Hopewell Area School District

What Hopewell Area School District does

Hopewell Area School District is a public K-12 school district organized under Pennsylvania state law as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, headquartered at 2354 Brodhead Road in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. The district serves students residing in Hopewell, Independence, and Raccoon Township in Beaver County across approximately 60 square miles. It operates five school buildings: Hopewell Senior High School (grades 9-12), Hopewell Memorial Junior High School (grades 6-8), and three elementary schools — Hopewell Elementary, Independence Elementary, and Margaret Ross Elementary. The district additionally serves as host district for Beaver County Jail, providing regular and special education to school-age incarcerated students.

The district's core operational infrastructure is the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU) Student Information System, which manages class schedules, attendance, grades, discipline tracking, report cards, and parent/student portal access. Instructional delivery runs through Schoology (LMS), Google Classroom, Google Workspace for Education, and the Clever single-sign-on portal. The Viking CONNECT program, launched in 2024, issues a district-owned computer to every student for home and school use. Operational platforms include SchoolCafe for food-service management and online meal payments, Aesop for substitute teacher scheduling, and PayPal/JotForm for technology-fee collection. The public-facing website runs on the Educational Networks platform and is undergoing a 2025 redesign.

As a public entity, the district charges no tuition. Funding is derived from local property taxes, Pennsylvania state basic education aid, and federal categorical grants (Title I, special education, and others). The only direct family charge is the Viking CONNECT technology use fee, ranging from $5 to $25 per student annually on a sliding scale based on family size and free/reduced-lunch eligibility. Service offerings include academic instruction aligned with Pennsylvania standards, Chapter 14/16 special education programs (gifted, learning, life skills, emotional, autistic, and speech/language support), Title I literacy services, health services staffed by certified school nurses, district-operated student transportation, athletics at facilities including Tony Dorsett Stadium, food services, and a Cyber Program option. Governance rests with an elected Board of School Directors, and administration is led by a superintendent and departmental directors.

Name

Hopewell Area School District

Legal name

Hopewell Area School District

Website

https://hopewellarea.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hopewell Area School District is a public K-12 school district serving students in Hopewell, Independence, and Raccoon Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It operates five schools providing academic instruction, special education, transportation, food services, and athletics, funded by local taxes and state aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Special education services
• Student transportation services
• Title I literacy programs
• School athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Aliquippa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 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 channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hopewell Area School District is a publicly funded K-12 school district that delivers free public education to resident students from kindergarten through grade 12 across five school buildings in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Its core offerings include standard academic instruction aligned to Pennsylvania standards, special education services (Chapter 14/16 compliant), Title I literacy support, athletics, health services, food services, district-operated student transportation, and the Viking CONNECT 1:1 device program. The district also operates a Cyber Program for online learning and provides educational services at Beaver County Jail.

Product overview

Hopewell Area School District operates as a K-12 public education provider serving Aliquippa, PA with five schools: Hopewell High School, Hopewell Memorial Junior High School, Hopewell Elementary, Independence Elementary, and Margaret Ross Elementary. The district offers a Cyber Program and manages athletic facilities including Tony Dorsett Stadium. Core operational infrastructure includes the CSIU Student Information System for academic and administrative management, the Viking Connect 1:1 Device Program for technology access, transportation services covering approximately 60 square miles, food services, health services, special education, and facility management. The district operates its public-facing website on Educational Networks' platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU)coreTechnology or IntegrationCSIU developed and hosts the district's Student Information System (SIS) used for class schedules, attendance, grades, discipline tracking, and report cards. The CSIU Parent and Student Portals are accessed through CSIU-operated websites.
• DRAW Collective (formerly VEBH Architects)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm conducting the 2024 district-wide facility master planning study. Selected Option A3 for school consolidation: build addition to high school for grades 7-12 and construct new K-6 facility. Total estimated cost $112.6 million.
• SchoologycoreTechnology or IntegrationLearning Management System (LMS) used by students and parents for course access and assignments. District provides Schoology access links through parent and student portals.
• Beaver County JailminorOthersThe district is the host district for Beaver County Jail, providing regular education and special education services for school-age students incarcerated at the facility.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Commonwealth Charter Academy: Pennsylvania-based cyber charter school enrolling K-12 students statewide; competitor for Hopewell residents who choose cyber over the district's in-person program.
• Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School: Statewide PA cyber charter that directly competes with Hopewell's Cyber Program for online-enrolled students; comparable online K-12 service offering funded via PA cyber charter tuition formula.

Direct peers

• Central Valley School District: Beaver County-area public K-12 district formed through prior consolidation; directly comparable as a recently consolidated neighboring district and a model for district reorganization strategies.
• Blackhawk School District: Neighboring Beaver County public K-12 district covering portions of the same county with overlapping special education, athletic, and transportation service profiles.
• Moon Area School District: Suburban western PA public K-12 district near Pittsburgh of comparable scale and demographic profile; comparable in SIS/LMS platform adoption, athletic operations, and special education offerings.
• Beaver Area School District: Adjacent Beaver County, PA public K-12 district serving similar suburban communities with comparable grade structure and Pennsylvania academic standards; directly comparable in size, demographics, and funding environment.
• Ambridge Area School District: Beaver County, PA public K-12 district of similar suburban/river-town character; competes for the same regional student population and state funding pool.

Others

• Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU): PA intermediate unit that built and hosts Hopewell's SIS and portals; comparable as an enabling service provider whose platform, pricing, and roadmap directly shape the district's edtech capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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