Cleveland Hill Union Free School District

What Cleveland Hill Union Free School District does

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District is a public K-12 school district chartered under New York State education law, serving approximately 1,365 students in the Town of Cheektowaga, a first-ring suburb of Buffalo, NY. The district operates a single 28-acre campus containing three schools: Cleveland Hill Elementary (Universal Pre-K through Grade 5, 662 students), Cleveland Hill Middle School (Grades 6-8, 305 students), and Cleveland Hill High School (Grades 9-12, 398 students, with 80 graduates in 2024). Enrollment is residency-based and delivered through a direct-to-family registration process via PowerSchool, with a lottery for Universal Pre-K seats.

The district's core product is comprehensive K-12 public education, including special education services, college and career readiness programming, food services (operated as a Community Eligible School providing free meals to all students), and student support services. Its technology foundation is a 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative extending from Pre-K through Grade 12, supported by Google Suite for Education, PowerSchool as the student information system, and Blackboard as the learning management system. Dual-enrollment partnerships with SUNY Erie Community College and Bryant & Stratton College provide college credit pathways for high school juniors and seniors, and a partnership with the Northland Workforce Training Center introduces advanced manufacturing and energy career pathways.

The district is a government entity funded primarily through local property taxes (True Value Tax Rate of $14.054), New York State education aid, and federal funding (including Title I and IDEA). It does not charge tuition and has no commercial revenue model. The 2024-2025 approved operating budget is $40,956,637, supporting a headcount of 249 personnel (170 professional full-time, 1 professional part-time, 62 support staff full-time, 16 support staff part-time). The district is governed by an elected Board of Education and led by Superintendent David E. Evans.

Name

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District

Legal name

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District

Website

https://clevehill.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District is a public K-12 school district in Cheektowaga, NY, serving 1,365 students across elementary, middle, and high schools on a single 28-acre campus. Funded by property taxes and state aid with a $41M operating budget.

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 K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Public school district
• Pre-K through grade 12
• Special education services
• College and career readiness

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheektowaga

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, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Local property tax contributions from district residents; True Value Tax Rate of $14.054
2. State Education Funding: New York State education funding and aid distributed to the district
3. Federal Education Funding: Federal grants and funding programs including Title I, IDEA, and other educational assistance programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District provides free public K-12 education to approximately 1,365 students from Universal Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 across three schools on a single 28-acre campus in Cheektowaga, New York. The district delivers core academic instruction, special education services, college and career counseling, food services, transportation, health services, and extracurricular activities, funded through local property taxes and state/federal aid with no tuition charged to families.

Product overview

Cleveland Hill Union Free School District is a single-campus public school district operating three schools: Cleveland Hill Elementary School (UPK-5), Cleveland Hill Middle School (6-8), and Cleveland Hill High School (9-12). The district also provides specialized services including a College & Career Center, Special Education Services (consultant programs, co-teaching, 6-1+1 and 12-1+1 classrooms), Food Services (community eligible school with free meals), Health Services, and Student Support Services. The district serves approximately 1365 students on a 28-acre campus in Cheektowaga, NY, with a 1-to-1 technology initiative for all students UPK-12.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cleveland Hill Elementary School Elementary school serving Universal Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5, offering academic programs with multi-tiered support systems and a nurturing school environment.
• Cleveland Hill Middle School Middle school serving grades 6-8, providing a nurturing small school environment with project-based learning, team teaching structures, and focus on social-emotional health and character development.
• Cleveland Hill High School High school serving grades 9-12, offering college credit-bearing courses, career and technical education, foreign language programs (up to 5 units with college credit), Freshman Seminar program, and wide array of extracurricular and athletic activities.
• College & Career Center District service providing college planning resources, career exploration, SAT/ACT preparation, scholarship information, financial aid guidance, NCAA eligibility processing, and connections to workforce training programs.
• Food Services Program Community Eligible School meal program providing free breakfast and lunch to all students, with online prepayment available via MySchoolBucks for ala carte items.
• Special Education Services Pupil Personnel Services department providing individualized education programs (IEPs), consultant programs, co-teaching, 6-1+1 and 12-1+1 classrooms, and transition services for students with educational disabilities.
• Health Services District-wide health services led by the District Nurse with building-level nursing staff, providing health promotion and maintenance for all students across the three schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80 graduates in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Northland Workforce Training CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-driven public-private partnership between employers, educational institutions, and government focused on closing skills gaps and creating economic on-ramps to training, co-ops, internships, apprenticeships, and employment for Western New Yorkers in advanced manufacturing and energy careers
• SUNY Erie Community College (ECC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership offering Summer College program allowing high school juniors and seniors to take online credit-bearing college courses at one-third the cost of tuition. Courses are SUNY General Education approved and transferable to SUNY colleges and most private institutions.
• Bryant and Stratton CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJumpstart program allowing high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit tuition-free while still in high school. Students only pay for textbooks and attend classes at the college campus.
• NYS Governor's OfficecoreOthersStatewide implementation of distraction-free schools policy requiring bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions for 2025-2026 school year per NY State FY 2026 Budget mandate.
• ACCESS-VRminorOthersNew York State vocational rehabilitation agency providing transition services to students with disabilities to support employment, training, and career development post-graduation
• OPWDD (Office for People With Developmental Disabilities)minorOthersNY State agency providing transition planning services for students with developmental disabilities to support independent living, training, education, and career development

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District: Nearby first-ring Buffalo suburban K-12 district of comparable size operating multiple schools on a consolidated footprint. Similar demographic and economic profile of the communities served.
• Sweet Home Central School District: First-ring Buffalo suburban K-12 district in the Town of Amherst, serving a comparably sized student population with similar college and career readiness programming.
• Maryvale Union Free School District: Small K-12 district in Cheektowaga/Buffalo area serving a similar suburban working-class community with comparable enrollment scale and programming.
• Depew Union Free School District: Small K-12 district in eastern Erie County near Cheektowaga, serving a similar working-class community with comparable enrollment scale and funding structure.
• Lancaster Central School District: Eastern Erie County K-12 district serving a suburban Buffalo community with comparable enrollment and property-tax-funded operating model.
• West Seneca Central School District: Adjacent suburban Buffalo K-12 district of similar enrollment scale serving a working/middle-class community. Comparable in funding structure, property tax reliance, and student demographics.
• Alden Central School District: Small suburban K-12 district in eastern Erie County with similar enrollment scale and rural-suburban community profile.
• Cheektowaga Central School District: The other K-12 public school district serving the Town of Cheektowaga, operating multiple schools within Cleveland Hill's immediate geographic area. Directly comparable in scale, suburban Buffalo context, and student demographic profile.
• Frontier Central School District: Suburban K-12 district in southern Erie County serving a comparable working/middle-class community with similar enrollment scale and operational model.

Broad incumbents

• Williamsville Central School District: Larger, higher-resourced K-12 district in suburban Buffalo that competes with Cleveland Hill for school-choice families. Comparable in function but materially larger and more affluent, setting the competitive benchmark.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cleveland-hill-schools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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