Eleva Strum Central High Schl

What Eleva Strum Central High Schl does

The School District of Eleva-Strum is a public K-12 district headquartered in Strum, Wisconsin, in Trempealeau County, serving students from 4-year-old kindergarten through 12th grade across an elementary school, a middle school, and Eleva-Strum Central High School. The district is governed by an elected seven-member school board, with Cory Kulig serving as District Administrator, and is staffed by an elementary principal (Marty Kempf), a 6-12 principal (Josh Skoug), a Director of Pupil Services (Courtney Stearns), and a Dean of Students/Athletic Director (Mikayla Everson). Instructional and student-support offerings include standard general-education coursework, special education, food service, athletics under the WIAA, Academic and Career Planning aligned to fourteen career clusters, library/media services, and student support services.

The district has invested in a career-and-technical-education stack that distinguishes it from similarly sized rural districts, including a Youth Apprenticeship with Ashley Furniture Industries via the STEM 101 Academy, a second apprenticeship with The Boldt Company, a partnership with Chippewa Valley Technical College, and Cardinal Manufacturing, a student-run production enterprise. It has also layered a Distance Learning option and a district-branded mobile application (via Apptegy) on top of its core platforms - Infinite Campus for the student information system, Schoology for the learning management system, Follett Destiny for library services, and Google Workspace for productivity - extending instructional and family-communication reach beyond the physical campus.

Funding flows through Wisconsin state equalization and categorical aids, federal entitlements, and the local property-tax levy, with voters approving a recurring $700,000 operational referendum in April 2023 to support ongoing operations over a three-year term. As a public entity, the district does not pursue commercial customers; its "customers" are resident families within the attendance boundary, and revenue concentration risk is structurally low by virtue of diversified public funding sources. Strategic positioning is centered on retaining and attracting enrollment in a competitive open-enrollment environment through CTE differentiation and digital communication infrastructure.

Name

Eleva Strum Central High Schl

Legal name

School District of Eleva-Strum

Website

https://esschools.k12.wi.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The School District of Eleva-Strum is a public K-12 district in Strum, Wisconsin, serving 4K-12 students with general academics, special education, athletics, and a distinctive career-and-technical-education pipeline anchored by the Ashley Furniture Youth Apprenticeship and Cardinal Manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• School food service
• Athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Strum, Wisconsin

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: The district operates as a public school funded primarily through local property taxes and state education funding. The district passed an operational referendum in April 2023 seeking $700,000 annually for three years starting with the 2023-2024 school year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The School District of Eleva-Strum is a publicly governed K-12 school district providing tuition-free public education to students from 4K through 12th grade in Strum, Wisconsin. Its core offering is standards-aligned classroom instruction across elementary, middle, and high school levels, supplemented by special education services with IEP-based support, Academic and Career Planning (ACP) pathways, the Cardinal Manufacturing workforce program, athletics, food service, library/media center resources, and counseling.

Product overview

The School District of Eleva-Strum operates as a unified K-12 public school district offering a single integrated educational program across elementary (4K-5th grade), middle school (6th-8th), and high school (9th-12th) levels. The district's core educational offerings span general education instruction, special education services with IEP-based individualized support, career and technical education through academic and career planning (ACP) pathways and CVTC academy partnerships, and a full athletics program. Supporting services include food service, library/media center with extensive database subscriptions, counseling and mental health resources, English Learner support, and a mobile application. Programs such as Cardinal Manufacturing provide hands-on workforce development, while distance learning options through Wisconsin Virtual School expand access to courses beyond the district's direct offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cardinal Manufacturing: A manufacturing education program operated by the district, hosting an annual open house at the high school
• Cardinal Pride PTO
• Cardinal TV

Products and services

• K-12 General Education Comprehensive kindergarten through 12th grade educational program serving elementary (4K-5th), middle school (6th-8th), and high school (9th-12th) students with standards-aligned curriculum across core academic subjects.
• Food Service Program School nutrition program providing breakfast and lunch services to students, operating under USDA non-discrimination guidelines and including free and reduced meal eligibility processing.
• Special Education Services Individualized education program (IEP) services supporting students with disabilities through evaluation, specially designed instruction, related services (speech, OT, PT), and family engagement, provided in least restrictive environments.
• Athletics Program Middle school and high school athletic programs including volleyball, football, cross country, basketball, track and field, golf, and baseball, competing in the Dairyland Conference under WIAA regulations.
• Academic and Career Planning (ACP) Career guidance and course planning program helping students in grades 8-12 explore career clusters, create 4-year plans, and access post-secondary resources including CVTC academy partnerships for college credit.
• Career Cluster Pathways Structured career and technical education pathways across 14 career clusters including Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Health Science, IT, Manufacturing, STEM, and Transportation, with course sequences and industry connections.
• Library/Media Center Services School library services providing physical book collections, Follett Destiny catalog access, district database subscriptions, and inter-library collaboration with Strum Public Library.
• Student Support Services Counseling services (PK-5 and 6-12), nursing services, English Learner support, and mental health resources including homework club and community partnerships.
• Distance Learning Virtual course options through Wisconsin Virtual School and district-provided distance learning for students requiring alternative or supplemental educational delivery.
• Cardinal Manufacturing Career and technical education program providing hands-on manufacturing experience and workforce development opportunities for students.
• School District Mobile App iOS and Android mobile applications for the School District of Eleva-Strum enabling parents and students to access district information, news, and resources on mobile devices.

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

Integration23 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ashley Furniture Industries / Ronald & Joyce Wanek Foundation (with STEM 101 Academy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing circuitry kits for hands-on STEM learning experiences. Students created Operation-style circuitry games combining science, engineering, and creativity.
• The Boldt CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Apprenticeship partnership enabling students to gain career experience. Senior Jaxon Rindal completed Youth Apprenticeship and signed as carpenter apprentice post-graduation.
• CVTC (Chippewa Valley Technical College)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademy partnerships allowing high school students to earn college credit through dual enrollment programs. Students can participate in academies while in high school to prepare for post-secondary education.
• Strum Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with local public library for additional resources for staff and students. Students can request materials from Strum Public Library.
• Cardinal ManufacturingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManufacturing program operated at Eleva-Strum High School, providing students with hands-on manufacturing education and career pathway opportunities.
• Mayo Clinic Health SystemminorOthersOrthopedics and Sports Medicine partnership providing athletic healthcare services for student-athletes.
• WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association)minorOthersMembership in state athletic association governing middle and high school sports programs and eligibility standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Independence School District: Small rural K-12 district in Trempealeau County with a comparable enrollment scale and similar reliance on state aid and operational referenda for funding stability.
• Gilmanton School District: Small rural K-12 district in Buffalo County adjacent to Eleva-Strum's service area, with similar scale and program offerings; useful as a peer for enrollment and per-pupil funding comparison.
• Mondovi School District: Small rural K-12 district in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, with similar size, athletic conference affiliations, and rural community structure, providing a relevant comparable on operational and funding dynamics.
• Blair-Taylor School District: Small rural K-12 public district in Trempealeau County operating under similar Wisconsin funding formulas, with comparable athletic conference (Dairyland Conference) participation and rural demographics.
• Augusta Area School District: Small rural K-12 district in Eau Claire County that overlaps with Eleva-Strum's open-enrollment catchment, making it both a peer and a direct competitor for cross-district transfer students.
• Osseo-Fairchild School District: Neighboring small rural K-12 public school district in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, serving a similar size and demographic footprint with comparable academic, athletic, and CTE programming — making it the most directly comparable peer for Eleva-Strum.
• Arcadia School District: Neighboring Trempealeau County K-12 district, explicitly referenced in Eleva-Strum community events (Ashley for the Arts), serving a similar rural Wisconsin community with comparable program breadth.
• Whitehall School District: Adjacent Trempealeau County K-12 district of similar rural size, noted for its own robotics and STEM programming (referenced in district live feeds for joint robotics camps), making it a closely matched peer on program mix and geography.

Broad incumbents

• Stride Inc. (K12): Large national K-12 online learning operator that provides alternative and supplemental K-12 educational services; relevant as a broader-incumbent peer given Eleva-Strum's distance-learning offerings through Wisconsin Virtual School and online LMS tooling (Schoology, Infinite Campus).
• Eau Claire Area School District: Larger regional public K-12 district headquartered in Eau Claire that operates across the same open-enrollment geography as Eleva-Strum and competes for cross-district transfer students with broader program offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCiCpRotLaJ7fGEEih6DWagQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/SDofElevaStrum
• Instagraminstagram.com/sdofelevastrum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/eleva-strum-central-high-schl

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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