Spruce Mountain High School

What Spruce Mountain High School does

Spruce Mountain High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) that operates as part of Regional School Unit 73 (RSU 73), a Maine government school district serving the municipalities of Livermore, Livermore Falls, and Jay. The district delivers a unified PK-12 public education system across four schools: Spruce Mountain Primary School (PK-2), Spruce Mountain Elementary School (3-5), Spruce Mountain Middle School (6-8), and Spruce Mountain High School (9-12), supplemented by Adult Education programs operated through RSU73 Adult Ed/Central Office. Spruce Mountain High School's core offering is grades 9-12 academic and extracurricular programming, including college preparation and vocational training opportunities, delivered to students residing within district boundaries.

Underlying technology is commodity educational infrastructure rather than proprietary product: PowerSchool serves as the unified Student Information System with separate portals for Parents & Students, Faculty, and Administration covering grades, attendance, and records; Google Workspace for Education provides the productivity layer; Chromebooks are deployed for 6th-grade students; MySchoolBucks handles online meal account payments; Time Clock Plus manages employee scheduling; and the district's public-facing site runs on SchoolBlocks. Communication channels include an official Facebook page (sprucemountainRSU73) and the RSU73 YouTube Channel, which live-streams School Board meetings.

The entity is a government state entity, not a commercial enterprise. Revenue does not arise from sales; funding flows from local tax revenue, Maine state education funding, and federal grants. There is no pricing model, no GTM motion, no investor base, and no headcount growth signal. Ancillary commercial-like touchpoints — meal program pricing, bus transportation fees, and adult education programs — are ancillary public services rather than profit centers. Student enrollment is driven by district residency rather than competitive acquisition, and the district is governed by an elected School Board under Maine Department of Education oversight.

Name

Spruce Mountain High School

Legal name

Regional School Unit 73

Website

https://rsu73.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spruce Mountain High School is a Maine public secondary school (grades 9-12) within Regional School Unit 73, providing K-12 education to students in Livermore, Livermore Falls, and Jay, alongside transportation, child nutrition, and adult education services funded by state and local tax revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public education services
• K-12 education
• Secondary education
• School district services
• Student transportation

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Spruce Mountain High School is the grades 9-12 public high school within Regional School Unit 73 (RSU 73), a Maine public school district serving the towns of Livermore, Livermore Falls, and Jay. It delivers secondary academic instruction, college preparation, and extracurricular activities, operating alongside a district-wide PK-12 system that includes Primary (PK-2), Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), and Adult Education programs, supported by child nutrition, transportation, and digital services such as PowerSchool and MySchoolBucks.

Product overview

RSU73 operates as a unified school district offering a PreK-12 public education system across four schools: Spruce Mountain Primary School (PK-2), Spruce Mountain Elementary School (3-5), Spruce Mountain Middle School (6-8), and Spruce Mountain High School (9-12). The district supports its educational mission with complementary services including a Child Nutrition Program (breakfast/lunch with online payment via MySchoolBucks), Transportation Services (bus routes and fleet management), and Adult Education offerings. Digital infrastructure includes PowerSchool for student records and the SchoolBlocks-powered website for district communications. School Board meetings are live-streamed via the RSU73 YouTube Channel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spruce Mountain High School (Grades 9-12) Public high school education program serving ninth through twelfth grade students with academic instruction, college preparation, and extracurricular activities within Regional School Unit 73.
• Spruce Mountain Middle School (Grades 6-8) Public middle school education program serving sixth through eighth grade students within Regional School Unit 73.
• Spruce Mountain Elementary School (Grades 3-5) Public elementary education program serving third through fifth grade students within Regional School Unit 73.
• Spruce Mountain Primary School (Grades PK-2) Public early childhood education program serving pre-kindergarten through second grade students within Regional School Unit 73.
• Adult Education Program Adult education programs offered through RSU73 Adult Ed/Central Office for continuing education and community learning opportunities.
• Child Nutrition Program School breakfast and lunch program including menu planning, meal pricing, and account management for reimbursable meals, with online payment via MySchoolBucks.
• Student Transportation Services School bus transportation services with a fleet including a 2026 Blue Bird Propane Wheelchair Bus, covering bus routes, safety training, and designated crossing procedures.
• PowerSchool Portal Student information system providing separate access portals for Parents & Students, Faculty, and Administration for grades, attendance, and records management.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the student information system vendor used by RSU 73 (and most Maine districts). Not a competitor but an ecosystem enabler — analogous to the technology infrastructure layer serving the entire K-12 district market.

Direct peers

• Augusta Public Schools: Maine public school district serving the capital region. Comparable to RSU 73 as a Maine-based K-12 public school system with similar state funding mechanisms and reporting requirements.
• Lewiston Public Schools: Maine public school district serving a multi-school K-12 system in Lewiston. Directly comparable to RSU 73 in being a Maine-based public school system, with similar operational structure and funding model.
• MSAD 9: MSAD 9 (Mt. Blue area, Farmington region) is a Maine school administrative district serving rural western Maine towns. Geographically and structurally comparable to RSU 73's regional rural profile.
• RSU 16: Regional School Unit 16 (Poland/Mechanic Falls/Minot area) is another Maine RSU serving multiple small towns. Comparable to RSU 73 in scale, rural geography, and operational model.
• RSU 5: Regional School Unit 5 (Freeport/Durham/Pownal area) operates under the same Maine RSU governance structure as RSU 73, with comparable multi-school operations and funding profile.
• RSU 18: RSU 18 (Oakland/Sidney/Belgrade) operates as a Maine regional school unit in central Maine. Comparable to RSU 73 in scale, multi-town structure, and rural service area.
• Brunswick School Department: Maine public school district operating K-12 schools in Brunswick. Comparable to RSU 73 as a Maine public school system with similar governance structure, funding sources, and student services scope.
• RSU 1: Regional School Unit 1 serves the Bath/Phippsburg/coastal Maine area with multiple schools. Directly comparable to RSU 73 as another Maine Regional School Unit operating under the same state RSU framework.

Broad incumbents

• Portland Public Schools: Largest Maine public school district operating many schools across the Portland peninsula. A broader incumbent in the same public K-12 education category, sharing state funding mechanisms but operating at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/RSU73
• Facebookfacebook.com/sprucemountainRSU73
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/spruce-mountain-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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