What Cromwell High School does

Cromwell High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Cromwell, Connecticut, operating as part of the Cromwell Public Schools district under the governance of the Cromwell Board of Education. The district is a government entity comprising four schools — Edna C. Stevens Elementary (K-2), Woodside Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12) — serving approximately 1,400 students, and is funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants rather than through commercial revenue. The high school offers a college preparatory curriculum, extracurricular activities, special education services, and social-emotional learning programs, and participates in the CREC Open Choice interdistrict program that brings Hartford-area students into the district.

The school's technology footprint is standard for U.S. K-12 public education: PowerSchool serves as the student information system for enrollment, grades, and records management, with online registration handled through registration.powerschool.com; SchoolMessenger Presence powers the district website and parent communications; and My School Bucks handles credit card payments for school meals with associated transaction fees. Partnerships include the Capital Region Education Council (CREC) and Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) for interdistrict enrollment coordination, Dattco for bus transportation, and the Ryan Woods Autism Foundation for autism-related program support. Marketing and community engagement rely on a district Facebook page and the SchoolMessenger-driven website.

From a commercial standpoint, Cromwell High School is not a revenue-generating business. It has no pricing model, no paying customers, no funding rounds, and no management team in the corporate sense. The entity is sustained through appropriations, its competitive position is structurally protected by its public mandate, and its strategic activity centers on capital projects (track refurbishment, middle school building project), partnerships for enrollment and transportation, and incremental digital adoption rather than market-driven growth.

Name

Cromwell High School

Legal name

Cromwell High School

Website

https://cromwell.k12.ct.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cromwell High School is a public government high school (grades 9-12) in Cromwell, Connecticut, part of the four-school Cromwell Public Schools district serving approximately 1,400 students. It is funded by local taxes, state aid, and federal grants, and uses PowerSchool, SchoolMessenger, and My School Bucks as its core technology platforms.

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 High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• K-12 education services
• High school curriculum
• Special education services
• School food services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cromwell, Connecticut

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cromwell High School is a public high school within the Cromwell Public Schools district in Cromwell, Connecticut, serving students in grades 9-12 with a college preparatory curriculum and extracurricular activities. The district operates four schools serving approximately 1,400 students in grades K-12 and supports services including CREC Open Choice interdistrict enrollment, food services with online payments, student transportation, and Safe School Climate Plans.

Product overview

Cromwell Public Schools is a public school district in Cromwell, Connecticut serving approximately 1,400 students across four schools: Cromwell Edna C. Stevens Elementary (grades K-2), Cromwell Woodside Intermediate (grades 3-5), Cromwell Middle School (grades 6-8), and Cromwell High School (grades 9-12). The district offers educational programs including college preparatory curriculum, CREC Open Choice interdistrict enrollment, food services with online payment, and student support services. The district uses PowerSchool for enrollment and My School Bucks for meal payments. SchoolMessenger Presence powers the district website for parent communication. The district emphasizes 'Preparing Scholars for the 21st Century' as its educational mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cromwell High School Public high school serving students in grades 9-12 within the Cromwell Public Schools district, offering a college preparatory curriculum and extracurricular activities for residents of Cromwell, Connecticut.
• Cromwell Middle School Public middle school serving students in grades 6-8 within the Cromwell Public Schools district.
• Cromwell Woodside Intermediate School Public intermediate school serving students in grades 3-5 within the Cromwell Public Schools district.
• Cromwell Edna C. Stevens Elementary School Public elementary school serving students in grades K-2 within the Cromwell Public Schools district.
• CREC Open Choice Program Interdistrict public school choice program administered through the Capitol Region Education Council that allows Hartford-area students to attend Cromwell Public Schools, with CREC providing coordination and transportation support.
• Food Services District-wide school breakfast and lunch programs with online payment processing through My School Bucks and published monthly menus for all district schools.
• Student Enrollment Registration Online student registration service powered by PowerSchool for new student enrollment and annual re-registration across all district schools.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CREC (Capital Region Education Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREC Open Choice program allows students from Hartford to attend Cromwell Public Schools. CREC provides coordination and transportation support for interdistrict enrollment.
• Regional School Choice Office (RSCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRSCO coordinates interdistrict school choice transportation and inclement weather policies for participating districts.
• Ryan Woods Autism FoundationcoreOthersFoundation provides resources and support for autism-related programs and services within the district.
• DattcocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDattco provides school bus transportation services for the 2026-2027 school year including bus routes.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the student information system used for enrollment, grades, and student records management.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• PowerSchool: Student information system vendor used by Cromwell for enrollment, grades, and student records. An ecosystem participant whose platform shapes district operations across thousands of US K-12 schools.
• CREC (Capitol Region Education Council): Regional education service agency that coordinates Open Choice, magnet, and special education programs across Hartford-area districts. Cromwell is a participant and CREC influences its enrollment and program offerings.

Direct peers

• East Hampton Public Schools: Nearby Middlesex County district of similar size and demographic profile. Operates K-12 schools with a comparable curriculum and extra-curricular structure.
• Newington Public Schools: Suburban Hartford-area Connecticut K-12 district of comparable demographic and slightly larger enrollment. Useful peer for benchmarking suburban Connecticut public school operations.
• Portland Public Schools (CT): Adjacent Middlesex County K-12 district serving a similar small-town Connecticut population. Comparable enrollment scale and rural-suburban mix make it a close operating peer.
• Wethersfield Public Schools: Connecticut K-12 district of similar suburban Hartford-area profile. Operates multiple schools serving a comparable demographic, making it a relevant structural and operational peer.
• Middletown Public Schools: Larger nearby Connecticut K-12 public school district also participating in CREC regional programs. Provides a useful peer benchmark for Cromwell's growth trajectory as a smaller neighboring district.
• Berlin Public Schools: Adjacent Hartford County district with similar suburban demographic and roughly comparable enrollment. Operates elementary, middle, and high schools with the same Connecticut public-school governance structure.
• Durham Public Schools (Region 13): Regional Connecticut K-12 district serving Durham and Middlefield. Comparable small-district scale and Middlesex-adjacent location make it a relevant operational peer for Cromwell.
• Rocky Hill Public Schools: Neighboring Connecticut K-12 public school district of comparable size to Cromwell Public Schools. Operates multiple schools serving a similar suburban Connecticut demographic, making it the closest structural peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cromwell.k12.ct.us
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cromwell-high-school-51

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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