Copley-Fairlawn City Schools

What Copley-Fairlawn City Schools does

Copley-Fairlawn City Schools is a public K-12 school district domiciled in Copley, Ohio, operating five school buildings — Copley High School, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, and the Arrowhead, Fort Island, and Herberich Primary Schools — that together serve approximately 2,678 students and employ roughly 215 staff. The district offers a comprehensive kindergarten-through-12th-grade program anchored by a 95% graduation rate and a catalog of 20 Advanced Placement courses at the high school level, alongside specialized services including special education (with Section 504 and IEP supports), gifted education, English Language Learner programming, Title 1 supplemental services, counseling, preschool, and athletics.

The district runs on a conventional public-school technology stack: a Finalsite-hosted district website, a district-wide 1-to-1 device program, the Progress Book online gradebook and parent portal, the Pay Schools Central payment system, the Stopfinder bus-tracking application, and dedicated student privacy infrastructure. Administrative operations are managed through departments for superintendent, treasurer, business services, student services, technology, transportation, food services, and library/media, with a publicly elected Board of Education providing governance.

As a state-chartered public school district, Copley-Fairlawn is funded primarily through local property tax revenues, Ohio per-pupil state aid, and federal categorical grants (including Title 1), rather than through tuition or commercial pricing. Service delivery occurs through direct enrollment of district-resident families within legally defined attendance boundaries, supplemented by community partnerships — notably with Akron Children's Hospital for health services, the GAR Foundation for grant funding, Bistro 81 for culinary education, and the PTA Council, All Sports Booster Club, and Music Boosters for community/parent engagement. Revenue is not publicly disclosed on the district website, and the organization is not privately owned, venture-backed, or in active M&A.

Name

Copley-Fairlawn City Schools

Legal name

Copley-Fairlawn City Schools

Website

https://[email protected]

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Copley-Fairlawn City Schools is a public K-12 school district in Copley, Ohio, operating five schools that serve approximately 2,678 students with comprehensive academic, special education, and extracurricular programming funded by local taxes and state aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Special education programs
• Gifted education services
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Copley

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, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Copley-Fairlawn City Schools is a public K-12 school district serving approximately 2,678 students across five school buildings (Copley High School, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, Arrowhead Primary School, Fort Island Primary School, and Herberich Primary School). The district delivers core academic instruction, advanced college-preparatory coursework including 20 AP courses, and specialized programs covering special education, gifted education, English language learner support, Title 1 services, counseling, preschool, athletics, transportation, and food services.

Product overview

Copley-Fairlawn City Schools is a suburban Ohio school district serving approximately 2,678 students across five school buildings (Copley High School, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, Arrowhead Primary School, Fort Island Primary School, and Herberich Primary School). The district offers a comprehensive K-12 educational program with specialized services including Special Education, Gifted Education, English Language Learners support, Title 1 services, counseling, and preschool programs. Auxiliary services include athletics, transportation with real-time tracking, food services with online menus and payments, and a parent/student grade portal (Progress Book). The district operates its primary website on the Finalsite content management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Education Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% graduation rate
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Akron Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkron Children's Hospital provides school health services staff to support student health needs within the district, including health services overview, staff coordination, and medical support resources for students.
• PTA CouncilcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerParent-Teacher Association council provides community support, organizes parent engagement activities, and supports school initiatives through volunteer efforts and fundraising.
• All Sports Booster ClubcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity organization supporting all athletic programs through fundraising, volunteer coordination, and promotional activities for district sports teams.
• Music BoosterscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerParent organization supporting music education programs including band, choir, and orchestra through fundraising, event support, and community engagement.
• Bistro 81minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-based culinary program providing students hands-on culinary education experience while supporting community dining events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nordonia Hills City School District: Suburban Summit County K-12 district of similar enrollment scale and demographic profile, drawing from overlapping Northeast Ohio feeder communities.
• Wadsworth City School District: Mid-sized suburban Ohio public district with comparable K-12 grade configuration and similar college-prep programming, often used for regional benchmarking.
• Stow-Munroe Falls City School District: Adjacent Summit County K-12 district of similar suburban character and enrollment scale, competing for the same Northeast Ohio family pool.
• Hudson City School District: Suburban Summit County K-12 district similar in scale and demographic profile, often used as a regional peer for academic performance comparisons and open-enrollment competition.
• Revere Local School District: Neighboring suburban Ohio K-12 public district of comparable size serving Bath, Richfield, and Copley-adjacent areas; directly competes for open-enrollment students and benchmarks closely on per-pupil outcomes.

Regional players

• Tallmadge City Schools: Mid-sized suburban K-12 district in the same Northeast Ohio corridor with overlapping demographics and similar college-prep and athletic offerings.
• Woodridge Local School District: Nearby suburban Ohio K-12 district with similar enrollment scale and program mix, providing a peer benchmark within the broader Summit/Portage county region.
• Kenston Local Schools: Suburban Ohio K-12 district of similar enrollment size, comparable suburban demographic profile, and similar college-prep program depth.
• Springfield Local School District (Summit County): Suburban Summit County K-12 district of comparable scale, used for regional academic and operational benchmarking against Copley-Fairlawn.

Broad incumbents

• Akron Public Schools: Larger urban K-12 district that serves as the regional anchor and traditional feeder for Akron-area schools, providing context on metropolitan performance benchmarks and family migration patterns.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CFCSindians
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Copley-Fairlawn-City-Schools
• Facebookfacebook.com/copleyfairlawn
• Instagraminstagram.com/cfcsindians
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/copley-fairlawn-city-schools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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