Old Fort Schools

Old Fort Local School District is a public K-12 school district in Seneca County, Ohio, operating Old Fort Elementary, Old Fort Junior High/High School, and Old Fort Preschool to serve resident and open-enrolled students from kindergarten through grade 12.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersTiffin, United States
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Old Fort Schools does

Old Fort Local School District, operating under the brand 'Old Fort Schools,' is a public K-12 school district serving families in the Old Fort area of Seneca County, northwest Ohio. The district delivers traditional public education through three schools: Old Fort Elementary School in Bettsville, Ohio; Old Fort Junior High and High School in Tiffin, Ohio; and Old Fort Preschool, an early childhood program. Instruction spans kindergarten through grade 12 and is complemented by related services including food service, transportation, counseling, special education, athletics (the 'Stockaders'), and extracurricular activities such as FFA and the student-produced Kampus Keyhole publication.

The underlying technology stack is standard K-12 educational infrastructure rather than proprietary product: PowerSchool for the student information system and gradebook (hosted via NOECA), FinalForms for student registration, Pay Schools Central for meal payments, a Thrillshare-based parent portal, and official iOS and Android mobile apps. The district also integrates the Safer Ohio School Tipline, Title IX compliance workflows, and a PowerSchool-hosted district gradebook, none of which represent differentiated technology assets.

As a government/state entity, Old Fort Schools does not operate a commercial revenue model. Funding flows from Ohio per-pupil foundation aid (Ohio Department of Education), local property tax levies, and federal Title programs, with supplemental revenue from open-enrollment tuition for out-of-district students, food service payments, and community facility rental fees. The customer base consists of district-resident families and, via open enrollment, out-of-district students; there is no enterprise sales motion, no marketing function beyond community outreach, and no private ownership. The district is led by Superintendent Danny Kissell and Treasurer Jacob Huston, with a leadership team of building principals, a Technology Director, a Director of Student Services, a School Safety Director, an Athletic Director, and supervisors for transportation and maintenance.

Old Fort Schools firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Old Fort Schools
Legal name: Old Fort Local School District
Website: https://oldfortschools.org
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Old Fort Local School District is a public K-12 school district in Seneca County, Ohio, operating Old Fort Elementary, Old Fort Junior High/High School, and Old Fort Preschool to serve resident and open-enrolled students from kindergarten through grade 12.
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Old Fort Schools industry classification

Industry

Product category: K-12 Public Education
NAICS: Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)
SIC: Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro primary industry: Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)
akta.pro secondary industry: General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

K-12 public education
Public school district
Elementary education
Secondary education
Preschool programs

Where Old Fort Schools is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Tiffin
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

Old Fort Schools business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

Public School Funding: Funded primarily through state per-pupil funding (Ohio Department of Education), local property taxes, and federal Title programs. Additional revenue from open enrollment tuition, food services, and facility usage fees.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Free public education for district residents

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Old Fort Schools product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Old Fort Schools operates a public K-12 school district in Seneca County, Ohio, delivering free pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade education to in-district residents via three campuses: an elementary school, a combined junior high/high school, and a preschool. The district also accepts out-of-district students through Ohio's open-enrollment program on a tuition basis and rents school facilities to community organizations for a fee.

Product overview

Old Fort Local School District is a public K-12 educational institution providing schooling services through three main schools: Old Fort Elementary School (serving elementary students in Bettsville, OH), Old Fort Junior High and High School (serving secondary students in Tiffin, OH), and Old Fort Preschool (early childhood education). The district also provides related services including food service, athletics, student services, and various parent/student resources. As a public school district, it does not offer commercial products or technology services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Old Fort Elementary School Public elementary school (primary/grade school) serving in-district students in Seneca County, Ohio, delivered free of tuition to resident families.
Old Fort Junior High/High School
Old Fort Preschool
Open Enrollment (Out-of-District Tuition)
School Facility Rentals

Companies that use Old Fort Schools

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Old Fort Schools technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Old Fort Schools partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Old Fort Schools competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

St. Wendelin Catholic School: Another nearby parochial K-12 school in the Fostoria/Seneca County area competing with Old Fort for K-12 enrollment. Smaller and more niche than Calvert Catholic, but draws from the same family pool in the same region.

Broad incumbents

Perrysburg Exempted Village School District: Larger northwest Ohio public K-12 district that competes with Old Fort for open-enrollment students from the greater Toledo/Seneca region. Provides a comparison point for academic programming and facilities at a meaningfully larger scale.
Wyoming City School District: High-performing small Ohio public K-12 district in suburban Cincinnati, often cited as a benchmark for community-rooted small districts. Comparable governance model and small-scale ethos, but with significantly stronger academic outcomes due to higher property wealth.
Lakota Local School District (Butler County): Large southwest Ohio public K-12 district serving tens of thousands of students. Illustrates the scale and resource ceiling that small districts like Old Fort do not have, and represents a destination district for families considering open enrollment.

Direct peers

Betty Jane Services / Old Fort Preschool: Listed for completeness — Old Fort's own preschool program serves as an internal peer within the district's own service portfolio, but more notably, neighboring preschools and daycare centers in Seneca County compete for the same 3–5 year-old cohort.
Hopewell-Loudon Local School District: Neighboring Seneca County, Ohio public K-12 district of comparable size serving the Bascom/Hopewell area. Operates a similarly small rural K-12 footprint, making it a head-to-head open-enrollment competitor for Old Fort families.
Mohawk Local School District: Wyandot/Seneca County area Ohio public K-12 district with a similar small-town, multi-campus footprint. Directly comparable in size, funding model, and community-led GTM motion to Old Fort Schools.
Calvert Catholic Schools: Parochial K-12 school physically located in Tiffin, Ohio, directly competing with Old Fort for Tiffin-area families. Same grade span and county geography but private funding model, making it a near-substitute from a family decision standpoint.
Seneca East Local School District: Seneca County, Ohio public K-12 district (Republic/Bloomville area) operating on the same state funding model. Highly comparable in enrollment scale, course offerings, and athletic participation as Old Fort.

Regional players

Oregon City Schools (Oregon, Ohio): Northwest Ohio public K-12 district on the Ohio/Michigan border. Operates a similar mix of neighborhood elementary schools and a combined junior/high school, but in a more suburban setting — useful comparative on programming and funding outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Old Fort Schools financial estimates

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Old Fort Schools leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Old Fort Schools funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Old Fort Schools M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Old Fort Schools

What does Old Fort Schools do?

Is Old Fort Schools a public or private company?

Old Fort Schools is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.

When was Old Fort Schools founded?

Old Fort Schools was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Old Fort Schools based?

Old Fort Schools is headquartered in Tiffin, United States, in the North America region.

How does Old Fort Schools make money?

One revenue line is on record: public School Funding.

Who are Old Fort Schools's main competitors?

St. Wendelin Catholic School is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Perrysburg Exempted Village School District, Wyoming City School District and Lakota Local School District (Butler County). Direct peers are Betty Jane Services / Old Fort Preschool, Hopewell-Loudon Local School District, Mohawk Local School District, Calvert Catholic Schools and Seneca East Local School District. Oregon City Schools (Oregon, Ohio) is listed as a regional player.

Does Old Fort Schools have an API?

No public API is recorded for Old Fort Schools.

What industry is Old Fort Schools in?

Old Fort Schools's product category is K-12 Public Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAJAAAE, Public K–12 Combined Schools, with a secondary code of EDACABAA, General Preschools (Play-Based). Its NAICS code is 6111 and its SIC code is 8200.