Pleasantville High School

What Pleasantville High School does

Pleasantville High School is the grade 9-12 secondary school within the Pleasantville Community School District (PCSD), a public K-12 district headquartered at 303 N. State St. in Pleasantville, Iowa, serving approximately 800 students across PK-12 in Marion and Warren Counties. The district operates three school buildings — Elementary (PK-6), Junior High (7-8), and High School (9-12) — and delivers core academic programming including dual credit courses through the DMACC Consortium, PSEO, AP courses, FFA with a livestock teaching farm, special education, gifted and talented, fine arts, and West Central Activities Conference athletics with regional sharing agreements for soccer, tennis, swimming, and bowling.

PCSD's underlying technology stack centers on a 1:1 device initiative (iPads for K-8, MacBook Air laptops for 9-12) and an integrated administrative platform comprising JMC (student information system and family communication), Clever single sign-on, SafeSchools compliance training, BusRight route tracking, Hudl for athletic livestreaming, Bound for activity scheduling, Big Ideas Math and HRW curricula, and Symbaloo for resource organization; the district website is powered by Neapolitan Labs. The JMC Messenger system is the primary channel for weather and emergency alerts. The district also operates the 4,500 sq.ft. Trojan Fitness Center as a community facility with tiered memberships.

The business model is that of an Iowa public school district: revenue is generated primarily through property tax levies, state funding calculated on enrollment, and federal education funding, supplemented by USDA-supported student meal programs (regular breakfast $1.50, regular lunch $3.00) and Trojan Fitness Center subscriptions ($50-$200 annual). Open enrollment provides an additional inbound enrollment channel managed through District Secretary Amy Fallis. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education (President Carol Beier, Vice President Mark Core) and, as of May 2026, is transitioning to incoming Superintendent Dr. Jenni McCrory.

Name

Pleasantville High School

Legal name

Pleasantville Community School District

Website

https://pvillecsd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pleasantville High School is the grade 9-12 school within Pleasantville Community School District, a public Iowa K-12 district serving about 800 students across three schools with a 1:1 device initiative, dual credit, athletics, and the Trojan Fitness Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Secondary education services
• Athletic and fine arts programs
• Special education services
• College readiness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasantville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Funded primarily through property taxes, state funding based on enrollment, and federal education funding. Student meal programs provide some revenue.
2. Student Meal Program: District provides breakfast and lunch to students with prices set for regular and reduced-price meals, adult meals, and ala carte items.
3. Trojan Fitness Center Memberships: Community fitness center provides memberships to local residents generating revenue. Membership tiers include individual, family, senior, and college student rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pleasantville High School delivers public secondary education for grades 9-12 as one of three school buildings in the Pleasantville Community School District. Core offerings include standards-based academic instruction with a 1:1 MacBook Air device initiative, dual credit and AP coursework through DMACC and PSEO, FFA agricultural education with a livestock teaching farm, comprehensive Trojan athletics in the West Central Activities Conference, and fine arts programs in music, theater, and speech. The school also provides counseling, special education, and technology-integrated instruction supported by JMC student information systems and Clever single sign-on.

Product overview

Pleasantville Community School District operates as a unified educational institution serving approximately 800 students PK-12 across three schools: Elementary School (PK-6), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12). The district offers a comprehensive educational portfolio including full-day preschool, transitional kindergarten, and a 1:1 technology program (iPads for K-8, MacBook Airs for 9-12). Academic offerings span dual credit college courses, PSEO options, AP courses, Tech Prep partnerships with DMACC, FFA with a livestock teaching farm, and fine arts including music, theater, and speech. The district also operates the Trojan Fitness Center as a community wellness facility. Students participate in West Central Activities Conference athletics with sports offerings including football, basketball, wrestling, track, and golf, plus fine arts and career-focused clubs like National Honor Society, FFA, Business Club, and Thespian Club. The district is powered by Neapolitan Labs for its web platform and uses JMC for student information management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trojan: School mascot name for Pleasantville Community School District athletic teams and spirit

Products and services

• Pleasantville High School (Grades 9-12)
• Pleasantville Elementary School (PK-6)
• Pleasantville Middle School / Junior High (Grades 7-8)
• Trojan Fitness Center
• Student Meal Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Kindergarten through 6th grade average class size of 18.3 students
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Grundmeyer Leader ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2026Executive search firm partnered with Pleasantville CSD Board to conduct superintendent search and review qualified candidates for Dr. Jenni McCrory appointment.
• DMACC ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech Prep partnership with DMACC Consortium in southeast Des Moines providing career-technical education pathways and articulation agreements for students.
• Des Moines Lincoln (Sharing Agreement)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSharing agreement for boys and girls soccer programs, allowing Pleasantville students to participate in athletics not offered locally.
• Knoxville (Sharing Agreement)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSharing agreement for boys and girls tennis programs.
• Indianola (Sharing Agreement)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSharing agreement for boys and girls swimming programs.
• Heartland AEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArea Education Agency providing professional development, special education support, and educational resources to district teachers and staff.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: Broadly adopted K-12 student information and learning platform used by thousands of US districts. Comparable as the category incumbent that competing small Iowa SIS providers (JMC) and the districts they serve all interact with.

Direct peers

• Marion Independent School District: Same-county (Marion County) public school district of comparable scale. Direct competitor for open-enrollment students and serves the same regional labor market and feeder communities.
• Indianola Community School District: Nearby Iowa public school district (Warren County) with a sharing agreement for boys and girls swimming. Operates the same shared-services model with neighboring small districts and competes for open-enrollment students in the same regional market.
• Pella Community School District: Marion County public school district of similar community-funded model. Comparable as a small Iowa district with strong community support, comprehensive athletics, and Dutch-influenced community identity paralleling Pleasantville's small-town brand.
• Knoxville Community School District: Neighboring Iowa public school district in Marion County that has an active sharing agreement with Pleasantville for boys and girls tennis. Directly comparable as a small-town PK-12 district with similar athletics and community-funded model.
• Des Moines Lincoln High School (Des Moines Public Schools): Iowa public high school with sharing agreements for soccer and bowling. Larger urban district but a direct athletic-sharing partner, illustrating the rural-to-urban partnership dynamic that defines how small Iowa districts expand program offerings.
• Prairie City-Monroe Community School District: Small rural Iowa PK-12 district where incoming Pleasantville superintendent Dr. Jenni McCrory currently serves as elementary principal and special education director. Closely comparable in scale, governance, and program mix.

Others

• JMC (Iowa student information system): Student information system provider used by Pleasantville for registration, grade management, and family communication. Comparable as an EdTech vendor specifically serving small Iowa K-12 districts—the same customer segment Pleasantville belongs to.

Regional players

• Carlisle Community School District: Adjacent Iowa public school district serving a similar small-town/Warren County demographic. Comparable as a small PK-12 district competing in the same open-enrollment market south of Des Moines.

Emerging players

• BusRight: Bus tracking app vendor partnered with Pleasantville for parent-facing real-time bus monitoring. Comparable as an emerging K-12 transportation technology provider targeting the same small-to-mid-sized district customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pcsdyoutubechannel549
• Facebookfacebook.com/pvillecsd
• Xx.com/PvilleCSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/pleasantville-high-school-85

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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