Dallas High School

What Dallas High School does

Dallas School District No. 2 is a public K-12 school district organized under Oregon state law, headquartered at 111 SW Ash Street in Dallas, Oregon, in Polk County. It operates eight schools - three elementary schools (Oakdale K-3, Lyle K-3, Whitworth 4-5), one middle school (LaCreole 6-8), one high school (Dallas High School 9-12), one alternative school (Morrison 10-12), and two charter schools (Luckiamute Valley K-8, Dallas Community Charter K-12) - serving over 3,050 students and more than 400 staff members across the mid-Willamette Valley. The district delivers free public education funded principally through property taxes, state school fund allocations, federal education grants, and categorical program funds, with no tuition charged for standard K-12 instruction.

The district's product and service portfolio includes traditional and alternative academic pathways, Career and Technical Education at the high school level, special education (autism programs, Section 504, Title I), English Language Learner support, Talented and Gifted programs, athletics through Dallas Athletics, counseling, nursing services, school meals under the Community Eligibility Provision (including a free Summer Lunch Program), and student transportation provided through a contracted partnership with Mid-Columbia Bus Company. Core technology infrastructure is built on standard K-12 SaaS platforms - PowerSchool for student information, Finalsite for the district website, ParentSquare for family communications, Frontline for absence management, PaperCut for print management, Bus InfoFinder for transportation routing, and TalentEd/SafeSchools/Edustaff for HR and safety operations.

Governance is provided by a five-member elected Board of Directors serving four-year terms, with Steve Spencer as Superintendent and Sara Leroy as Assistant Superintendent. The district maintains strategic partnerships with Polk County, the City of Dallas, Soderstrom Architects, and Woolpert, and operates a Long Range Facility Planning/Finance Committee and Citizens Oversight Committee to guide capital and capacity decisions. As a government entity, the district is not an investable enterprise; its operating economics are determined by Oregon's State School Fund formula, local property tax base, and federal grant allocations rather than market-driven revenue.

Name

Dallas High School

Legal name

Dallas School District No. 2

Website

https://dallas.k12.or.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dallas School District No. 2 is a public K-12 district in Dallas, Oregon, operating eight schools serving over 3,050 students with full-day kindergarten through grade 12, including Dallas High School, alternative education, charter schools, and support services. The district is funded primarily through property taxes, state school fund allocations, and federal education grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Special education programs
• Student transportation services
• School meals program

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through property taxes, state school fund allocations, and federal education grants. Operates as a government entity providing free public education to students in kindergarten through grade 12. Additional revenue includes categorical funds for special programs, grants for specific initiatives, and community facility use fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dallas School District 2 provides free public K-12 education to more than 3,050 students in Dallas, Oregon, operating eight schools spanning elementary, middle, high school, alternative, and charter pathways. Beyond classroom instruction, the district delivers integrated support services including special education, English Language Learner and Talented & Gifted programs, school nursing, counseling, athletics, bus transportation, the National School Lunch/Breakfast programs, and a free Summer Lunch Program for children ages 1-18.

Product overview

Dallas High School is part of Dallas School District 2, a public school district serving over 3,000 students in Dallas, Oregon. The district operates a portfolio of eight schools: three elementary schools (Oakdale K-3, Lyle K-3, Whitworth 4-5), one middle school (LaCreole 6-8), one high school (Dallas High School 9-12), one alternative school (Morrison 10-12), and two charter schools (Luckiamute Valley K-8, Dallas Community Charter K-12). Beyond traditional academics, the district offers support services including special education, nursing/health services, school meals (via CEP), student transportation, technology support, athletics, counseling, and summer feeding programs. The district serves students from kindergarten through grade 12 with a mission centered on knowing each student by name, strength, and need.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dallas High School
• Oakdale Elementary School
• Lyle Elementary School
• Whitworth Elementary School
• LaCreole Middle School
• Morrison Alternative School
• Luckiamute Valley Charter School
• Dallas Community Charter School
• Student Services / Special Education
• School Meals Program
• Summer Lunch Program
• Student Transportation
• School Nursing Services
• Counseling Services
• Athletics Programs
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mid-Columbia Bus CompanycoreOthersContracted transportation service provider for Dallas School District. Provides school bus services for regular routes, special education transportation, and snow routes during inclement weather. Office and buses located at 1501 Main Street, Dallas. Contact: 503.623.7245
• Soderstrom ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm serving as architect for the Long Range Facility Planning/Finance Committee and Citizens Oversight Committee. Involved in district facility planning and construction projects.
• WoolpertminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided enrollment study for long-range facility planning. Study used to inform district capacity and growth projections.
• Polk CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government partner working cooperatively with Dallas School District to provide for social, academic, and health and safety needs of students.
• City of DallascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity government partner working cooperatively with Dallas School District on student services and community programs. Joint coordination on facilities and planning.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Salem-Keizer School District: Largest school district in the Salem area and a regional K-12 incumbent serving tens of thousands of students. Directly comparable as a public K-12 district operating traditional, alternative, and charter-style schools in the same Willamette Valley labor market.

Direct peers

• Central School District 13J: Neighboring Polk County public school district serving Independence and Monmouth. Closest geographic and demographic peer — same funding regime, similar enrollment size, and overlapping staff labor market.
• McMinnville School District: Mid-Willamette Valley public K-12 district of comparable size and rural-urban mix. Same Oregon School Funding formula applies, and it offers a similar portfolio of elementary, middle, high, and alternative schools.
• Corvallis School District 509J: Corvallis-based public K-12 district in the mid-Willamette Valley. Comparable as a similarly sized Oregon district operating multiple school levels with a strong community-engagement orientation.
• Newberg School District 29J: Oregon public K-12 district of similar size offering traditional, alternative, and charter pathways. Comparable governance structure (elected board, superintendent-led) and similar reliance on state school fund allocations.
• Bend-La Pine Schools: Growing Oregon K-12 district with multiple school levels, alternative programs, and charter partnerships. Comparable as a district balancing capacity expansion with rural-urban mix in Oregon.

Regional players

• Willamette Education Service District: Regional education service agency providing back-office, special education, and staff-development services to component districts including Dallas SD 2. Comparable as a peer organization operating in the same regulatory and funding environment.

Others

• Oregon Department of Education: State-level regulator and funding administrator for all Oregon school districts. Not a competitor, but the principal counterparty setting the funding, accountability, and compliance regime Dallas SD 2 operates under.
• PowerSchool Group: Vendor that provides the student information system used by Dallas SD 2. Relevant as an ecosystem/technology peer that benchmarks how Dallas SD 2's operational stack compares to other districts.
• Edustaff: Substitute-teacher staffing platform used by Dallas SD 2. Comparable as a vendor peer shaping operational labor supply in the district's ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DallasSchoolDistrict

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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