CHESTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 139

What CHESTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 139 does

Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 is a public K-12 school district serving Chester, Illinois and the surrounding area. Its core function is the provision of state-mandated primary and secondary education to resident students, supplemented by athletic and extracurricular programming. The district operates as a government entity, not a commercial enterprise, and is funded through Illinois state aid (Evidence-Based Funding), local property taxes, and federal program grants, with no discretionary revenue model or pricing structure.

The district's technology stack is operational and administrative rather than product-oriented. It uses TeacherEase as its student information system to manage enrollment, grading, and reporting; HUDL for athletics video, statistics, and recruiting content; Apptegy for district website hosting and mass communication; and KSGM 980 radio for community-facing communications. None of these are proprietary systems; they are standard K-12 SaaS tools consumed by the district. The district does not build, sell, or license any product or service, and has no customer acquisition motion in the commercial sense.

Because the entity is a public school district, traditional investment analysis constructs (revenue growth, moats, TAM, churn) translate poorly. Its "revenue" is non-discretionary public funding, its "customers" are compulsory-attendance residents, and its "competition" is legally excluded within its boundaries. The 7-employee figure referenced in the source data almost certainly reflects only tracked administrative or leadership staff rather than the full certified and non-certified workforce, which would be substantially larger for a functional K-12 district.

Name

CHESTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 139

Legal name

Chester Community Unit School District 139

Website

https://chester139.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 is a public K-12 school district in Chester, Illinois, providing state-mandated primary and secondary education to local residents, funded through Illinois state aid, local property taxes, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Primary education services
• Secondary education
• Early childhood education
• Student athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chester Community Unit School District No 139 is a public K-12 school district operating Chester Grade School (grades K-8 with an Early Childhood Center) and Chester High School (grades 9-12) in Chester, Illinois. The district delivers a rigorous academic curriculum alongside athletics, arts, clubs, career and technical education, and e-learning resources to serve students and families in rural Randolph County, Illinois.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chester Grade School: Grades K-6 elementary school serving the Chester community.
• Chester High School
• Chester Early Childhood Center (CECC)

Products and services

• Chester Grade School (CGS) Elementary and middle school serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade at 650 Opdyke Street, Chester, IL. Includes grade school athletics and extracurricular programs (baseball, softball, cross country, cheer, JH basketball, volleyball, golf, track & field) and the BETA Club organization.
• Chester High School (CHS) High school serving grades 9-12 at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL. Offers comprehensive academic curriculum, career and technical education, athletics programs, and extracurricular activities.
• Chester Early Childhood Center (CECC) Early childhood education programs serving preschool-age children as part of the district's elementary school offerings.
• CHS Athletics Program High school athletic programs covering IHSA sports including football, basketball, volleyball, golf, cross country, track and field, baseball, softball, dance, and cheerleading. Events are broadcast via the HUDL platform.
• E-Learning Plan Remote learning contingency plan providing virtual learning resources and homework hotline access for students across all grade levels.
• The Sting Student-run newspaper and media publication for Chester High School providing news coverage of school and community events.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TeacherEasecoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system used for district management, grade tracking, and student records management across the district schools
• HUDLcoreTechnology or IntegrationAthletic streaming and broadcasting platform providing HUDL TV for Chester High School athletics events
• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider powering the district's official website with content management system
• KSGM 980minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal radio station partnership for community outreach and broadcasting school events

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Infinite Campus: Major K-12 SIS provider serving large numbers of US public school districts. Comparable as an alternative enterprise SIS competing for the same role TeacherEase plays at Chester CUSD 139.
• Pearson Education: Global education publisher and assessment provider with deep K-12 curriculum, testing, and services reach. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for K-12 instructional content and assessment budgets.
• PowerSchool: Largest K-12 student information system and unified classroom platform in North America. Comparable as a competitor/alternative to TeacherEase for the kind of SIS that Chester CUSD 139 relies on for grades and student records.
• Stride (formerly K12 Inc): Large online and blended K-12 education provider operating virtual schools across multiple states. Comparable as a K-12 education competitor that competes for the same school-age students in adjacent geographies.

Emerging players

• Schoology (PowerSchool): K-12-focused LMS now part of PowerSchool. Comparable as an alternative classroom/LMS platform suitable for small public-school districts seeking digital curriculum delivery.
• Instructure (Canvas): K-12 and higher-education learning management system provider. Comparable as a potential LMS/online-learning platform that small districts like Chester CUSD 139 could adopt to extend e-learning capability beyond the current E-Learning Plan.

Direct peers

• Hudl: Athletic video analysis and live-streaming platform widely used by US high schools. Comparable because Hudl powers Chester High School's Hudl TV athletic broadcasts and event video.
• Apptegy: Website, mobile-app, and communications platform purpose-built for K-12 school districts. Directly comparable because Apptegy is the technology partner powering Chester CUSD 139's official website and iOS/Android apps.
• TeacherEase: Cloud-based student information system used by smaller K-12 districts for gradebook, attendance, and parent communication. Comparable because TeacherEase is the live SIS integrated into Chester CUSD 139's daily operations.

Others

• Eventlink: Athletic scheduling and event-calendar widget used by many US high schools. Comparable as the calendar/scheduling technology partner integrated into Chester CUSD 139's athletics communications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Chester-Community-Unit-School-Dist-No-139-117024285025854
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chester-community-unit-school-district-no-139

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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