing high school requirements.
• San Mateo County Education OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with County Superintendent of Schools for board governance, special education Local Plan Area (SELPA), school safety Big Five coalition, and immigration services.
• Daly City Youth Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership providing health center services to students. Superintendent Presta serves on the advisory board of the Daly City Youth Health Center.
• Ed Trust WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquity audit and equity blueprint partnership. Ed Trust West conducted an equity audit of district operations and developed an equity blueprint for systematic improvement.
• Daly City PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partnership. Superintendent Presta is an active board member of the Daly City Partnership.
• San Mateo County Trades Introduction Program (TIPS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing trades and vocational program information and pathways for students through the County.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sweetwater Union High School District: Large Southern California high school district with comprehensive, alternative, and adult education programs. Directly comparable in portfolio structure and California LCFF reliance, though operating in a very different demographic and economic context.
• San Mateo Union High School District: Neighboring San Mateo County high school district serving similar Bay Area communities. Directly comparable in governance structure, California LCFF funding model, and comprehensive high school portfolio serving overlapping feeder patterns.
• Cabrillo Unified School District: San Mateo County district operating a high school plus K-8 schools with similar community-based enrollment model. Comparable in scale, California LCFF funding reliance, and coastal Bay Area demographic profile.
• Sequoia Union High School District: Adjacent San Mateo County high school district with multiple comprehensive high schools, alternative education, and adult education programs. Same funding regime, similar demographics, and comparable portfolio structure to JUHSD.

Broad incumbents

• Palo Alto Unified School District: Larger, higher-resourced Bay Area district operating Gunn and Palo Alto high schools. Comparable on comprehensive high school operations, AP/college readiness metrics, and California public school funding, but with materially higher per-pupil funding.
• Fremont Union High School District: Five-school Silicon Valley high school district (Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook, Monta Vista). Comparable portfolio structure with multiple comprehensive high schools, California LCFF funding, and similar Silicon Valley community context.
• San Francisco Unified School District: Large urban California public school district operating multiple comprehensive and alternative high schools. Comparable in alternative education programming, equity initiatives, and LCFF reliance, though much larger and more urban than JUHSD.
• Berkeley Unified School District: Bay Area public school district operating Berkeley High. Comparable comprehensive high school model, equity and ELL programming focus, and California public school funding structure.
• Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District: Bay Area two-school district (Mountain View and Los Altos high schools). Comparable comprehensive high school model with strong college-prep focus and similar California LCFF funding structure, but smaller scale.

Others

• Jefferson Elementary School District: Direct K-8 feeder district that channels students into Jefferson High School. Not a competitor but a tightly-coupled upstream partner in the JUHSD enrollment pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/JUHSD1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jefferson-union-high-school-district
• Instagraminstagram.com/juhsd1
• Xx.com/juhsd1

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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