East Moline School District #37

What East Moline School District #37 does

East Moline School District #37 (EMSD 37) is a K-8 public school district operating under Illinois state law, headquartered at 3451 Morton Drive, East Moline, IL. The district serves students in East Moline and surrounding areas through six schools: an Early Learning Center (Pre-K), four elementary schools (Bowlesburg, Hillcrest, Ridgewood, and Wells), and Glenview Middle School, which is the 26th largest middle school in Illinois. With 524 employees, EMSD 37 is the second-largest employer in East Moline. The district serves a diverse community in which families speak approximately 38-40 different languages, and reports an 87% student retention rate from kindergarten through middle school.

The district's service portfolio includes core academic instruction, special education, English Learners programming, gifted education (Talent and Enrichment Curriculum), athletics (Glenview Athletics), counseling, health/nursing services, McKinney-Vento homeless assistance, and before/after-school programs. Digital operations are built on a vendor stack rather than in-house technology: Skyward for student information and finance, Clever for single sign-on, Otus for gradebook, Google Classroom for instruction, Nutrislice for food service menus, Safe2HelpIL for crisis reporting, Frontline Absence Management for staff attendance, PublicSchoolWorks for safety training, Laserfiche for document management, and Apptegy for website and mobile app delivery. The district also operates dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications and a Digital Backpack for parent communication.

As a government state entity, EMSD 37 is funded primarily through local property taxes, Illinois state per-pupil funding formulas, and federal grants including Title I, IDEA, and ESSER funds. Education is provided free of charge to district residents per Illinois school code. The current strategic agenda, codified in the EMSD Forward Strategic Plan, emphasizes Staff Excellence, Student Excellence, and District Excellence, with active initiatives including a redistricting plan for the 2026-27 school year, an E-Learning Plan, and an open Superintendent Search. The district maintains a partnership with the United Education Foundation, a Quad Cities-area non-profit supporting district programs.

Name

East Moline School District #37

Legal name

East Moline School District #37

Website

https://emsd37.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

East Moline School District #37 is a public K-8 school district serving East Moline and Silvis, Illinois, operating six schools (Pre-K through 8th grade) with 524 employees and supporting a diverse, multilingual community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Public 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 Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• K-8 public education
• Elementary schooling
• Middle school programs
• Early childhood education
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

East Moline

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes and state education funding formulas. Revenue is generated through tax levies, state per-pupil funding, and federal grants including Title I, IDEA, and ESSER funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

East Moline School District #37 is a K-8 public school district that delivers tuition-free education to resident students in East Moline and surrounding Illinois areas. The district operates six schools—Early Learning Center (Pre-K), four elementary schools (Bowlesburg, Hillcrest, Ridgewood, and Wells), and Glenview Middle School—providing core academics, special education, English learner support, gifted programs, athletics, counseling, food service, and before/after school programs.

Product overview

East Moline School District #37 operates as a K-8 public school district serving East Moline, Illinois, with six schools: Early Learning Center (pre-K), four elementary schools (Bowlesburg, Hillcrest, Ridgewood, and Wells), and Glenview Middle School. The district provides core educational services including in-person and E-Learning instruction, student support services (counseling, health, English Learners, gifted education), and middle school athletics. Digital operations are facilitated through the Clever SSO platform, Skyward Student Information System with Family Access portal, Otus Gradebook, and Google Classroom integration. The district is the 2nd largest employer in East Moline with 524 employees serving a diverse community speaking 38 different languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Learning Center Pre-K and early childhood education program serving young learners in the East Moline School District.
• Bowlesburg Elementary School Elementary education program for grade-school students within the district.
• Hillcrest Elementary School Elementary education program for grade-school students within the district.
• Ridgewood Elementary School Elementary education program for grade-school students within the district.
• Wells Elementary School Elementary education program for grade-school students within the district.
• Glenview Middle School Middle school education program serving grades 6-8 in the district.
• Glenview Athletics Middle school athletics program offering fall, winter, and spring sports seasons for Glenview Middle School students.
• Student Services Comprehensive student support services including counseling, health/nursing, wellness programs, McKinney-Vento homeless assistance, and English Learners programs.
• E-Learning Plan Remote learning program enabling students to continue education virtually through digital platforms during school closures.
• English Learners Program Language support program for English learner students across the district.
• Gifted Programs (TEC) Talent and Enrichment Curriculum program for academically gifted students across the district.
• Food Service School meal program serving breakfast and lunch across district schools, with menus published via Nutrislice.
• Transportation Services Student transportation services supporting daily school attendance for district families.

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

Integration13 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United Education FoundationminorOthersNon-profit educational foundation partner supporting district initiatives and programs. Located in the Quad Cities area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• PowerSchool: Leading K-12 Student Information System and EdTech platform provider that competes with Skyward (the SIS used by EMSD 37). Comparable as an enabling technology vendor shaping the district's digital infrastructure and data analytics capabilities.
• Apptegy: EdTech provider whose website and mobile app platform powers the EMSD 37.org site and the district's iOS/Android apps (per integrations data). Comparable as an enabling supplier of family engagement, communications, and digital identity infrastructure for K-12 districts.

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Public Schools: The largest K-12 public school district in Illinois. Provides useful upper-bound benchmarking for governance, SIS scale, ELL program design, and accountability reporting that an ambitious K-8 district like EMSD 37 might use for strategic planning.
• Peoria Public Schools District #150: Larger urban Illinois K-12 public school district. Operates a broader portfolio of schools under the same state funding framework, with overlapping support service offerings (ELL, special education, athletics) at greater scale, making it a useful upper-size benchmark.
• Rockford Public Schools District #205: One of the largest K-12 public school districts in Illinois outside Chicago. Comparable governance, funding model, and EdTech adoption profile (Skyward, Google Classroom), but operates at significantly greater scale across a wider geographic footprint.

Regional players

• United Township High School District #30: Quad Cities-area high school district that receives EMSD 37 graduates from Glenview Middle School. Comparable as a regional feeder institution under the same Illinois funding framework, though it covers grades 9-12 rather than K-8.
• Geneseo Community Unit School District #228: K-12 public school district serving Geneseo in the broader Illinois Quad Cities region. Operates under the same state funding and accountability regime, with a comparable rural-suburban footprint, making it a relevant peer for funding-per-pupil and operational comparisons.
• Kewanee School District #229: Mid-sized K-12 public district in western Illinois. Comparable as a regional Illinois district operating with similar enrollment scale, community-funded model, and reliance on state aid formulas.

Direct peers

• Moline-Coal Valley School District #40: Adjacent K-12 public school district serving Moline in the same Quad Cities region as East Moline. Directly comparable in mission, funding model, grade configuration, and governance structure, making it the closest peer for benchmarking enrollment, funding, and operational performance.
• Rock Island-Milan School District #41: Neighboring K-12 public school district in Rock Island within the Quad Cities. Operates under the same Illinois state funding framework, serves a similar demographically and economically diverse community, and is the natural comparison set for EMSD 37 on per-pupil spending and outcomes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EMSD37
• Facebookfacebook.com/EMSD37
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/east-moline-school-district-37

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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