Dassel-Cokato School District #466

What Dassel-Cokato School District #466 does

Dassel-Cokato School District #466 is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Cokato, Minnesota, serving approximately 2,100 students across grades PK-12 from the Dassel and Cokato communities and surrounding areas including Darwin, South Haven, and Howard Lake. The district operates four school facilities — Cokato Elementary (PK-4), Dassel Elementary (PK-4), Dassel-Cokato Middle School (5-8), and Dassel-Cokato High School (9-12) — along with an Area Learning Center for alternative education (grades 10-12, day and evening classes) and Dassel-Cokato Community Education. It employs approximately 400 staff, including 150 teachers, with average lower elementary class sizes of about 20 students. The district is governed by an elected six-member school board and led by Superintendent Mark Raymond.

The district operates a fully Google-integrated technology environment supporting more than 3,000 devices district-wide, with every classroom equipped with a PC or Chromebook and interactive display. A 1:1 take-home Chromebook/Laptop program covers grades 6-12, with optional device insurance at $35 per student per year. Infinite Campus serves as the student information system for the parent portal, registration, grades, attendance, and direct family communications via email, voicemail, and text. Additional integrated platforms include LINQ Connect for nutrition services, Finalsite for the public-facing website, Smore for newsletters, Canva for district graphics, and Impact Testing for athletic concussion baselines. Special education services are delivered through a partnership with the Meeker & Wright Special Education Cooperative (MAWSECO), while student transport is split between district-operated routes for Dassel-area students and a contracted arrangement with Cokato Transportation for Cokato-area students.

Dassel-Cokato Schools is funded primarily through state aid, federal appropriations, and local property tax levies, with operating referendums that have been passed and renewed continuously since 1985. Secondary revenue streams include nutrition services (free breakfast and lunch for all students under Minnesota's Free School Meals program, with second meals, à la carte items, and adult meals for purchase), community education programming (Chargers Kids Club K-5, Little Chargers ages 3-5, aquatics, driver's education, adult basic education), and facility rentals at the DC Rec Center (prime ice time $200/hour, non-prime $150/hour). The district also operates a Performing Arts Center and runs extensive athletic and extracurricular programs, including recent state championships in football, wrestling, drumline, track, and speech. Dassel Elementary and DCHS are recognized as National Schools of Excellence, Cokato Elementary as a State School of Excellence, and Dassel-Cokato Middle School and Dassel Elementary received Top MN School designations for 2026.

Name

Dassel-Cokato School District #466

Legal name

Dassel-Cokato School District #466

Website

https://isd466.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dassel-Cokato School District #466 is a public K-12 school district in central Minnesota serving approximately 2,100 students across four school facilities, funded through state aid, federal funds, and local property tax levies, with extended community education and childcare programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Community education programs
• School-age childcare services
• Special education services
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Cokato

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

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. Government Funding: Public school district funded through state and federal education funding, local property tax levies, and operating referendums. Communities have passed and renewed operating referendums from 1985 to present.
2. Nutrition Services: Meal program providing free breakfast and lunch to all students. Additional items and second meals available for purchase. Adult meals available for purchase.
3. Community Education Programs: Childcare services (Chargers Kids Club, Little Chargers), aquatics, driver's education, adult basic education, early childhood programs with registration fees.
4. Recreation Center Rentals: Ice rental fees for the Rec Center - Prime Time $200/hour including tax, Non-Prime $150/hour including tax.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dassel-Cokato School District #466 is a public K-12 school district that delivers comprehensive educational services from preschool through grade 12 to approximately 2,100 students across the Dassel and Cokato communities. The district operates two elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and an Area Learning Center, and complements academics with community education, childcare, nutrition services, athletics, performing arts, special education, and facility rentals for the surrounding central Minnesota region.

Product overview

Dassel-Cokato Schools is a rural school district in central Minnesota operating four school facilities serving approximately 2100 students from early childhood through high school. The district includes two K-4 elementary schools (Cokato Elementary and Dassel Elementary), a 5-8 Middle School, a 9-12 High School, and an Area Learning Center. Beyond traditional academics, the district offers childcare programs (Chargers Kids Club for K-5 and Little Chargers for ages 3-5), Community Education with early childhood programs, aquatic facilities, a Performing Arts Center, DC Rec Center, athletics, Driver's Education, Special Education services through MAWSECO cooperative, and a 1:1 technology program for grades 6-12. The district has achieved National Schools of Excellence recognition and is fully Google integrated with over 3000 devices district-wide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dassel-Cokato Chargers: Athletic and activities brand identity for the district's sports and extracurricular programs
• Charger Kids Club
• Little Chargers Childcare
• DC Rec Center
• Performing Arts Center (PAC)

Products and services

• Cokato Elementary School Public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Cokato, Minnesota, recognized as a State School of Excellence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Student test scores well above national averages
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Meeker & Wright Special Education Cooperative (MAWSECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAWSECO works with Dassel-Cokato Public Schools to provide special education services including School Psychologists, Occupational and Physical therapies, Vision services, Audiology services, and other special education specialists. The cooperative serves students from birth to 21 years of age under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
• Cokato TransportationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCokato Transportation is contracted by the district to transport Cokato area students. Dassel area students are transported by district-owned/operated buses. Special needs students are transported primarily by district-owned/operated vans and/or lift bus.
• State of Minnesota LegislatorsminorOthersDistrict represented by State Representative Dawn Gillman, State Senator Glenn Gruenhagen, U.S. Representatives Tom Emmer and Michelle Fischbach, and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Litchfield Public Schools: Similar small rural Minnesota district in Meeker County with overlapping MAWSECO special education co-op membership and similar K-12 combined operating model.
• Hutchinson Public Schools: Larger rural/regional Minnesota school district in McLeod County with comparable K-12 combined operations, community education programs, and overlapping regional competitive dynamics.
• Kimball Area Public Schools: Small rural central Minnesota K-12 district with similar community education, athletics, and rural community demographics that mirror Dassel-Cokato's operating profile.
• Eden Valley-Watkins Public Schools: Small rural central Minnesota district of comparable enrollment size, also operating combined K-12 schools with community education and rural economic challenges similar to Dassel-Cokato.
• Annandale Public Schools: Small rural Minnesota K-12 district with similar enrollment scale, community education portfolio, and lake-region demographics directly comparable to Dassel-Cokato.
• Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public Schools: Neighboring rural Minnesota school district of comparable size serving overlapping communities; directly competes for open-enrollment students from the same regional footprint as Dassel-Cokato.
• Maple Lake Public Schools: Comparable small rural Wright County Minnesota district with similar K-12 structure and competing for open-enrollment students in the same region.
• Glencoe-Silver Lake Public Schools: Similar rural McLeod County Minnesota K-12 district with comparable enrollment size, comprehensive community education programming, and rural operating characteristics.

Broad incumbents

• Minneapolis Public Schools: Large urban Minnesota public school district that provides a statewide benchmark for K-12 operations, alternative learning centers (ALC), and special education services against which smaller districts like Dassel-Cokato are often measured.
• Minnetonka Public Schools: Larger, well-resourced suburban Minnesota school district with extensive K-12 programming and technology integration; serves as a benchmark for what scale-funded excellence looks like, competing loosely for reputation and staff.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DasselCokatoSchoolDistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/dasselcokatoschooldistrict466
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/isd-466-dassel-cokato-public-schools

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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