What Oak Grove High School does

Oak Grove High School (OGHS) is a public high school located at 605 SE 12th Street in Oak Grove, Missouri, operated by the Oak Grove R-VI School District. The school serves approximately 650 students in grades 9-12, supported by approximately 60 faculty and staff members, and operates as the sole public high school within the district. Its mascot is the Panthers and it competes athletically as a member of the Missouri River Valley Conference across sports including football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, soccer, cross country, golf, and track and field.

The school's core academic and college-readiness offerings center on two flagship programs. First, the A+ Program — earned via state designation in 2009 from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education — entitles qualifying graduates to state-paid tuition reimbursement at Missouri public community colleges and career/technical schools; approximately 200 students have earned this benefit to date. Second, the High Schools That Work school-wide improvement initiative, implemented in 2011 under the Southern Region Educational Board, is designed to elevate college and career readiness across all students. OGHS also operates the ASPIRE Registered Youth Apprenticeship program (registered with the U.S. Department of Labor), which connects students with employer partners such as Luffland Industries in Bates City for paid on-the-job training in Production Finisher and Metal/Steel Construction apprenticeships, pairing classroom instruction with industry-recognized credentials.

From a business-model perspective, OGHS is funded through state appropriations, local property taxes, and federal programs as a public educational institution; no tuition is charged to district residents, though nominal fees apply for activities such as athletics and parking. The technology stack supporting instruction and operations comprises Clever single sign-on for identity, Google Apps for Education (Google Classroom, Google Meet) for classroom delivery and communication, TeacherEase for gradebook and parent communication, SchoolMessenger Presence for the school's web presence, and Arbiter Live for athletics scheduling, live streaming, and ticketing. Governance rests with the district's school board, with Jacob Newman serving as Principal and A+ Coordinator and Ryan Schartz as Activities Director.

Name

Oak Grove High School

Legal name

Oak Grove High School

Website

https://oakgrove-oghs.ss10.sharpschool.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oak Grove High School is a public high school in Oak Grove, Missouri serving approximately 650 students in grades 9-12 through the Oak Grove R-VI School District, offering A+ tuition reimbursement, ASPIRE youth apprenticeships, athletics, and college/career readiness programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• High school academics
• College career readiness
• Youth apprenticeship training
• Interscholastic athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded through state and local tax revenue; no tuition charged to district residents. Students pay nominal fees for specific activities, parking, and optional programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oak Grove High School delivers public secondary education to approximately 650 students in grades 9-12, providing a standard academic curriculum alongside college-readiness pathways (A+ Program tuition reimbursement), career-technical pathways (ASPIRE Registered Youth Apprenticeship), a comprehensive athletics program within the Missouri River Valley Conference, and student recognition programs such as the Academic Hall of Fame. As a public school within the Oak Grove R-VI School District, it charges no tuition to district residents and is funded by state, local, and federal education revenue.

Product overview

Oak Grove High School offers a portfolio of educational programs and services centered around its core mission of empowering and inspiring learners to maximize their potential. The school provides a traditional high school education for grades 9-12 with approximately 650 students, supported by the A+ Program for college preparation and tuition assistance, and the ASPIRE Apprenticeship Program for career-technical pathways. The school also offers the Panther Times News digital newsletter and various recognition programs including the Academic Hall of Fame and Student Awards. Athletics are offered through the Missouri River Valley Conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A+ Program

Named customers1 record

Segments2 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Luffland Industries (Bates City)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuffland Industries serves as employer partner for ASPIRE Registered Youth Apprenticeship program, offering Production Finisher and Metal/Steel Construction apprenticeship positions. Students receive paid on-the-job training with school release time, working toward nationally recognized credentials while still in high school.
• Missouri River Valley ConferencecoreOthersAthletic conference membership providing regional competition in various sports; OGHS is a proud member representing the school in interscholastic athletics
• Missouri Public Community Colleges and Career/Technical SchoolscoreOthersA+ Program enables qualifying graduates to attend any public Missouri community college or vocational-technical school with state-paid tuition reimbursement, creating pathways to higher education

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Blue Springs South High School: Public high school in the Blue Springs R-IV School District, eastern Jackson County, Missouri — same metro region as OGHS. Comparable public high school offering A+ designation, athletics, and CTE pathways, but with significantly larger enrollment.
• Warrensburg High School: Public high school in Warrensburg R-VI School District, west of Kansas City. Comparable A+ designated Missouri public high school with established CTE pathways, apprenticeship-adjacent programs, and similar enrollment scale.
• Harrisonville High School: Public high school in Harrisonville R-IX School District, Cass County, Missouri. Comparable Missouri public high school with A+ designation status, regional athletic conference participation, and similar rural-to-exurban catchment profile.
• Odessa High School: Public high school in Odessa R-VII School District in Lafayette County, Missouri. Comparable small rural Missouri public high school with similar enrollment scale, A+ designation pathway options, and athletic conference participation.
• Kearney High School: Public high school in Kearney R-I School District, north of Kansas City. Comparable Missouri public high school offering A+ designation, athletics, and dual-credit pathways with similar enrollment profile.
• Raytown High School: Public high school in the Raytown C-2 School District in the Kansas City metro. Comparable Missouri public high school, referenced in OGHS data as a previous employer of an OGHS teacher — illustrating labor market overlap in the metro area.
• Liberty North High School: Public high school in Liberty Public Schools, north Kansas City metro. Comparable A+ designated Missouri public high school with comprehensive athletics, CTE pathways, and AP offerings — broader program scale.

Direct peers

• Orrick High School: Small rural Missouri public high school in Orrick R-XI District. Comparable size and profile, referenced in OGHS data as a previous employer of an OGHS teacher — illustrative of the small-district teacher labor market in the region.
• Grain Valley High School: Neighboring public high school in Grain Valley R-V School District, immediately adjacent to the Oak Grove R-VI district. Closest geographic peer — similar size, similar A+ designation status, and competes for the same eastern Jackson County student population.

Broad incumbents

• Park Hill High School: Public high school in the Park Hill School District, large Kansas City-area district. Comparable A+ designated Missouri public high school with extensive CTE, athletics, and dual-credit programs — larger scale incumbent in the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OG_Activities
• Facebookfacebook.com/OGR6HighSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/oak-grove-high-school-51

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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