Centennial Public School

What Centennial Public School does

Centennial Public School is a public K-12 school district serving the community of Utica, Nebraska, located approximately 40 miles west of Lincoln. Founded in 1967, the district operates preschool through 12th-grade instructional programs across elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8), and high school (9-12), with approximately 56 employees and a multi-page staff directory spanning teaching, administration, special student services, food service, transportation, and IT/operations. The high school offers career and technical education pathways in Agriculture, Business, Family and Consumer Science, Industrial Technology, and Technology, alongside a broad extracurricular portfolio that includes FBLA, FFA, National Honor Society, Speech, Music, Dance, One Act, eSports, and multiple Southern Nebraska Conference athletic programs.

The district's technology footprint is composed of integrated, third-party SaaS rather than proprietary systems: PowerSchool for student information and grading, Google Classroom and Odysseyware for learning management, Clever for single sign-on, Follett Destiny with EBSCOhost and Sora/OverDrive for library and digital reading, Final Forms for online registration, Apptegy and Thrillshare for the public website and notifications, Safe2Help Nebraska for anonymous safety reporting, Titan K12 for meal account balances, BSN Sports for merchandise, Hudl for athletics video, and Planbook for teacher lesson planning. iOS and Android mobile apps extend the communication and parent-access surface.

The revenue model is not commercial but governmental: recurring public funding from local property taxes, Nebraska state education aid, federal Title I (the district operates a 2025-26 Title I Schoolwide Plan), and USDA National School Lunch Program reimbursements, supplemented by modest student activity fees and pay-as-you-go meal pricing (e.g., 2026-27 PK-5 lunch $3.65, 6-12 lunch $3.75). Distribution is direct enrollment within district boundaries, with option enrollment permitted for out-of-district students. A $7.9 million bond approved by district patrons in June 2025 is funding a new gymnasium, modernized cafeteria and kitchen, additional classrooms, and an on-site bus barn.

Name

Centennial Public School

Legal name

Centennial Public School

Website

https://centennialbroncos.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Centennial Public School is a public PK-12 school district in Utica, Nebraska, serving local students with elementary, middle, and high school programs, career and technical education, athletics, and special education, funded by taxes and state and federal education aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Career technical education
• Special education services
• School meal programs
• Before after school care

Headquarters

HQ city

Utica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Primary funding from local property taxes, state education funding, and federal education programs including Title I
2. National School Lunch Program: Federal USDA meal reimbursement program combined with student meal purchases
3. Student Activity Fees: Fees for various programs including CTE courses in Agriculture, Business, Family and Consumer Science, Industrial Technology, and Technology

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centennial Public School is a public K-12 school district in Utica, Nebraska, providing free preschool-through-12th-grade education to local and option-enrolled students. The school delivers core academic instruction, career and technical education pathways (Agriculture, Business, Family and Consumer Science, Industrial Technology, and Technology), special education services, athletics, student organizations, school meals, transportation, and a before/after-school care program (Prairie Roots).

Product overview

Centennial Public School is a public K-12 educational institution serving the Utica, Nebraska community. The school operates as a unified district offering elementary (K-5), middle school (6-8), and high school (9-12) programs, along with preschool services. The school provides comprehensive educational services including core academics, career and technical education programs (Agriculture, Business, Family and Consumer Science, Industrial Technology, and Technology), special education services, counseling, and transportation. Extracurricular offerings include athletics (basketball, volleyball, track, wrestling, baseball, softball, golf) and numerous student organizations (FBLA, FFA, National Honor Society, Speech, Dance, Music, and more). The school also operates supporting services including food and nutrition services, the Prairie Roots before/after school program, and safety reporting through Safe2Help Nebraska. A major $7.9 million bond construction project is underway to expand facilities with a new gymnasium, updated cafeteria, additional classrooms, and a bus barn.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Jenny Wagner named District 1 Activities Director of the Year 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Great Plains Literacy FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsored visit by award-winning authors Oge Mora and Lindsey Stoddard for K-8 students. Festival provides authors for educational visits to schools.
• Early Development NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional early intervention network providing services for children Birth to age 5 with developmental delays. Region 6 covers the school's service area.
• ESU 6 (Educational Service Unit 6) - MilfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Childfind screening services for early identification of children with special needs. Contact for Childfind referrals.
• TeamMates Mentoring ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth mentoring program with local school chapter providing student support through adult mentorship.
• Nebraska Project SEARCHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational rehabilitation program helping students with disabilities learn competitive work skills and transition to employment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• York Public Schools: Comparable small Nebraska public K-12 district serving a similar rural/semi-rural community with similar academic + CTE + athletics mix. Closest functional analog in scale and governance structure.
• Holdrege Public Schools: Nebraska public K-12 district operating under the same state funding formulas and federal program requirements (Title I, NSLP), with comparable scale and community-funded operating model.
• Waverly Public Schools: Nebraska public K-12 district serving a small-to-mid-size community near Lincoln, with PK-12 academics, athletics, and CTE tracks — similar operational profile and regional orientation.
• Crete Public Schools: Nebraska public K-12 district of similar scale serving a community of comparable size, with overlapping athletic conferences and similar CTE/FFA/activity programming.
• Minden Public Schools: Small Nebraska public school district comparable in size and rural-community model, offering similar PK-12 academics, athletics, and activity programming.
• Seward Public Schools: Nebraska public K-12 district of similar size and program scope, including athletic conference participation and community-funded facility reinvestment. Directly comparable in operating model.
• Fillmore Central Public Schools: Small rural Nebraska consolidated K-12 public district with analogous community-school structure, athletics, and CTE offerings — strong structural comparable.

Regional players

• Educational Service Unit 6 (ESU 6): Regional Nebraska educational service unit that provides special-education screenings (Childfind) to Centennial via formal partnership. Comparable as a public educational-services provider operating under the same state regulatory framework, though not a district itself.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpsbroncos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CentennialPublicSchool
• Facebookfacebook.com/centennialbroncos
• Instagraminstagram.com/cpsbroncos/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/centennial-public-school

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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