Champlain Valley Union High School

Name

Champlain Valley Union High School

Legal name

Champlain Valley School District

Website

https://cvsdvt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hinesburg, Vermont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Education Funding: Public education funded through property taxes, state education funding formulas, and federal education funding. The FY27 budget is $107.9 million.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Champlain Valley Union High School (CVU) is the comprehensive public high school (grades 9-12) within the Champlain Valley School District (CVSD), serving approximately 1,250 students from Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George, and Williston, Vermont. The school delivers standard academic curriculum, athletics, extracurricular activities, special education, food service, transportation, and health services to district residents at no tuition cost. CVU is part of a six-school district that is Vermont's largest, enrolling roughly 3,660 students PreK-12.

Product overview

Champlain Valley School District operates six schools serving approximately 3,660 students in the towns of Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, St. George, and Williston, Vermont. The district includes one comprehensive high school (Champlain Valley Union High School/CVU with ~1,250 students) and five PreK-8 schools (Allen Brook School, Charlotte Central School, Hinesburg Community School, Shelburne Community School, and Williston Central School). The district provides educational services through its core academic programs, supported by auxiliary services including food service, transportation, health services, special education, student support services, and athletics. CVU serves as the secondary educational hub for the district while the PreK-8 schools provide foundational education. The district also operates the Connecting Youth mentoring program, one of the largest in-school mentoring programs in Vermont.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Champlain Valley Union High School (CVU) Comprehensive public high school (grades 9-12) serving approximately 1,250 students from five Vermont towns, offering standard academic curriculum, athletics, extracurricular activities, and special services.
• Allen Brook School PreK-8 school in Williston serving students as part of Williston Schools within the Champlain Valley School District.
• Charlotte Central School PreK-8 school in Charlotte serving local students with comprehensive academic programs.
• Hinesburg Community School PreK-8 school in Hinesburg providing educational services to local students.
• Shelburne Community School PreK-8 school in Shelburne serving students with comprehensive academic programs.
• Williston Central School PreK-8 school in Williston serving local students.
• Food Service Program Provides free breakfast and lunch meals for all students, with 7 daily lunch options, special dietary accommodations, and meal modification requests for students with disabilities or health conditions.
• Transportation Services School bus maintenance and operations for all CVSD schools, with the Stopfinder app providing parent/guardian bus tracking and alerts for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off.
• Student Support Services/Special Education Multi-tiered system providing educational support team (EST), Section 504 accommodations, and special education services under IDEA for students with disabilities ages 3-21.
• Health Services School nursing services, concussion information, immunization tracking, and health guidelines for keeping students home when sick.
• Connecting Youth Program District-wide mentoring program serving approximately 160 students across four programs, the largest in-school mentoring program in Vermont, connecting students with community-member mentors.
• Athletics and Sports Program District-wide athletics program with approximately 1,800 students participating on 89 sports teams across six schools, with numerous state championship titles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of CVU students graduate in four years (vs. 87% national average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and core.

• University of Vermont (UVM) Honors CollegemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerUVM Honors College students collaborate with Williston Central School on the Pathway to the Seal of Biliteracy program, fostering academic partnerships between the district and higher education.
• Shelburne FarmsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Farm to School Network coordinators visited Williston Central School as part of Shelburne Farms program, supporting farm-to-school initiatives.
• Connecting YouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentoring program serving 160 students across four programs in CVSD - the largest and longest-running in-school mentoring program in Vermont, connecting students with community-member mentors.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Regional players

• Stowe High School (Lamoille South Modified Union): Vermont public high school serving Stowe and surrounding towns. Comparable as a Vermont multi-town public high school district with similar rural-resort catchment area and academic profile, though not directly in the Chittenden County competitive set.

Direct peers

• Milton Town School District: Vermont public K-12 district serving the town of Milton with Milton High School. Comparable as a Chittenden County-area public school district competing in the same regional enrollment market.
• Colchester School District: Chittenden County public school district operating multiple schools including Colchester High School. Comparable mid-size Vermont public K-12 district serving a single town with similar funding structure and academic programs.
• South Burlington School District: Adjacent Chittenden County public school district serving South Burlington with multiple schools including a comprehensive high school. Directly comparable as a Vermont public K-12 district of similar scale, competing for the same regional enrollment pool and state funding.
• Essex-Westford Educational Community Union (Essex Junction): Chittenden County public school district formed through merger, operating multiple K-12 schools including Essex High School. Comparable in scale and structure to CVSD, competing for families in the greater Burlington region.
• Burlington School District: Vermont's other large urban public school district, serving Burlington residents with multiple K-12 schools. Comparable to CVSD as a regional public school anchor in northwestern Vermont, with similar funding model (property taxes + state aid) and academic program breadth.
• Mount Mansfield Modified Union School District: Modified union high school district serving Jericho, Underhill, Bolton, and Richmond with Mount Mansfield Union High School. Comparable as a Vermont multi-town public high school district of similar governance structure and rural-suburban character.
• Winooski School District: Small Vermont public school district serving Winooski with multilingual learner programs that parallel CVSD's offerings. Comparable as a Vermont public K-12 district with similar funding model and a focus on diverse learner needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cvsdcommunication1150
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChamplainValleySchoolDistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/cvsdvt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cvu-learns

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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