MSAD 53

What MSAD 53 does

MSAD 53 (Maine School Administrative District #53) is a state-chartered public school district headquartered at 182 School Street, Pittsfield, Maine, serving the communities of Burnham, Detroit, and Pittsfield in central Maine along the I-95 corridor between Waterville and Bangor. The district operates three schools — Manson Park School (PreK-K), Vickery School (Grades 1-4), and Warsaw Middle School (Grades 5-8) — enrolling approximately 600 students annually, with high school students tuitioned to Maine Central Institute. The district is funded by local property taxes, Maine state education aid, and federal grants (ESEA Title IA/IIA/IVA, USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program, McKinney-Vento), and is governed by an elected school board under the Maine Department of Education. It is not a commercial entity and does not generate revenue in the traditional sense.

The district delivers a comprehensive PreK-8 academic program including special education, Title I literacy intervention, gifted and talented services, allied arts, athletics, food service, health services, library/media, and McKinney-Vento homeless education, supplemented by a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) Children's Benefit Fund. Technology infrastructure is built on standard K-12 platforms: Infinite Campus SIS, Clever SSO, Destiny Discover library catalog (Follett), NWEA MAP assessments, Red Rover enrollment, Share911 emergency notification, and Google Workspace for Education. The district is currently planning a major capital consolidation to replace its three aging schools with a single new PK-8 facility, having received state site approval on November 21, 2025, contingent on local referendum passage.

MSAD 53's business model is that of a government administrative unit: residents receive free public education within its geographic boundaries, with operations funded through taxation and intergovernmental transfers. The pricing model is zero-cost to enrolled families for core educational services, with no tuition or fees charged. The district is currently expanding its programmatic and capital footprint through facility modernization, federal entitlement capture, and specialized staffing additions such as the recently hired Director of Special Services. No AI/ML capabilities are deployed; technology use is confined to conventional K-12 administrative and instructional platforms.

Name

MSAD 53

Legal name

Maine School Administrative District #53

Website

https://msad53.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MSAD 53 is a Maine public school district providing free PreK-8 education to approximately 600 students across Burnham, Detroit, and Pittsfield, operating three schools and tuitioning high schoolers to Maine Central Institute.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-8 Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Title I & Compensatory Education Programs (EDAJAGAJ), IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB), Special Education (IEP/504) & Student Support Case Management (EDAFAEAI)

Keywords

• Public school district
• K-8 education
• Special education services
• School nutrition program
• Student information system

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MSAD 53 is a public school district that provides free PreK-8 education to approximately 600 students across three schools in Burnham, Detroit, and Pittsfield, Maine. Core offerings include classroom instruction, special education, Title I literacy intervention, gifted and talented programming, athletics, library/media services, health services, food service, McKinney-Vento homeless support, home instruction, and the volunteer-run Children's Benefit Fund. High school students are tuitioned to Maine Central Institute.

Product overview

MSAD 53 is a PreK-8 public school district serving approximately 600 students in Burnham, Detroit, and Pittsfield, Maine. The district operates three schools: Manson Park School (PreK-K), Vickery School (Grades 1-4), and Warsaw Middle School (Grades 5-8). Students are tuitioned to Maine Central Institute for high school. The district offers educational programs including Special Education, Title I intervention, Gifted and Talented, Athletics, Library & Media Center, Health Services, Food Service, McKinney-Vento homeless support, and Home Instruction. The district utilizes technology platforms including Infinite Campus (student information), Clever (SSO), Destiny Discover (library), NWEA (assessments), Red Rover (enrollment), and Share911 (emergency notification).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manson Park School
• Vickery School
• Warsaw Middle School
• Special Education Services
• Title I Program
• Gifted and Talented Program
• Athletics Program
• Library & Media Center
• Health Services
• Food Service
• McKinney-Vento Program
• Home Instruction
• Children's Benefit Fund
• ESEA/ESSA Programs

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• Maine Central Institute (MCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCI is an independent school where MSAD 53 students are tuitioned for their high school experience (grades 9-12). MCI enrolls a diverse, international population of residential students in addition to MSAD #53 students. District is required to share a percentage of Title II and IV funds with MCI under equitable services requirement for private schools.
• USDA Child and Adult Care Food ProgramcoreOthersDistrict participates in federal nutrition program providing meals at no charge to children ages birth through 18 years. Meals available without regard to race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal.
• USDA Child and Adult Care Food ProgramcoreOthersFederal food program ensuring all students have access to nutritious meals regardless of family income.
• Local Masonic OrganizationsminorOthersLocal Masons donate bikes through Bikes for Books program to reward student reading achievements at Manson Park and Vickery schools.
• Maine Department of EducationcoreOthersState agency overseeing Maine schools; MSAD 53 receives ESEA federal funding through Title IA, Title IIA, and Title IVA programs; participates in Maine DOE Data Dashboard for performance reporting.
• CleversupportingTechnology or IntegrationDigital learning portal providing single sign-on access to educational applications for students and teachers.
• NWEAsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAssessment platform used for MAP testing to measure student academic growth.
• Follett Software (Destiny Discover)supportingTechnology or IntegrationLibrary management and discovery platform providing catalog access for district libraries at all three schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maine Central Institute: Independent K-12 school in Pittsfield, Maine where MSAD 53 students are tuitioned for high school. The most directly comparable institution given the operational partnership and shared service area.
• Augusta Public Schools: Public school district serving Maine's capital city. Operates K-12 schools with Title I, Special Education, and ESEA funding structures parallel to MSAD 53's program mix.
• Lewiston Public Schools: Maine public school district operating multiple schools with similar Title I, Special Education, and ESEA program structures. Comparable scale and service breadth across multiple campuses.
• Five Town Community School District (Camden Hills): Regional public school district serving five towns on the central Maine coast. Comparable as a multi-town Maine public school entity with shared services and consolidated facilities planning analogous to MSAD 53's consolidation project.
• Portland Public Schools: Maine's largest public school district serving PreK-12 in Portland. Comparable as a Maine public school district operating across multiple schools with similar federal Title and state funding structures.
• Bangor School Department: Public school district in Bangor, Maine, one of the I-95 corridor anchors near MSAD 53. Operates a similar mix of elementary and middle schools with comparable Title programs and state/federal funding streams.

Others

• Maine Department of Education: State regulatory and funding agency overseeing all Maine public schools. Comparable as the primary state-level counterparty governing MSAD 53's curriculum, Title funding, and capital approval process.
• Maine School Management Association: Industry association supporting Maine public school district administrators and school boards. Comparable as the governance and professional body to which MSAD 53's central office and elected board belong.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MSAD53
• Instagraminstagram.com/msad53me
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/msad-53

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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