SCHROON LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

What SCHROON LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT does

Schroon Lake Central School is a public K-12 school district operated by a local Board of Education and headquartered at 1125 U.S. Route 9 in Schroon Lake, New York, within the Adirondack Mountains. The district serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade residing within its designated catchment area, with a stated mission of fostering academic excellence, personal growth, character development, and community citizenship. Programs include core academics, athletics (under the "Wildcats" branding), arts, after-school activities, and career-technical education routed through the CV-TEC BOCES cooperative.

The district's operating model is a non-commercial public service funded by New York State education aid, local property taxes, and federal grants; tuition is not charged to district residents. Service delivery combines on-campus instruction with a small portfolio of standard third-party educational platforms: SchoolTool for student information (grades, attendance, scheduling, accessed via the NERIC cooperative), ParentSquare for family communication, 1to1Plus for IT help desk support, and NFHS Network for athletics livestreaming. Back-office administration is shared with CVES (Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services), the district's regional cooperative parent entity.

The district's strategic posture is community-embedded rather than expansion-oriented: it pursues partnerships with the Town Library, Chamber of Commerce, Senior Center, Youth Commission, and Historical Society, and distributes information primarily through its website (slwildcats.org) and Facebook pages. Geographic scope is limited to a single rural catchment in upstate New York; there is no commercial GTM motion, no app product, no API exposure, and no AI or proprietary technology initiatives. The entity should be understood as a regulated public utility rather than a venture- or PE-scalable business.

Name

SCHROON LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

Schroon Lake Central School

Website

https://schroonschool.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schroon Lake Central School is a public K-12 school district in the Adirondack region of New York, funded by state aid and local property taxes, serving district-resident students with core academics, athletics, arts, and career-technical education via BOCES partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Student information systems
• Parent communication platforms
• Athletics and arts programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Schroon Lake

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 School District Funding: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes and state/federal government education funding. Revenue supports K-12 educational operations, athletics, and community programs.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Schroon Lake Central School District delivers free public K-12 education to district-resident students from kindergarten through 12th grade at a single campus in the Adirondacks. The core offering combines in-person academic instruction, character development, athletics, arts, and after-school programs, supplemented by digital service portals (SchoolTool SIS, ParentSquare communications, 1to1Plus help desk, lunch account management) and access to career-technical education through the CV-TEC BOCES cooperative.

Product overview

Schroon Lake Central School is a K-12 public school district offering a unified educational program with integrated digital services. The school provides core academic programs complemented by student information management (School Tool Portal), parent communication (ParentSquare), nutrition services (Lunch Account System), technology support (Help Desk/1to1plus), athletics, and career technical education through CV-TEC BOCES partnerships. These services operate as interconnected platforms serving students, parents, and staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Academic Program Comprehensive kindergarten-through-12th-grade public education delivered on a single campus, covering core academics, character development, arts, and after-school programs for district-resident students in the Schroon Lake community.
• Athletics Program K-12 interscholastic athletics program with seasonal sports schedules, livestreamed events through NFHS Network, and bus transportation coordination for Schroon Lake students.
• CV-TEC BOCES Career and Technical Education Vocational and career-technical education programs offered through the CV-TEC BOCES cooperative, providing Schroon Lake students access to specialized workforce training and technical certifications.
• SchoolTool Student Information Portal Online student information system portal giving parents and students access to grades, attendance, schedules, and academic records for Schroon Lake students.
• ParentSquare Family Communication School-to-family communication and notification platform enabling district-wide announcements, direct messages, and two-way engagement between Schroon Lake staff and enrolled families.
• Cafeteria / Lunch Account Service School nutrition service with an online account management portal that lets families track meal purchases, fund balances, and access cafeteria menus for Schroon Lake students, including a free/reduced-price lunch program.
• Technology Help Desk (1to1Plus) Technology support service providing device troubleshooting, help desk ticketing, and IT assistance for Schroon Lake students and staff through the 1to1Plus platform.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CVES (Capital Region BOCES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool support services provider offering shared administrative services, technology infrastructure, and operational support to Schroon Lake Central School. CVES provides back-office support functions under a cooperative arrangement.
• CV-TEC BOCESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional vocational and technical education cooperative providing specialized career and technical education programs. Schroon Lake students can enroll in CV-TEC programs for expanded educational opportunities.
• SchoolToolcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system portal used for grades, attendance, schedules, and parent access. Provided through regional NERIC (Northeastern Regional Information Center) cooperative.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationSchool-family communication platform enabling announcements, messages, and engagement between school staff and families.
• Schroon Lake Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business organization partner for community engagement and economic development initiatives connecting the school with local businesses and tourism.
• Town LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal public library partnership for community education resources, summer reading programs, and shared community initiatives.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SchoolTool: Student information system vendor deployed at Schroon Lake via NERIC. Comparable as a K-12 SIS platform used by many New York districts; relevant for benchmarking digital operations.
• ParentSquare: K-12 family communication and engagement platform used across many U.S. school districts including Schroon Lake. Comparable as a scaled edtech incumbent serving the district's communication needs.
• Capital Region BOCES (CVES): The regional cooperative service organization that provides shared administrative, technology, and CTE services to Schroon Lake and other member districts. Acts as both partner and ecosystem incumbent shaping service delivery.

Direct peers

• Willsboro Central School District: Another very small Adirondack-region public K-12 district in New York State. Comparable operating scale, rural geography, and reliance on Champlain Valley BOCES-like shared services.
• Minerva Central School District: Very small public K-12 school district in the Adirondack region of New York. Comparable in scale, rural setting, and dependence on shared regional services.
• Ticonderoga Central School District: Small rural public K-12 district in the same Adirondack region with comparable enrollment scale, property-tax-based funding, and BOCES cooperative participation. Direct operational analog.
• Lake Placid Central School District: Another small public K-12 district in the Adirondacks of New York serving a similar rural mountain community. Highly comparable in size, funding model, and reliance on regional BOCES services.

Others

• NFHS Network: National high school athletics livestreaming platform used by Schroon Lake for sports broadcasting. Adjacent ecosystem participant enabling the district's athletics programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/schroonlakeschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schroon-lake-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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