Stride

What Stride does

Stride, Inc. (NYSE: LRN) is a publicly traded education services company headquartered in Reston, Virginia, that delivers online learning to K-12 students and adult career learners. Originally founded as K12 Inc. in 2000 and taken public in 2007, the company rebranded to Stride, Inc. in 2021 to signal its expansion beyond K-12 into lifelong learning. Stride contracts with school districts and state education agencies to operate K12-powered online public schools across 30 U.S. states, with branded academies such as Virginia Virtual Academy, West Virginia Virtual Academy, Indiana Digital Learning School, and the newly launched Insight School of Missouri. The company also sells private online education (Keystone School), tutoring (K12 Tutoring), and a portfolio of career learning brands — Tech Elevator, MedCerts, Tallo, Galvanize, and Hack Reactor — to families, individual adult learners, and employers. As of Q3 FY2026, total enrollment was approximately 244,500 students, and Stride reports it has served more than three million learners cumulatively since inception.

At the core of Stride's operations is its proprietary Online Learning System (OLS), a learning management platform covered by multiple U.S. patents (US 7,210,938; US 8,768,240; US 8,838,015) that handles curriculum delivery, instructional sequencing, content management, and student progress tracking. Stride has begun layering AI-enabled services onto OLS — including generative-AI chatbots, AI-generated storybook content, recommendation engines, and process automation for content moderation and student safety — and has integrated AI more directly into MedCerts' healthcare certification training through a strategic partnership with Pace AI. Stride also operates K12 Learning Hub, a curriculum licensing platform that lets districts and schools access its educational content library. The company's K-12 offering carries Cognia accreditation and complies with FERPA, COPPA, and CCPA, providing regulatory credibility in the online K-12 market.

Stride generates revenue primarily through recurring per-pupil funding from state and local education agencies for K-12 public school programs, tuition from private school families, subscription tutoring, and direct-to-consumer plus employer-funded career training enrollment. Q3 FY2026 revenue was $629.9 million (+2.7% year-over-year), split between General Education (K-12) at $357.5 million (-3.6% YoY) and Career Learning at $259.5 million (+15.9% YoY on 11.6% enrollment growth). Full-year FY2026 revenue guidance has been narrowed to $2.49–$2.52 billion. The company maintains a healthy balance sheet with $161 million in net cash, a 1.17x debt-to-EBITDA ratio, and an authorized $500 million share repurchase program. Stride operates as a fully remote company.

Name

Stride

Legal name

Stride, Inc.

Website

https://stridelearning.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Stride, Inc. (NYSE: LRN) is a publicly traded education services company running online K-12 schools across 30 U.S. states and career learning brands (Tech Elevator, MedCerts, Tallo) serving adult learners and employers in healthcare, IT, and software training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAI

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

SECONDARYEDAJADAC

Private/Independent Online K–12 Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Online & Virtual Schools

SECONDARYEDAJADAL

Virtual CTE & Career Pathways Programs (K–12)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Online & Virtual Schools

SECONDARYEDAJADAF

Online Credit Recovery & Alternative Pathways (Virtual)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Online & Virtual Schools

SECONDARYEDANAHAA

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Small-Group Tutoring & Learning Centers

Keywords

• Online K-12 education
• Virtual school programs
• Career learning services
• Workforce certification training
• Coding bootcamps

Headquarters

HQ city

Reston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Education (K-12): Revenue from online K-12 public and private school programs, including per-pupil funding from state partnerships and tuition from private schools. Q3 FY2026 revenue declined 3.6% to $357.5 million.
2. Career Learning: Revenue from workforce development programs including coding bootcamps (Tech Elevator), healthcare and IT certifications (MedCerts), and talent platforms (Tallo). Q3 FY2026 revenue surged 15.9% to $259.5 million driven by 11.6% enrollment growth.
3. K12 Tutoring: Personalized tutoring services for K-12 students provided by state-certified teachers, offered as an add-on service to families.
4. Curriculum Licensing: Licensing of K12's curriculum and learning content to schools and districts through the K12 Learning Hub platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stride is a technology-based education services company that delivers online K-12 schooling, tutoring, and career learning programs through brands such as K12, K12 Tutoring, K12 Learning Hub, Keystone School, Tallo, MedCerts, Tech Elevator, Galvanize, and Hack Reactor. The company operates virtual public schools under contract with school districts across 30 U.S. states, tuition-based private online schools, and workforce/certification training programs for adult learners and employers.

Product overview

Stride is a technology-based education services company operating a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core K12 brand provides online K-12 education through multiple delivery channels including full-time schools, private academies (Keystone School), and state-specific virtual schools (Virginia Virtual Academy, West Virginia Virtual Academy, Indiana Digital Learning School, and newly launched Insight School of Missouri). Supporting the K-12 offering are add-on services including K12 Tutoring for personalized academic support, K12 Learning Hub for supplementary lessons, and Tallo for career exploration. Career and workforce development is handled through MedCerts (healthcare/IT certifications with AI-powered training) and Tech Elevator (coding bootcamp). Acquired brands Galvanize and Hack Reactor provide additional software engineering training. The portfolio is unified under a common technology infrastructure with AI-enabled personalization features, and the company operates as a fully remote organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• K12: Core K-12 online education curriculum and school programs serving students across 30 states
• K12 Tutoring
• K12 Learning Hub
• Tallo
• MedCerts
• Tech Elevator
• Keystone School
• Galvanize
• Hack Reactor

Products and services

• K12 Flagship K-12 online education brand offering full- and part-time school programs with personalized learning, career and college prep in healthcare, business, and IT, along with certification exam prep for students and families.
• K12 Tutoring Personalized tutoring service for K-12 students delivered by state-certified teachers, designed to help students catch up or get ahead according to their learning style and schedule.
• K12 Learning Hub Academic support platform offering engaging lessons and customizable lesson playlists across various subject areas, used for curriculum licensing to schools and districts.
• Tallo Free career platform for emerging professionals aged 13 to 30 that helps explore career paths, build skills, and connect with opportunities including scholarships, internships, apprenticeships, and jobs.
• MedCerts Online education platform helping medical and IT professionals upgrade their careers with nationally recognized certifications through AI-powered training.
• Tech Elevator Coding bootcamp and career prep program offering hiring options, employee reskilling, and aptitude testing to help graduates become software developers.
• Keystone School Accredited online private school for K-12 students offering a flexible independent-study model with strong credit recovery options.
• Galvanize Software training platform offering coding bootcamps and technology education programs for adult learners.
• Hack Reactor Coding bootcamp brand focused on software engineering education for adult learners.
• Insight School of Missouri New statewide virtual option for high school students in Missouri with flexible learning and career-focused programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of parents believe K12 curriculum is preparing their child for future success
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pace AIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026MedCerts and Pace AI announced a strategic partnership to launch AI-powered healthcare certification training for adult learners, providing GED graduates with a direct pathway to allied health careers through AI-enhanced training programs.
• Cicada Innovations' Stride Incubator ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRDC partnered with Cicada Innovations' Stride incubator program to help agtech startups collaborate with growers early in product development, addressing gaps where innovators build solutions without understanding farmers' practical needs. The program mentored over 15 agtech ventures in Australia using real feedback to reshape products.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• 2U: Online education company offering degree programs through partnerships with universities (now operating as edX and pursuing shorter-form credentials). Broader incumbent in online/digital education with overlapping credentialing and career learning exposure to MedCerts and Tech Elevator.
• PowerSchool: Leading K-12 education technology platform serving school districts with student information systems, learning platforms, and analytics. Adjacent infrastructure provider whose Canvas LMS competes with Stride's OLS at the district level.
• Chegg: Direct-to-consumer student support and tutoring platform addressing affordability, study help, and skills. Comparable in the online learning and tutoring category and an indirect competitor to K12 Tutoring and Stride's broader learner services.
• Skillsoft: Workforce learning and certification platform serving enterprises and individuals; comparable to MedCerts and Tech Elevator in healthcare/IT certification and upskilling segments of career learning.
• Instructure (Canvas): Provider of Canvas, a leading K-12 and higher-ed learning management system; Stride's 2025 LMS migration incident involved Canvas. Adjacent incumbent whose platform choices materially affect Stride's operating risk profile.

Direct peers

• Imagine Learning: Provides digital curriculum, supplemental intervention, and virtual instruction to K-12 districts nationwide, including online schools. Direct competitor for district contracts and curriculum licensing alongside K12 Learning Hub.
• Edmentum: Provides online learning programs, credit recovery, and alternative pathways to K-12 districts and students, including virtual school offerings. Directly comparable to Stride's K-12 online, alternative pathways, and credit recovery programs.
• Florida Virtual School: State-funded public virtual school serving K-12 students nationwide with online curriculum and instruction. Directly comparable to Stride's statewide virtual academies (Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Missouri).
• Pearson Online Learning Services (OLS): Provides the online curriculum and learning platform used by many virtual schools including Connections Academy; competes with Stride's proprietary OLS platform for school district contracts and curriculum licensing revenue.
• Connections Academy: Operates tuition-free online public schools partnering with school districts across 30+ states, directly competing with Stride's K12-powered schools on per-pupil funding and curriculum delivery. Closest head-to-head competitor in the online K-12 virtual school category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stridelearn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/k12
• Facebookfacebook.com/StrideK12
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stride-learning
• Instagraminstagram.com/k12learn

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A6 records

Investments6 records

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