BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF PASSAIC (INC)

What BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF PASSAIC (INC) does

Board of Education of City of Passaic (INC), doing business as Passaic Public Schools, is a New Jersey public school district serving students in Pre-K through grade 12 within the city of Passaic in Passaic County. The district operates 15+ school buildings, including twelve numbered elementary/middle schools (School No. 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25), Passaic High School, and three specialty academies: Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy, Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, and Passaic Preparatory Academy. Supporting divisions cover Athletics, Bilingual Education/ESL, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations, Planning/Research/Evaluation, Staff Development, and Student Advocacy.

The district's technology stack is conventional K-12 administrative infrastructure: PowerSchool for school locator and student information, JotForm for transcript request workflows, YouTube (@passaicschools) for live streaming of board meetings, an online registration portal, and interactive 3D flip-book publications for parent communications. The proprietary features identified (live streaming, 3D publications, online registration) are categorized as ease-of-use implementations rather than differentiated technology. No AI/ML capability is in evidence.

As a New Jersey government entity, the district is funded through local property taxes, state education aid under the NJ school funding formula, and federal grants. There is no commercial pricing model; education is provided free to district residents, with optional fee-based enrichment, athletics, and facility rentals. Go-to-market is geographic enrollment within district boundaries, supplemented by selective academy enrollment. No revenue is disclosed, no private equity or parent entity exists, and the organization is not an investment target in the conventional PE/VC sense — it is a publicly governed municipal education authority established in 1873.

Name

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF PASSAIC (INC)

Legal name

Board of Education of City of Passaic

Website

https://passaic-city.k12.nj.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Board of Education of City of Passaic, operating as Passaic Public Schools, is a New Jersey public school district serving Pre-K through grade 12 students across 15+ schools and three specialty academies in the city of Passaic, funded by state aid and local taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public 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
• Elementary secondary schooling
• Bilingual ESL programs
• Special education services
• College preparatory academy

Headquarters

HQ city

Passaic

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded primarily through local property taxes, state education aid, and federal grants. Operates under annual budget approval by the Board of Education and municipal government.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Passaic Public Schools is a public K-12 school district providing free education to resident children from Pre-K through grade 12 across more than 15 school buildings, including Passaic High School and three specialized academies (Gifted and Talented, Science and Engineering, Preparatory). The district delivers core academic instruction alongside supporting divisions for bilingual/ESL education, special education, early childhood education, athletics, and student advocacy. Operations are funded through local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants, and overseen by an appointed Board of Education.

Product overview

Passaic Public Schools is a traditional public school district offering a unified K-12 educational program across multiple schools. The district operates elementary and middle schools (School No. 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25) along with comprehensive high schools and three specialized academies: Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, Passaic Preparatory Academy, and Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy. The district provides supporting divisions including Athletics, Bilingual Education/ESL, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and Information Technology, with additional online services for student registration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy: Academy program for gifted and talented students
• Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering
• Passaic Preparatory Academy

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

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Uncommon Schools: Northeast charter management organization operating in Newark and other NJ/NY urban markets. Competes for college-prep-oriented families and represents an alternative enrollment pathway.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: Large NYC-based charter network. While primarily operating in NYC, it represents a relevant peer for the school-choice/competitive dynamic facing urban public districts in the Northeast.
• KIPP New Jersey: Charter network operating in urban New Jersey including Newark and Paterson. Direct competitor for the same urban, low-income families Passaic serves, particularly for those seeking selective college-prep options.

Direct peers

• Elizabeth Public Schools: Large urban New Jersey public school district serving Elizabeth, with a comparably high multilingual student population and selective academy programs. Strong operating peer.
• Paterson Public Schools: Neighboring urban New Jersey public school district in Passaic County, serving a similarly diverse, multilingual, and high-need population. Directly comparable in scale, demographics, and program mix.
• Trenton Public Schools: Capital-city urban New Jersey public school district. Comparable in serving a high-poverty, multilingual urban population under similar NJ funding frameworks.
• Camden City School District: Urban New Jersey public school district serving Camden. Comparable as a state-supervised urban district with similar demographic and funding challenges.
• Newark Public Schools: Large urban New Jersey public school district serving Newark. Highly comparable in structure (K-12 public district with selective magnet/academy programs and high ELL populations) and regulatory environment to Passaic Public Schools.
• Jersey City Public Schools: Urban New Jersey public school district serving Jersey City. Comparable as a large, diverse NJ urban district offering magnet/academy programs and comprehensive ESL/bilingual services.

Broad incumbents

• New York City Department of Education: The largest public school district in the U.S. Provides a relevant benchmark for urban K-12 scale, magnet/school-choice design, and ELL programming, though at materially greater scale than Passaic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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