COUNCIL SCHOOL DISTRICT

What COUNCIL SCHOOL DISTRICT does

Council School District is a public K-12 school district operating under Idaho state education law and governed by a locally elected school board in the rural community of Council, Idaho (also referred to as District 13). The district delivers free public education to district residents across two physical campuses: Council Elementary School (grades K-5) at 202 Michigan Ave. and Council Jr./Sr. High School (grades 6-12) at 101 E. Bleeker St. Services span foundational elementary instruction, secondary academics, career and technical education (including FFA agricultural programs and family/consumer sciences), athletics at all levels (elementary, junior high, and senior high), and college preparation resources including scholarship advising. Student organizations (FFA, FCCLA, NHS) and a Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) anchor extracurricular and community engagement.

The district's technology infrastructure is built on standard EdTech SaaS platforms rather than proprietary systems: PowerSchool provides the student information system for grades, attendance, and registration; Apptegy powers the csd13.org website and content management; i.d. learning operates the Lumberjack Portal learning management system; thrillshare handles dining/lunch communications; and SeeTellNow supports emergency parent notifications. The Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) integration, coordinated by a designated staff member, extends course access via distance learning. Mobile applications are published on both iOS and Android.

Council School District is funded through public education mechanisms — primarily state appropriations, local property taxes, and federal education grants — and provides core instructional services free of charge to district-resident students. Optional fee-based services include school lunch purchases for non-qualifying students, athletics participation fees, and after-school programs. Open-enrollment policy permits out-of-district students to enroll subject to seat availability, with quarterly published seat counts (as of April 2026, approximately 117 seats available district-wide across K-12). The leadership team combines the Secondary Principal and Superintendent roles under a single executive (Brian Joyce), with a separate Elementary Principal (Leo Fontana) and directors covering athletics, food services, maintenance/transportation, technology, and Title I coordination. Compliance posture includes Title IX and Section 504.

Name

COUNCIL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

Council School District

Website

https://csd13.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Council School District (District 13) is a public K-12 school district in Council, Idaho, operating Elementary (K-5) and Jr./Sr. High (6-12) campuses and delivering free public education, career and technical programs, athletics, and college preparation to local families.

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 K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary school services
• Secondary school programs
• Public school district
• Student information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Council

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Public school district funded primarily through state and local tax revenues, federal education funding, and property taxes. Revenue is not generated through direct customer payments but through public education funding mechanisms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Council School District operates a public K-12 education system serving the Council, Idaho community through two campuses: Council Elementary School (grades K-5) and Council Jr./Sr. High School (grades 6-12). The district delivers in-person academic instruction, athletics at elementary and secondary levels, student organizations (FFA, FCCLA, NHS), college preparation and scholarship counseling, career and technical education, agricultural education, and free/reduced school lunch programs.

Product overview

Council School District operates as a public K-12 school district comprising Council Elementary School (grades K-5) and Council Jr./Sr. High School (grades 6-12). The district provides core educational programs enhanced by student organizations (FFA, FCCLA, NHS), athletics programs at all levels, and counseling/college preparation services. Technology integration includes PowerSchool for student information management, the Lumberjack Portal (iDigLearning) for digital learning, and communication tools like SeeTellNow. The district is built on the Apptegy content management platform for its website operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Council Elementary School
• Council Jr./Sr. High School
• Athletics Program
• Counseling and College Preparation Services

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the student information system (SIS) used by Council School District for grades, attendance, and student records management. Parents access the portal at csd13.powerschool.com.
• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationApptegy powers the district's website platform (cmsv2-assets.apptegy.net) providing the official csd13.org website with district information, staff directory, and communication features.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Apptegy: Provider of Council's website CMS and mobile apps, serving hundreds of K-12 districts; an enabling infrastructure vendor rather than a competing instructional provider.
• PowerSchool: Provider of Council's student information system; a core enabling vendor for K-12 districts of all sizes and a key ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.
• IXL Learning: K-12 adaptive learning and assessment platform widely adopted by small and rural U.S. districts; a commonly procured supplemental instructional vendor in the same customer segment as Council.

Broad incumbents

• Stride, Inc. National online K-12 education provider (formerly K12 Inc.) offering full-time and supplemental online schooling; competes for the same K-12 student pool with broader curriculum reach than Council can offer locally.

Regional players

• Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA): Statewide Idaho virtual school that Council School District already integrates with (per its IDLA Coordinator role), making it a regional player that both complements and competes for course-taking students.

Direct peers

• Salmon School District #291: Rural Idaho public K-12 district serving a small remote community in Lemhi County with similar agricultural-community demographics and FFA/CTE programming emphasis.
• Cambridge Joint School District #432: Small rural Idaho public K-12 district serving a similar small-town population with comparable staffing and program breadth, including FFA and CTE offerings in the same regional labor market.
• McCall-Donnelly School District: Neighboring small rural public K-12 district in Valley County, Idaho, operating combined elementary and high schools with similar enrollment scale and community-based governance, making it the closest demographic and operational peer.
• Midvale School District #433: Small rural Idaho public K-12 district with comparable enrollment scale and similar combined-school campus model in a remote, agriculturally-oriented community.
• Cascade School District #422: Rural Idaho public K-12 district in Valley County with a comparable small-town enrollment base, single-building configuration, and reliance on state/federal funding streams.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/csd13.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/council-school-district

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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