Prairie Grove CSD 46

What Prairie Grove CSD 46 does

Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 (PG46) is a public K-8 school district serving students from Early Childhood Education through 8th grade in Crystal Lake, Illinois (McHenry County). The district operates two schools — an elementary school and a junior high — under the governance of an elected Board of Education established under the Illinois School Code. Administrative leadership is currently held by Superintendent Dr. John M. Bute, with a transition to a new superintendent planned for July 1, 2026. As a government entity, PG46 is funded through local property taxes, Illinois state aid, and federal grants; it does not report commercial revenue, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and is not privately owned. The district eliminated student registration fees entirely ($0.00) for the 2023-24 school year via Board action on February 14, 2023, having previously collected fees through Skyward (formerly PushCoin, now e-Funds).

PG46's technology stack is centered on the Skyward Family Access Portal for student enrollment and fee management, complemented by an iOS/Android mobile application launched in May 2018 via the Apptegy platform, an official district website (www.dist46.org), and active social channels on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Communications also include a Panther Press newsletter, email/text alerts, and monthly in-person Community Coffee sessions with the superintendent. Operational infrastructure includes a Thor Guard lightning detection system (installed July 2018) and a NEW Prairie Grove Library opened Fall 2019 in partnership with CannonDesign. The district uses no AI/ML capabilities in any disclosed product or service.

Prairie Grove's value proposition rests on free, accessible public K-8 education within its geographic boundaries, with brand credibility reinforced by a 2019 Chicago Magazine ranking placing both schools among top Chicago suburban schools. Auxiliary services include before/after-school care via a partnership with Sage YMCA and a summer meal distribution program in partnership with Crystal Lake Park District, Vineyard Church, and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The district serves families with children in ECE through 8th grade, plus community members engaged in governance via Community Coffee and superintendent search input. Annual registration cycles (2026-2027 enrollment opened May 2026) and ongoing facility planning indicate stable, mature institutional operations rather than growth-stage commercial activity.

Name

Prairie Grove CSD 46

Legal name

Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46

Website

https://dist46.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 is a public K-8 school district (ECE through 8th grade) in Crystal Lake, Illinois, operating under the Illinois School Code and funded by local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants. It serves resident families across an elementary and a junior high school via Skyward enrollment, an Apptegy-powered mobile app, and community partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Public Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• Public K-8 education
• Elementary school district
• Junior high education
• Early childhood education
• Student enrollment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Crystal Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Student Registration Fees: Historically collected student registration fees; the Board of Education eliminated registration fees to $0.00 for the 2023-24 school year. Prior fee collection was managed through Skyward system (previously PushCoin, now e-Funds).
2. Public School Funding: As a public school district, primary funding comes from local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants. The district operates under Illinois School Code.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prairie Grove CSD 46 operates a consolidated public school district delivering free K-8 education from Early Childhood Education through 8th grade to families in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Core offerings include elementary school instruction, junior high instruction, ECE programming, student registration and re-enrollment via the Skyward Family Access portal, and ancillary community services such as before/after school care (via a Sage YMCA partnership) and a summer meal distribution program. The district supports these services through an Apptegy-hosted website and a proprietary PG46 mobile application for iOS and Android.

Product overview

Prairie Grove CSD 46 is a consolidated school district providing educational services from preschool through 8th grade. The district operates an official website and mobile app (built on Apptegy platform) to deliver information and services including online student registration (via Skyward), lunch menus, news updates, calendar information, employment opportunities, and community communications. The district serves students through elementary and junior high programs, with auxiliary services including food service and before/after school care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary School Education (K-5)

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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Sage YMCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSage YMCA provides before and after school childcare information for PG46 students. The partnership offers extended care options for working families within the district community.
• CannonDesignmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCannonDesign provided architectural design services for the NEW Prairie Grove Library, which opened Fall 2019. They also provided updates to the Master Facility Plan presented to the Board of Education in July 2018.
• Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIASB assists the PG46 Board of Education in conducting the superintendent search process. The district hired IASB to facilitate community input surveys and the selection process for the new superintendent starting July 1, 2026.
• Nunda Fire DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNunda Fire Department partners with PG46 Student Council for annual food drives, collecting donations and distributing grocery gift cards to families in need in the Prairie Grove community.
• Crystal Lake Park DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Crystal Lake Park District for summer meal distribution program. Free box lunches available Monday through Friday, June 1 - August 14 at Ladd Park, 521 Coventry Lane in Crystal Lake.
• Vineyard ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVineyard Church sponsors summer meal distribution program in partnership with Crystal Lake Park District and Northern Illinois Food Bank for children under 18 in the community.
• Northern Illinois Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern Illinois Food Bank sponsors the summer meal distribution program through the Crystal Lake Park District and Vineyard Church for families in need.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• McHenry Elementary School District 15: Public elementary district serving McHenry, IL (same McHenry County), also offering K-8 instruction with similar suburban-Illinois demographics, funding profile, and operational scale. Comparable on funding structure, grade range, and competitive position.
• Community Unit School District 300: Larger public K-12 community unit district serving Carpentersville, Algonquin, and surrounding areas in northern Illinois. Comparable suburban Illinois operating model with similar funding dependency, slightly larger scale.
• Woodstock Community Unit School District 200: Public K-12 community unit district serving Woodstock and surrounding McHenry County. Direct comparable in geographic region, funding structure, and suburban Illinois operating environment.
• Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47: Immediate neighboring K-8 public district in Crystal Lake, IL, serving the same community catchment with overlapping grade ranges (K-8). Direct enrollment competitor sharing the same local market, parent pool, and state funding formula - the most head-to-head comparable.
• Wauconda Community Unit School District 118: Public K-12 community unit district in Wauconda, IL (Lake/McHenry County border), comparable in size and suburban Illinois positioning. Same state funding mechanism, overlapping labor markets, and parent demographics.
• Cary Elementary School District 26: Adjacent public elementary district in Cary, IL (McHenry County), serving similar suburban family demographics with K-8 programming. Operates under the same Illinois School Code and competes for the same in-county family pool.

Regional players

• Huntley Community School District 158: Public K-12 district in Huntley, IL, serving the broader McHenry/Kane County corridor. Similar regional positioning and Illinois public-school funding model, though Huntley has experienced faster recent enrollment growth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PrairieGrove46
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@prairiegrove46
• Facebookfacebook.com/PrairieGrove46
• Instagraminstagram.com/prairiegrove46
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/dist46

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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