Barberton High School

What Barberton High School does

Barberton High School is the grade 9-12 component of the Barberton City School District, a publicly funded K-12 system organized under Ohio state law and headquartered at 633 Brady Avenue in Barberton, Ohio. The district operates five schools spanning Preschool through 12th grade (Preschool, Primary K-2, Intermediate 3-5, Middle 6-8, and High School 9-12) and serves approximately 51-100 staff under the umbrella of a government state entity. Educational programming is built around a Success For All whole-school reform model for PreK-5, College Credit Plus dual-enrollment with University of Akron and Stark State College, a 1:1 Chromebook device program, a STEM lab with 3D printers, and career-technical pathways delivered through the Four Cities Compact partnership with Copley-Fairlawn, Norton, and Wadsworth districts. The high school anchors the district's "3 E's" framework, preparing graduates for college enrollment, employment, or military enlistment.

As a public school system, Barberton City Schools generates no commercial revenue; funding flows from state foundation allocations, local tax levies (including a proposed November 2026 earned income tax measure), federal Title I dollars, USDA National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program reimbursements under the Community Eligibility Program (CEP), and community foundation support (notably nearly $300,000 in annual scholarships). The district's go-to-market is effectively geographic assignment: residents within district boundaries are eligible for enrollment, with transportation provided for students living more than one mile from school. Distribution channels include direct enrollment, the barbertonschools.org district website, Facebook and Instagram organic social accounts, the ParentSquare unified communication platform, and community partnerships with organizations such as Kiwanis, YMCA, and Magical Theatre Company.

The underlying operational technology stack consists of standard K-12 SaaS platforms — FinalForms for registration, ParentSquare/StudentSquare for communication, Progress Book for grade reporting, PaySchools Central for meal payments, Clever for student SSO, Lightspeed for content filtering, NWEA for MAP assessments, SameGoal for IEP management, Frontline for substitute/absence management, and Google Workspace for Education — none of which represent proprietary or differentiated technology. The district is currently under fiscal oversight, having implemented approximately $7 million in structural reductions, and is executing the Destination 2030 strategic plan with a goal of achieving a 5-star rating from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce by 2030.

Name

Barberton High School

Legal name

Barberton City School District

Website

https://barbertonschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Barberton High School is the grade 9-12 public high school within the Barberton City School District in Barberton, Ohio, serving district-resident students through college, career, and military-readiness pathways under the district's "3 E's" framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Secondary education services
• College credit plus
• Career technical education
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Barberton, Ohio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Barberton High School delivers public high school education for grades 9-12 as part of the Barberton City School District. The school prepares students for college enrollment, employment, or military enlistment through the "3 E's" framework, offering STEM studies, career-technical programs, College Credit Plus dual-enrollment, and a 1:1 Chromebook program. It operates within a five-school K-12 district system serving Barberton, Ohio residents free of charge through public funding.

Product overview

Barberton City Schools is a unified K-12 public school district serving Barberton, Ohio, operating as a single integrated educational system rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The district offers comprehensive academic programs across five schools (Preschool, Primary K-2, Intermediate 3-5, Middle 6-8, and High School 9-12) supported by technology platforms including FinalForms for enrollment, ParentSquare/StudentSquare for communication, Progress Book for grade reporting, PaySchools Central for meal payments, and Clever for student portal access. The district's Destination 2030 strategic plan guides operations through 2030, while the Success For All program provides consistent instructional methodology for grades Pre-K through 5. The Four Cities Compact enables career-technical education partnerships, and College Credit Plus allows high school students to earn college credits. All students receive Chromebook devices as part of the district's 1:1 technology initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Barberton High School (9-12)

Quantifiable outcome

• 166th graduating class with 2026 cohort
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Four Cities CompactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with neighboring school districts (Copley-Fairlawn, Norton, Wadsworth) to offer shared career and technical education programs in business, medical, tech, public safety, manufacturing and other industries. Students graduate qualified for solid jobs.
• Cleveland BrownsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStay in the Game Attendance Program partnership with Barberton Middle School to improve student attendance and engagement
• USDA National School Lunch ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in the USDA National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Under CEP, all students PreK-12 are eligible for free breakfast and lunch.
• University of AkroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege Credit Plus partnership allowing high school students to earn college credits at no cost. Students completed 1,353 college credit hours saving families $68,500+.
• Stark State CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege Credit Plus partnership allowing high school students to earn college credits at no cost through dual enrollment courses.
• Barberton Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwards nearly $300,000 in scholarships annually to hard-working high school students (2023 report). Supports educational programs and student services.
• Magic City KiwanisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the Magic City Kiwanis Esther Ryan Shoe Fund providing students with safe and warm footwear.
• Ben Curtis Family FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddresses food insecurity by providing Birdie Bags filled with meals, snacks and toiletries to students in need.
• Magical Theatre CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNE Ohio's only professional children's theater provides shows for elementary students, inspiring participation in choir and theater activities.
• YMCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides 2nd Grade Water Safety Program with free swimming lessons, supported by the Barberton Community Foundation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Mogadore Local Schools: Mogadore Local Schools is a smaller Summit County, Ohio K-12 public district near Barberton. Comparable as a small-city public K-12 system navigating similar Title I funding dynamics and small-district cost pressures in Northeast Ohio.
• Tallmadge City Schools: Tallmadge City Schools is a Summit County, Ohio K-12 public district in the immediate Barberton area. Comparable as a neighboring city-style public K-12 system with overlapping feeder patterns to the same regional postsecondary institutions.
• Akron Public Schools: Akron Public Schools is the large urban K-12 district adjacent to Barberton in Summit County, Ohio. It is comparable as a Title I-funded Ohio public district serving economically diverse students and is a key postsecondary partner through University of Akron CCP pathways.
• Green Local Schools: Green Local Schools is a Summit County, Ohio K-12 public district serving students in southern Summit County near Barberton. Comparable as a similarly structured Ohio K-12 public district drawing on the same regional labor and postsecondary ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Copley-Fairlawn City Schools: Copley-Fairlawn City Schools is a Summit County, Ohio K-12 public district partnering with Barberton in the Four Cities Compact to deliver shared career-technical programs. It is a close peer by geography, governance model, and partnership structure.
• Wadsworth City Schools: Wadsworth City Schools is a Medina County, Ohio K-12 public district and the fourth member of the Four Cities Compact alongside Barberton. Comparable as a public K-12 system using cross-district agreements to expand CTE and academic programming.
• Coventry Local Schools: Coventry Local Schools is a neighboring Summit County, Ohio K-12 public district serving students in close proximity to Barberton. It is comparable as a similarly sized suburban-style public K-12 system serving a working-class community.
• Norton City Schools: Norton City Schools is a neighboring Summit County, Ohio K-12 public school district and a partner of Barberton in the Four Cities Compact, sharing career-technical education programming. It is directly comparable in scale, geography, and the same dual-enrollment/CTE ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/barbertoncityschools
• Instagraminstagram.com/bhsmagics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/barberton-high-school

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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