What Abington Heights High School does

Abington Heights School District is a public K-12 school district operating in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, approximately eight miles north of Scranton. The district was formed in 1964 through the consolidation of three predecessor districts—Clarks Summit, Waverly, and Newton-Ransom—and serves a community of more than 20,000 residents across 69 square miles and eight boroughs/townships. It operates six schools: Abington Heights High School (grades 9–12), Abington Heights Middle School (grades 5–8), and four elementary schools—Clarks Summit, Newton Ransom, South Abington, and Waverly—covering kindergarten through grade 4. Core customers are resident K-12 students and their families, served via direct open enrollment through Central Registration.

The district's technology stack is built on commodity K-12 platforms rather than proprietary systems. Infinite Campus functions as the Student Information System, providing parents and guardians with online access to grades, schedules, attendance, and registration. Google Classroom and Google Workspace for Education serve as the learning management and productivity layer, with Clever providing single sign-on across educational applications. SchoolMessenger handles district communications via email, voice, and SMS, while Frontline and Applitrack manage HR and employment applications. Additional tools include Safe2Say (an anonymous safety tip reporting system) and the district's Flexible Instructional Day (FID) capability for remote learning during inclement weather or emergencies. The Comet Chronicle, a student-produced publication, rounds out the district's content channels alongside Facebook, Twitter/X, and YouTube presences.

The business model is government-funded public education. There is no tuition revenue; funding flows from local property taxes, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) subsidies, and federal programs including Title I and IDEA. Metz provides outsourced food services districtwide under a contractual arrangement. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed on the district website. The district maintains FERPA compliance, participates in the federal E-Rate telecom subsidy program (with a 2025 fiber cabling RFP at the High School), and operates under a 2022–2026 professional staff contract and a 2021–2026 Comprehensive Curriculum Plan.

Name

Abington Heights High School

Legal name

Abington Heights School District

Website

https://ahsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Abington Heights School District is a public K-12 school district in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, formed in 1964 and serving 20,000+ residents across six schools (one high school, one middle school, four elementary schools). It is government-funded through local property taxes and state/federal education subsidies, with no tuition revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Secondary education services
• Public school district
• High school education
• Student academic programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarks Summit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded public education through local tax revenue, state funding (PDE), and federal programs (Title I, IDEA). Operates as a public school district with no direct tuition revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Abington Heights High School is a public secondary school that delivers grades 9-12 education to students residing within the Abington Heights School District. As part of a six-school K-12 district located in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania (near Scranton), it provides standard academic coursework, extracurricular activities, and student support services funded through public taxation and government education appropriations.

Product overview

Abington Heights School District operates a multi-platform educational technology ecosystem. The district's core offering is its website and physical schools (Abington Heights High School, Middle School, and five elementary schools). The technology infrastructure centers around Infinite Campus as the Student Information System, Google Classroom and Clever for learning management and single sign-on, and SchoolMessenger for district communications. Additional platforms include Google Workspace for Education, the Comet Chronicle newsletter, and Flexible Instructional Day capabilities for remote learning during emergencies. The district serves students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 across six schools in the Abington Heights area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Comet Chronicle: District newsletter/publication

Products and services

• Abington Heights High School (Grades 9-12)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MetzminorOthersFood services provider for district cafeteria operations. District partners with Metz for school nutrition services including breakfast and lunch programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Scranton School District: Adjacent public K-12 district serving the City of Scranton, roughly 8 miles south of Abington Heights. Directly comparable as a Lackawanna County public school district with a similar funding model and curriculum standards set by PDE.
• Carbondale Area School District: Lackawanna County public K-12 district serving Carbondale and surrounding townships. Directly comparable in structure, funding sources, and curricular scope as a NE Pennsylvania public school system.
• Valley View School District: Lackawanna County public K-12 district serving Archbald and Jessup. Comparable in size, curricular offerings, and reliance on property tax and state PDE funding as a neighboring NEPA public district.
• North Pocono School District: Neighboring Lackawanna County public K-12 district serving Moscow and surrounding communities. Comparable suburban Pennsylvania public school district with similar per-pupil funding structure and curricular scope.
• Lakeland School District: Lackawanna County public K-12 district serving Jermyn and neighboring communities. Comparable as a small-to-mid sized Pennsylvania public school district operating multiple school buildings under PDE oversight.
• Riverside School District (PA): Lackawanna County public K-12 district serving Taylor and Old Forge. Comparable suburban Pennsylvania public district with similar demographic and funding profile.
• Old Forge School District: Lackawanna County public K-12 district serving Old Forge and nearby communities. Comparable small Pennsylvania public district operating under the same PDE regulatory framework.
• Mid Valley School District: Lackawanna County public K-12 district serving Throop, Dickson City, and Olyphant. Closely comparable in scale, governance structure, and funding mix as a nearby suburban Pennsylvania public district.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cometsah
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-CXxxyH-Q5a9kf11t18UFg/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/Abington-Heights-High-School-306023172820764
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abingtonheights

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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