Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District

What Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District does

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District is a New York State public K-12 school district operating in the Finger Lakes region and headquartered in Clifton Springs, NY. Formed in 1967 through a voter-approved merger of the Phelps and Clifton Springs school districts, it serves approximately 1,484 students from Universal Pre-K through 12th grade on a single 125-acre campus containing Midlakes Elementary School (UPK-6), Midlakes Middle/High School (7-12), an aquatic center, four gymnasiums, and 15 playing fields. It is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and delivers a comprehensive portfolio of services including Advanced Placement and dual credit coursework (24 courses), 60 athletic teams, 60+ clubs, the Midlakes Theatre Experience, special education under MTSS, McKinney-Vento homeless student support, food services under Community Eligibility Provision (free meals to all students), and transportation covering roughly 2,000 miles per school day.

The district's operational backbone is a standardized K-12 SaaS stack rather than proprietary technology. The 1:1 device-to-student ratio provides device-based access, while the Finalsite platform powers the midlakes.org website, SchoolTool manages grades/attendance/scheduling, ParentSquare handles family communications, MySchoolBucks processes meal payments, and BoardDocs supports board governance and policy. These integrations are commodity edtech tools focused on administrative efficiency and family engagement rather than differentiated technical capability. The district has no owned app, no public API, no proprietary AI models, and no patents or trademarks.

As a government entity, revenue is synonymous with the voter-approved annual operating budget, which stands at $47,386,760 for fiscal year 2025-2026. State aid provides 61.5%, local property taxes 34.1%, and the balance ~4.4% comes from facility rentals, summer programs, and federal meal reimbursements. Because education is tuition-free for district residents, there is no per-customer pricing model; rather, revenue grows via state formula escalators, property tax levy limits, and voter-approved capital projects (e.g., the $15.6 million 2019 improvement project). Distribution is purely a single-campus, in-person service delivery model with community access to facilities via the online Facility Use Portal, and the value proposition is comprehensive UPK-12 continuity rather than competitive differentiation in a market that excludes private alternatives within the catchment.

Name

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District

Legal name

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District

Website

https://midlakes.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Public K-12 school district in New York's Finger Lakes region, serving approximately 1,484 students UPK-12 across two schools on a single 125-acre campus, funded by state aid and property taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Secondary education programs
• Community education facilities
• Extracurricular athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Clifton Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Aid: State funding constitutes 61.5% of district revenues. This includes formula-based state education funding distributed to New York State school districts.
2. Property Taxes: Local property taxes represent 34.1% of district revenues, collected from district residents to fund educational operations.
3. Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Federal meal program allows district to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students, with federal reimbursement covering costs.
4. User Fees and Facility Rentals: District generates some revenue through facility use fees, summer programs, and community use of facilities through the Facility Use Portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District operates a unified K-12 public education system through two schools on a single 125-acre campus: Midlakes Elementary School (UPK-6) and Midlakes Middle/High School (7-12). The district delivers college and career readiness programming, including 24 AP/Dual Credit courses, 60+ clubs and activities, 60 athletic teams, special education services, and free meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision.

Product overview

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District operates as a unified K-12 educational system through two main school buildings on a shared campus: Midlakes Elementary School (UPK-6) and Midlakes Middle/High School (7-12). The district offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs including Advanced Placement and dual credit courses, over 60 clubs and activities, 60 athletic teams, and performing arts through the Midlakes Theatre Experience. Supporting services include the Midlakes Aquatic Center (public swim facility), Food and Nutrition Services (under Community Eligibility Provision), Transportation Services, Special Services, and Driver's Education. The district also maintains the One-Room Schoolhouse as a heritage educational program and publishes the Midlakes Journal for community communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Midlakes Elementary School

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% graduation rate (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Weslor EnterprisesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Weslor Enterprises, a custom fabrication and welding business in Lyons, NY, partnered with the district to sand-blast, prime, powder coat, and restore the historic 500-pound school bell. They also created and installed pillars to anchor the bell at its new location next to the One-Room Schoolhouse.
• Gary Sinise Foundation and American AirlinesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Soaring Valor trip sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation and American Airlines allowed Midlakes High School students to escort veterans to the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
• Midlakes One-Room Schoolhouse CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity committee that helped bring the One-Room Schoolhouse to campus in 2010 and collaborated on the historic school bell restoration project. Led by Roy Wilkes.
• Clifton Springs RotaryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRotary club partners with Midlakes Elementary to offer school supplies to students through community support initiatives.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Victor Central School District: Ontario County NY K-12 public school district in Victor. High-performing, larger suburban district in the same Finger Lakes region; represents a primary competitive threat for in-district family retention.
• Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District: Monroe County NY K-12 public school district near the Finger Lakes region. Comparable suburban/rural public district with strong academic reputation; relevant for benchmarking programming and competing for families in the southern tier.
• Geneva City School District: Ontario County NY K-12 public school district in Geneva. Comparable Finger Lakes regional public district with similar AP/dual-credit offerings; serves as a benchmark for academic programming and funding scale.
• Canandaigua City School District: Larger Ontario County NY K-12 public school district serving the City of Canandaigua. Comparable Finger Lakes regional public district with broader academic and athletic programming; represents a competitive incumbent in the same labor and family market.

Direct peers

• Marcus Whitman Central School District: Adjacent Finger Lakes-region NY K-12 public school district of comparable size serving Gorham and Middlesex. Directly comparable as a small-district rural Finger Lakes public school serving a similar demographic and relying on similar state aid/property tax funding mix.
• Newark Central School District: Nearby Wayne/Ontario County NY K-12 public school district operating two school buildings on a shared campus in Newark. Direct peer given geographic proximity, similar enrollment scale, and shared BOCES operational support.
• Palmyra-Macedon Central School District: Wayne County NY K-12 public school district serving the villages of Palmyra and Macedon. Comparable Finger Lakes public district with similar UPK-12 structure and state aid dependence.
• Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket): Ontario County NY K-12 public school district in Shortsville with similar small-town enrollment scale. Direct peer operating on comparable New York State foundation aid and property tax funding mechanics.

Regional players

• West Irondequoit Central School District: Monroe County NY K-12 public school district outside the immediate Finger Lakes catchment. Comparable NY public district used as a programming and operations benchmark, though not directly competing for the same student population.

Others

• Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES: Regional educational service agency providing shared back-office, special education, and career-technical services to component districts including Phelps-Clifton Springs. Highly relevant as the operational backbone via which the district's payroll, AP, and health insurance are administered.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MidlakesSchools
• YouTubeyoutube.com/midlakesschools
• Facebookfacebook.com/midlakesschools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/phelps-clifton-springs-central-school-district
• Instagraminstagram.com/midlakesschools

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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