Ider High School

What Ider High School does

Ider High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in the rural community of Ider in DeKalb County, Alabama. It is one of 14 schools within the DeKalb County School System (DCSS), a public K-12 district governed by the DeKalb County Board of Education under the Alabama State Department of Education. The school provides traditional in-person academic instruction, college preparation programming (including ACT testing and college readiness), athletic and extracurricular activities, and access to district-wide career-technical education through the DeKalb County Technology Center and online learning through the DeKalb Virtual Academy. It functions as the educational and social anchor of a tight-knit rural community.

The school is supported by a standardized district-wide technology stack: PowerSchool for student information management and parent portal access, ParentSquare for family communications, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 for staff/student productivity, Clever for student single sign-on to learning apps, ClassWize for classroom device management, i-Ready for diagnostic and instructional assessment, and a 1-to-1 Chromebook program managed through the One to One Plus platform. The district holds Cognia/AdvancEd accreditation, maintains WCAG 2.0-2.1 A and AA website accessibility compliance under Section 504 and Title II of the Rehabilitation Act, and reports a 97% district-wide graduation rate and a 16:1 student-teacher ratio, with the district ranked #38 out of 141 Alabama districts.

Ider High School does not charge tuition. As a government state entity, it is funded through Alabama state education appropriations and DeKalb County local tax revenues rather than commercial revenue. The entity has no private ownership, venture capital investment, or M&A activity; its leadership consists of Superintendent Wayne Lyles and an elected Board of Education including President Kelly Armstrong, Vice President Randy Peppers, and members Carol Hiett, Monty Darwin, and Robert Elliott. No proprietary commercial product, AI/ML capability, or competitive market position is applicable to this entity.

Name

Ider High School

Legal name

DeKalb County School System

Website

https://dekalbk12.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ider High School is a public grades 9-12 high school in rural Ider, Alabama, operated by the DeKalb County School System. It serves students in its designated school zone with academic instruction, athletics, college preparation, and access to district-wide career-technical and virtual learning programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public high school education
• K-12 academic instruction
• College and career readiness
• Career and technical education
• Rural community schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Ider, Alabama

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ider High School is a public high school (Grades 9-12) within the DeKalb County School System in rural northeastern Alabama, providing K-12 public education including academic instruction, college preparation, career and technical education pathways, athletics, and extracurricular activities. The school serves as a community-centered institution supported by district-wide technology platforms including PowerSchool, ParentSquare, and a 1-to-1 Chromebook program.

Product overview

Ider High School operates as part of the DeKalb County School District, a unified K-12 public education system providing academic instruction across multiple campuses. The district offers a comprehensive portfolio including traditional in-person schooling at Ider High School and other district schools, the DeKalb Virtual Academy for online learning, and the DeKalb County Technology Center for career-technical education. Supporting this core academic structure is a suite of technology platforms including PowerSchool for student information management, ParentSquare for family communication, and a 1-to-1 Chromebook program managed through One to One Plus. The district's approximately 15 schools share these common platforms while maintaining individual school identities within the tight-knit rural communities they serve.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DeKalb County School District A public K-12 school district providing Pre-K through Grade 12 academic education across multiple schools in DeKalb County, Alabama, serving approximately 15 schools including high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, and specialized programs.
• Ider High School A public high school (Grades 9-12) within the DeKalb County School District located in the rural community of Ider, Alabama. Functions as the heart of the tight-knit community, offering academic instruction, athletics, and extracurricular activities.
• DeKalb Virtual Academy An online/virtual learning program offering flexible educational pathways for students who need alternative or supplemental instruction delivery within the DeKalb County School District.
• DeKalb County Technology Center A career and technical education facility providing specialized training and workforce development programs for district students.
• PowerSchool Parent Portal Online portal allowing parents and students to view grades, attendance, manage notifications, and access school contact information. Accessible via web and mobile app using district code WGSC.
• ParentSquare District-wide communication platform enabling school announcements, news distribution, and two-way communication between schools and families.
• 1-to-1 Chromebook Program District-wide initiative providing each student with a Chromebook device for educational use at school and home, supported by the One to One Plus device management and helpdesk platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% graduation rate (district-wide)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plainview High School: Sibling high school within DeKalb County Schools serving grades 9-12 in the Plainview community. Shares identical operational infrastructure and district-level funding with Ider High School, serving a similarly scaled rural attendance zone.
• Collinsville High School: Sibling high school within DeKalb County Schools serving grades 9-12 in Collinsville, Alabama. Operates on the same district platforms (PowerSchool, ParentSquare, 1-to-1 Chromebooks), serving a similar rural Northeast Alabama community and is the most directly comparable peer.
• Fyffe High School: Sibling high school within DeKalb County Schools serving grades 9-12 in Fyffe, Alabama. Shares identical technology stack, governance, and funding model, serving a comparable small-town rural community in the same district.
• Geraldine High School: Sibling high school within DeKalb County Schools serving grades 9-12 in Geraldine, Alabama. Operates under the same district policies, technology infrastructure, and funding flows as Ider High School, with a closely matched rural community profile.
• Valley Head High School: Sibling high school within DeKalb County Schools serving grades 9-12 in Valley Head, Alabama. Operates with the same district platforms, funding model, and rural community context, making it a closely matched peer for benchmarking.
• Crossville High School: Sibling high school within DeKalb County Schools serving grades 9-12 in Crossville, Alabama. Operates under the same district governance, technology stack, and rural Northeast Alabama community profile as Ider High School.
• Sylvania High School: Sibling high school within DeKalb County Schools serving grades 9-12 in Sylvania, Alabama. Directly comparable in scale, funding model, technology infrastructure, and rural community setting to Ider High School.

Regional players

• Fort Payne High School: City-operated public high school in Fort Payne, the DeKalb County seat. Operates as a separate municipal school system but draws from the same Northeast Alabama region and competes for students with DCSS schools including Ider High School.
• Rainsville High School: City-operated public high school in Rainsville, Alabama — also located within DeKalb County but run by a separate municipal school system rather than DeKalb County Schools. Serves a similar rural Northeast Alabama student population with overlapping feeder communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ider-high-school

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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