Keota School District

What Keota School District does

Keota Community School District (operating as "Keota Community Schools" / "Keota Eagles") is a public PK-12 school district headquartered at 505 N. Ellis St., Keota, Iowa, governed by an elected school board under the oversight of the Iowa Department of Education. The district delivers tuition-free public education to students residing within its attendance boundary, operating an Elementary School (K-6) at 505 N. Ellis St. and a Jr.-Sr. High School (7-12) at 507 N. Ellis St. Headcount is reported at 21 personnel.

The district's core product is its educational program, spanning elementary and secondary curricula, school nutrition services, athletics and activities (including football and volleyball with livestreamed broadcasts), and supplemental student programs such as "The Eagle's Wing" publication and the Keota Education Foundation. Technology is delivered through a stack of off-the-shelf EdTech integrations: PowerSchool for online enrollment and registration, Meal Magic Family Portal for nutrition tracking and payment, RevTrak for online fee payment, Hudl for athletic livestreaming, and Facebook pages (separate for elementary and secondary) for community communications. The district's digital hub is keotaeagles.org.

The business model is that of a government entity, not a commercial enterprise. Funding is derived from local property taxes, state of Iowa education aid, and voter-approved bond referendums rather than direct customer payments. Pricing is therefore not applicable in the conventional sense. The district is currently campaigning a 2026 Bond Referendum for facility modernization and has stood up PowerSchool Enrollment Express for the 2026-2027 academic year, signaling continued investment in infrastructure and digital services.

Name

Keota School District

Legal name

Keota Community School District

Website

https://keota.k12.ia.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Keota Community School District is an Iowa public PK-12 school district operating an Elementary School (K-6) and Jr.-Sr. High School (7-12) in Keota, Iowa, serving local families with tuition-free education funded by property taxes and state aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADABAA

Public School Districts (K–12)

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/School Districts, Local Education Authorities & Boards

SECONDARYEDAJAAAE

Public K–12 Combined Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

SECONDARYBPADAJAD

School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Food Security & Nutrition Programs

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary school programs
• Secondary school education
• School athletics programs
• School nutrition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Keota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Keota Community School District is a PK-12 public school district in Keota, Iowa, that delivers elementary education (PK-6) and junior-senior high school education (7-12), along with athletics and extracurricular activities, school meal and nutrition services, and a student publication program called The Eagle's Wing. Services are delivered directly through the district's own school facilities, with online enrollment, meal, and fee payment systems, supported by a Keota Education Foundation for supplemental resources.

Product overview

Keota Community School District operates a PK-12 public school system in Keota, Iowa. The district offers a unified educational platform consisting of Elementary School (PK-6) and Jr.-Sr. High School (7-12), supplemented by The Eagle's Wing student publication, Athletics & Activities programs, and Meal & Nutrition Services. The district maintains an official website for communications, enrollment (via PowerSchool), and online payments (via RevTrak), along with social media presence on Facebook for both schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary School (PK-6)
• Jr.-Sr. High School (7-12)
• Athletics & Activities Program School-sponsored sports and extracurricular activities for Keota students, including football, volleyball, and other activities, supported by the Keota Athletic Boosters club and livestreamed via the Hudl platform.
• Meal & Nutrition Services School meal program providing nutrition services to Keota students and families, with online tracking and payment access through the Meal Magic Family Portal.
• The Eagle's Wing School publication program offering student media, writing, and journalism opportunities for Keota Jr.-Sr. High School students.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• PCM Community School District: Prairie City-Monroe CSD, a small Iowa public school district scheduled against Keota in athletics and operating a comparable PK-12 community-school model.
• Fairfield Community School District: Iowa public school district referenced in Keota's athletic calendar as a varsity opponent, comparable in operating as a public PK-12 district in rural/small-town Iowa.
• English Valleys Community School District: Small Iowa rural public school district in the same region, providing a comparable benchmark for funding, enrollment scale, and PK-12 operational structure.
• Sigourney Community School District: Neighboring small rural Iowa public school district that already shares a joint football program (Sigourney-Keota) with the subject, making it the most directly comparable operational and geographic peer.
• Pekin Community School District: Small southeast Iowa public school district of similar scale, offering a like-for-like comparison for funding levels, staffing ratios, and rural PK-12 service delivery.
• Wapello Community School District: Small Iowa public school district comparable in scale and rural community-school operating model, useful as a peer for benchmarking enrollment, staffing, and per-pupil funding.
• Highland Community School District (Riverside, Iowa): Small Iowa public school district named in Keota's varsity volleyball schedule, comparable as a similarly sized rural public PK-12 district operating under Iowa Department of Education oversight.

Broad incumbents

• Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.): Large publicly traded K-12 online education provider offering a fundamentally different (virtual) delivery model but operating in the same PK-12 education market; relevant as an incumbent benchmark for digital K-12 infrastructure investment.

Others

• Iowa Heartland Area Education Agency: Regional education service agency that provides special education, professional development, and instructional support to Iowa school districts including Keota; an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.
• Iowa School Finance Information Service: Iowa-specific resource that publishes comparative funding and cost data across districts, serving as a benchmarking reference for Keota's financial positioning relative to peer districts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/177891682623406
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keota-school-district

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Investors

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Investments

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