River Valley School District

What River Valley School District does

River Valley School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 660 W. Daley Street in Spring Green, Wisconsin, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. The district operates three schools: River Valley Elementary School (PreK-2nd grade) at 830 W Daley St, River Valley Intermediate School (3rd-6th grade), and River Valley Junior High/High School (7th-12th grade), with service areas spanning Iowa, Richland, Dane, and Sauk counties in southwestern Wisconsin. Founded in 1962, the district serves 101-250 employees and runs a 4K/5K early childhood program alongside its standard K-12 offerings.

The district delivers a comprehensive curriculum spanning Agriculture, Art, Business, English, Mathematics, Music, PE & Health, Science, Social Studies, Technology Education, and World Language (Spanish), supplemented by pupil services including academic and career counseling, gifted/talented programs, special education services, nursing services, social work, psychological services, food services, and transportation. The district also partners with the Rural Virtual Academy (RVA) in Medford, WI to offer online learning options for grades 4K-12, with RVA students retaining the ability to participate in person in River Valley extracurricular teams. Technology infrastructure relies on standard third-party ed-tech platforms including Skyward (student information system), ClassLink (single sign-on), Xello (career planning), Destiny (library catalog), Parchment (transcripts), Frontline Education (substitute teacher portal), Google Workspace, and Hudl for athletics. The district uses ParentSquare for family communication with multilingual translation capability.

As a political subdivision of the State of Wisconsin, River Valley School District is a government entity without shareholders, private ownership, or investor participation. Operating revenue is generated through local property taxes (subject to annual community budget meetings and referendums), Wisconsin state aid via the Department of Public Instruction, federal grants including Title programs and ESSER III COVID-19 recovery funding, and food services fees. No tuition is charged to district residents for standard K-12 education. Governance rests with a nine-member elected School Board representing specific geographic areas, with day-to-day operations managed by appointed administrators including a District Administrator and school-level principals.

Name

River Valley School District

Legal name

River Valley School District

Website

https://rvschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

River Valley School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Spring Green, Wisconsin, operating three schools (Elementary, Intermediate, Junior High/High School) that serve students from PreK through 12th grade across rural southwestern Wisconsin counties, funded through property taxes, state aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

District-Run Virtual Academies & Online Programs (EDAJADAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary education programs
• Secondary school instruction
• Special education services
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Spring Green, Village of, Wisconsin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes, with the annual meeting and budget hearings process for community approval.
2. State and Federal Aid: Receives state aid from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and federal funding including Title programs and special education funding.
3. Food Services Program: School meal program providing breakfast and lunch to students, with free and reduced price meal options for qualifying families.
4. Grant Funding: Various grant programs including ESSER III funding for COVID-19 recovery and other federal educational grants.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

River Valley School District is a public K-12 school district that provides tuition-free comprehensive education to resident students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade across three schools in southwestern Wisconsin. Its core offering is in-person classroom instruction in core subjects plus electives (Agriculture, Art, Business, Music, PE & Health, Technology Education, World Language), supplemented by a virtual learning option through the Rural Virtual Academy partnership. Supporting services include pupil services (counseling, gifted/talented, special education), nursing, food services, and a before/after school childcare program.

Product overview

River Valley School District is a public K-12 school district serving students in PreK through 12th grade across three schools: River Valley Elementary School (PreK-2nd), River Valley Intermediate School (3rd-6th), and River Valley Junior High/High School (7th-12th). The district operates a unified educational platform comprising traditional in-person instruction, a 4K/5K early childhood program, and the River Valley @ RVA virtual learning option for grades 4K-12 in partnership with Rural Virtual Academy. Core educational offerings span comprehensive curriculum in Agriculture, Art, Business, English, Mathematics, Music, PE & Health, Science, Social Studies, Technology Education, and World Language. Supporting services include Pupil Services (counseling, gifted/talented programs, special education), Nursing Services, Food Services, and Before/After School Programs. The district utilizes Skyward for student information management, Classlink for single sign-on, and Xello for career planning. The district is headquartered at 660 W. Daley Street, Spring Green, WI 53588, with schools located throughout the Arena, Lone Rock, Spring Green, and Plain areas in Iowa, Richland, and Sauk Counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• River Valley Elementary School

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rural Virtual Academy (RVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRiver Valley School District partners with the Rural Virtual Academy in Medford, WI to offer virtual learning options for students in grades 4K-12. This partnership allows students to learn from home with certified teachers while remaining enrolled in the district. Students can access a full curriculum with personalized pacing and consistent communication. Unlike other virtual options, RVA students can participate in person on River Valley extracurricular teams for activities and athletics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: Larger incumbent K-12 education technology platform serving school districts nationally with SIS, LMS, and analytics; comparable as a category-leading platform in the same EdTech stack that River Valley's school district operates within.

Direct peers

• Wisconsin Heights School District: Small rural PK-12 district in Dane and Iowa Counties directly adjacent to River Valley's territory; comparable size, funding model, and rural Wisconsin operating context, and competes for open enrollment along shared district boundaries.
• Poynette School District: Small rural PK-12 public school district in Columbia County, Wisconsin with comparable enrollment scale, property-tax funding, and multi-school structure; a regional comparable for rural district operations and per-pupil economics.
• Portage Community School District: PK-12 public school district in Columbia County serving a similar rural-to-small-town Wisconsin population; comparable property-tax-funded model and broad curricular offerings, and a regional competitor for open-enrollment students.
• Iowa-Grant School District: Small rural PK-12 public school district in Iowa and Grant Counties with comparable enrollment scale and rural Wisconsin operating context; operates its own 4K program and similar vocational/curricular mix.
• Baraboo School District: Larger PK-12 public school district in Sauk County operating multiple schools with broader curricular offerings; comparable in governance and funding structure but larger scale, positioning it as both a competitor for open-enrollment students and a downstream high school transfer destination.
• Sauk Prairie School District: Neighboring PK-12 public school district in Sauk County, Wisconsin, operating multiple schools with a similar rural-to-small-town footprint; directly comparable in funding model, grade configuration, and student services mix, and competes with River Valley for open-enrollment transfers.
• Lodi School District: PK-12 public school district in Columbia County serving a similar rural Wisconsin community with comparable three-school structure and property-tax-funded model; a geographic neighbor and open-enrollment competitor.

Others

• Skyward (Student Information System): Vendor of the SIS platform River Valley uses district-wide; comparable as an EdTech ecosystem participant serving K-12 public school districts, though not a direct competitor, with its own portfolio of school district customers.
• Rural Virtual Academy: The Medford, WI-based virtual academy that delivers the River Valley @ RVA online learning program; comparable as a K-12 online education provider serving rural Wisconsin districts, though structurally a partner rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUCAKU8zpZQjHj2vP37BNMg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/river-valley-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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