What Odessa High School does

Odessa High School is part of the Odessa R-VII School District, a public K-12 school system headquartered at 701 S. Third Street in Odessa, Missouri, serving students across Lafayette and Johnson counties approximately 25 miles east of Kansas City. The district operates a five-building educational pipeline that begins with the Early Childhood Special Education Center and McQuerry Elementary, continues through Upper Elementary (grades 5-6) and Odessa Middle School (grades 7-8), and culminates in Odessa High School (grades 9-12). The district also operates a Child Care Center & SOAR program providing before- and after-school care, and offers an alternative school option, a Bulldog Drink Shop, a counseling center, a library, and theater/speech/debate programs at the high school level. Career and technical education pathways are delivered through partnerships with Lee's Summit Tech and Lex-La-Ray Technical Center, and middle and high school athletics compete in the Missouri River Valley Conference.

The district's technology and operational stack is built entirely on third-party SaaS platforms. Infinite Campus serves as the student information system and parent portal for grades, attendance, and communication; Final Forms manages athletics and activities registration; MySchoolMenus publishes meal information and integrates with the contracted food service vendor; Google Sites hosts teacher, counseling, library, theater, and band pages; Canva is used for library and media design work; and Google Drive stores curriculum handbooks, financial documents, and staff resources. Transportation is fully outsourced to Ecco Ride Student Transportation (managed under Apple Bus Company) and food service is contracted to OPAA! Food Management. The district complies with FERPA, IDEA, and Section 504 procedural safeguards, and maintains trauma-informed schools programming alongside a monthly Making A Difference staff recognition program.

As a Missouri government state entity, Odessa R-VII does not generate commercial revenue. Funding flows from local property taxes, Missouri state education funding, and federal education grants, supplemented by minor auxiliary streams including a $20 Chromebook tech fee for 8th graders, athletic participation fees, and student meal payments processed through MySchoolMenus. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education and is currently soliciting applicants to fill a board vacancy with a term through April 2027. Its sole identified customer segment is the students and families residing within the state-mandated attendance boundary, with secondary engagement from the broader Lafayette and Johnson county community through the Public Foundation, PTO organizations, and volunteer programs.

Name

Odessa High School

Legal name

Odessa R-VII School District

Website

https://odessar7.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Odessa High School is part of Odessa R-VII, a Missouri public school district serving K-12 students across Lafayette and Johnson counties through five school buildings, with contracted transportation, food services, and career-technical education partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• High school education
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• Student athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Odessa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: State and local tax revenue, federal education funding for public school operations
2. Meal Payments: Student meal payments through myschoolmenus.com platform
3. Activity and Athletic Fees: Tech fee ($20 for 8th graders), athletic participation fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Odessa High School delivers public secondary education for grades 9-12 as part of the Odessa R-VII School District, including core academic instruction, alternative school options, career and technical education through partnerships with Lee's Summit Tech and Lex-La-Ray Technical Center, athletics under the Missouri River Valley Conference, and extracurricular programs such as theater, speech, debate, and broadcast journalism. The high school operates alongside the district's other schools and is supported by contracted transportation (Ecco Ride) and food services (OPAA! Food Management).

Product overview

Odessa R-VII School District operates as a comprehensive public school system offering education from early childhood through high school. The district includes Early Childhood Special Education Center, McQuerry Elementary, Upper Elementary, Odessa Middle School, and Odessa High School. Support services include food services (via OPAA! Food Management), transportation (via Ecco Ride), health services, and special education. The district partners with Lee's Summit Tech and Lex-La-Ray Technical Center for vocational training. Extracurricular offerings include athletics, band, theater, robotics clubs, and broadcast journalism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Odessa High School
• Odessa Middle School
• McQuerry Elementary School
• Upper Elementary School
• Early Childhood Special Education Center
• Child Care Center & SOAR Program
• Food Services
• Transportation Services
• Special Education Services
• Athletics & Activities Program

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OPAA! Food ManagementcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOPAA! Food Management provides food services for Odessa R-VII School District. Contact: Kathy Marble at [email protected] or 816-633-7818. The district is contracted with OPAA! for food management services.
• Ecco Ride Student TransportationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEcco Ride provides student transportation services for Odessa R-VII School District. Manager: Kathy Wagner at [email protected] or 816-230-0080. The district is contracted with Apple Bus Company for transportation services.
• Lee's Summit TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareer and technical education partnership providing students with technology and vocational training opportunities at the high school level.
• Lex-La-Ray Technical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareer and technical education partnership offering students vocational and technical training programs as part of high school curriculum.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oak Grove R-VI School District: Jackson County, Missouri public school district serving a similar suburban fringe community near Kansas City. Comparable K-12 programming and athletic conference participation.
• Grain Valley R-V School District: Suburban Kansas City-area R-V public school district offering K-12 education with athletics and extracurricular programs. Closely comparable in governance type and regional setting.
• Kearney R-I School District: Growing Kansas City-area public K-12 district serving a similar suburban-rural transition market. Comparable size profile and comprehensive programming including CTE and athletics.
• Lee's Summit R-VII School District: Larger Missouri R-VII public school district serving the Kansas City metro area. Comparable as a public K-12 district with similar governance structure, while also being an active CTE partner of Odessa R-VII.
• Pleasant Hill R-III School District: Cass County, Missouri public K-12 district of similar scale and demographic profile. Comparable in offering elementary through high school programming with extracurricular activities.
• Harrisonville R-IX School District: Cass County, Missouri public school district serving a comparable suburban-rural community. Similar K-12 structure with vocational partnerships and athletic conference participation.

Regional players

• Lexington R-V School District: Lafayette County, Missouri public K-12 district. Direct regional peer sharing county boundaries with Odessa R-VII and serving a similar rural community profile.
• Warrensburg R-VI School District: Johnson County neighbor of Odessa R-VII serving a similar rural Missouri community. Comparable in offering comprehensive K-12 programming and serving a small-city/rural footprint.
• Higginsville R-VIII School District: Lafayette County neighbor of Odessa R-VII, also a rural Missouri K-12 district. Comparable in serving a small-town Missouri community though with different county-level tax base.
• Marshall R-V School District: Rural Missouri K-12 public district of comparable scale to Odessa R-VII. Similar in offering comprehensive K-12 programming with vocational and athletic programs in a small-town setting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/odessa-high-school-78

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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