NORTHERN HUMBOLDT HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

What NORTHERN HUMBOLDT HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT does

Northern Humboldt Union High School District is a California public school district headquartered at 2755 McKinleyville Avenue, McKinleyville, California. It operates as a government state entity providing free public secondary education to students residing within its geographic boundaries in Northern Humboldt County. The district runs five high schools — Arcata High School, McKinleyville High School, Pacific Coast High School (alternative program), Six Rivers Charter High School, and Mad River High School — under a unified Board of Trustees governance structure. Founded in 1899, it serves local students, parents and families, and community members, with no tuition or fees charged for standard educational services.

The district's service portfolio includes a dedicated College and Career Center for post-secondary planning, summer school programming for academic recovery and enrichment, food and meal services, bus transportation, a 1:1 student device program, and an Indian Education Program. Its technology stack is non-proprietary and entirely third-party: Edlio powers the district website and content management, while Edupoint provides the ParentVUE/StudentVUE portal for grades, attendance, and academic information. There is no disclosed API, SDK, mobile app, or integration ecosystem, and no proprietary AI/ML capability is referenced. Operational communication with families runs through the district website, news announcements, event calendars, community resource pages, and the parent portal.

The business model is that of a publicly funded government entity rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue derives from California state education apportionment, local parcel taxes, and bond proceeds (Measures Q and N are referenced as active fiscal instruments), with no commercial customers, no pricing model, and no GTM motion. Customer concentration is structurally captive — a single geographic segment of district-resident students — and the district's competitive position rests on its exclusive, statutorily granted service territory rather than on market-driven differentiation.

Name

NORTHERN HUMBOLDT HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

Northern Humboldt Union High School District

Website

https://nohum.k12.ca.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Northern Humboldt Union High School District is a California public school district operating five high schools — Arcata, McKinleyville, Pacific Coast, Six Rivers Charter, and Mad River — that provides free public secondary education to district-resident students in Northern Humboldt County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• K-12 public schools
• Charter high school programs
• College and career counseling
• Summer school programs

Headquarters

HQ city

McKinleyville

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, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Northern Humboldt Union High School District provides free public secondary education to students residing within its geographic boundaries in Northern Humboldt County, California, through five high schools (Arcata High, McKinleyville High, Pacific Coast High, Six Rivers Charter High, and Mad River High). The district supplements classroom instruction with a College and Career Center, summer school programs, food services, bus transportation, a 1:1 technology program, an Indian Education Program, and a ParentVUE/StudentVUE portal for academic monitoring.

Product overview

Northern Humboldt Union High School District operates as a public school district providing secondary education services through five distinct schools: Arcata High School, McKinleyville High School, Pacific Coast High School (alternative program), Six Rivers Charter High School, and Mad River High School. The district supplements its core educational programs with summer school sessions, a College and Career Center, and a ParentVUE/StudentVUE portal for academic monitoring. The schools function as individual educational programs under a unified district administration rather than as a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arcata High School Traditional public high school within the Northern Humboldt Union High School District serving the Arcata community.
• McKinleyville High School Traditional public high school within the Northern Humboldt Union High School District serving the McKinleyville community.
• Pacific Coast High School Alternative high school program within the district offering alternative educational pathways.
• Six Rivers Charter High School Charter high school option within the district providing personalized learning approaches.
• Mad River High School Traditional public high school within the Northern Humboldt Union High School District serving the surrounding community.
• Summer School Program District-run summer educational program offering academic recovery and enrichment opportunities for students, with multiple sessions including Session 2 ending July 21.
• ParentVUE/StudentVUE Portal Web-based portal for parents and students to access grades, attendance, assignments, and academic information through the district's Edupoint platform.
• College and Career Center Resource center providing students with college preparation, career counseling, and post-secondary planning support.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweetwater Union High School District: Large California union high school district in southern San Diego County. Comparable as a multi-campus California public high school district serving diverse student populations with alternative and charter pathways, though at substantially greater scale.
• Palo Alto Unified School District: Larger, established California public school district with K-12 operations. Comparable as a public California school district using Edupoint-style SIS tools and offering College and Career pathways, though serving a substantially larger and more resourced population.

Direct peers

• Mendocino Unified School District: Public school district on the rural Northern California coast. Comparable as a coastal California public school district serving small communities with multi-school operations and similar funding model.
• Jefferson Union High School District: California union high school district serving northern San Mateo County. Comparable as a multi-campus California public high school district with similar governance, SIS, and College/Career pathway offerings.
• San Mateo Union High School District: California union high school district on the San Francisco Peninsula. Comparable as a multi-campus California public high school district with a College and Career readiness focus and similar SIS/portal infrastructure.
• Eureka City Schools: Neighboring K-12 public school district also serving Humboldt County, California. Directly comparable as a public California school district with overlapping service geography and similar funding/governance structure.
• Tamalpais Union High School District: California union high school district serving Marin County. Comparable as a multi-campus California public high school district with similar governance and LCFF funding structure, though in a more affluent geography.
• Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District: Public school district serving southern Humboldt County. Comparable as a rural California public school district with multi-school campuses and similar demographic and funding profile.
• Fortuna Union High School District: Adjacent California union high school district serving the Eel River Valley in Humboldt County. Highly comparable as a small rural union high school district with the same grade-band and governance model.

Others

• Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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