School District No 10

What School District No 10 does

School District No. 10 (Arrow Lakes) is a public K-12 school district governed by an elected five-member Board of Education under the British Columbia School Act, serving the Arrow Lakes and north Slocan Lake region in southeastern BC. The district operates from its headquarters in Nakusp and delivers public education across seven facilities: Nakusp Elementary School (K-7, approximately 170 students), Nakusp Secondary School (grades 8-12, approximately 128 students), Lucerne Elementary Secondary School (K-12 in New Denver, approximately 100 students), Edgewood Elementary School (22 students), Burton Elementary School, the Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School (K-12 and adult learners via D2L/Brightspace), and the Nakusp Early Learning Childcare Centre (opened Spring 2023, serving children 0-12). District enrolment is approximately 420 K-12 students drawn from Nakusp, New Denver, Edgewood, and Burton.

The district's core technology stack combines D2L/Brightspace for online and blended learning delivery, Microsoft Office 365 for staff communications, MyEducation BC as the provincial student information system, SDS ERP and eFunds for finance and fee collection, Make a Future for recruitment, Zoom for public board meetings, and SurveyMonkey for accessibility feedback. The operating model is entirely government-funded: BC resident students receive tuition-free K-12 education, with revenue derived from per-student operating grants and categorical funding from the BC Ministry of Education plus local property taxation. Ancillary fee revenue comes from optional programs, transportation assistance, and the Nakusp Early Learning Childcare Centre. Distinctive programmatic offerings include place-conscious learning, environmental education delivered through partnerships with Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) and the Kootenay Boundary Environmental Education (KBEE) initiative, distributed learning for home-based and adult students, Indigenous education, and learning support services spanning occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and school psychology.

Name

School District No 10

Legal name

School District 10 (Arrow Lakes)

Website

https://sd10.bc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

School District No. 10 (Arrow Lakes) is a publicly funded BC K-12 school district serving approximately 420 students across seven schools and a childcare centre in Nakusp, New Denver, Edgewood, and Burton through government per-student grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Full-Time Virtual K–12 Schools (Statewide/Cyber Charters & District Programs) (EDAJADAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Rural school district
• Distributed learning
• Environmental education
• Early learning childcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Nakusp

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: School District 10 operates as a public education institution funded by the British Columbia Ministry of Education through per-student operating grants and categorical funding.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

School District 10 (Arrow Lakes) delivers tuition-free public K-12 education to approximately 420 students across six schools in the Arrow Lakes region of British Columbia, spanning elementary, secondary, and K-12 campuses in Nakusp, New Denver, Edgewood, and Burton. The district also operates the Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School for home-based, blended, and adult learners, and the Nakusp Early Learning Childcare Centre for children from infancy through age 12.

Product overview

School District 10 (Arrow Lakes) operates as a unified K-12 public education system serving the communities of north Slocan Lake and Arrow Lakes in British Columbia. The district consists of seven distinct school facilities: Nakusp Elementary School (K-7), Nakusp Secondary School (8-12), Lucerne Elementary Secondary School (K-12 in New Denver), Burton Elementary School, Edgewood Elementary School, Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School (K-12 plus adult education), and Nakusp Early Learning Childcare Centre. These schools function as an integrated educational portfolio offering standard academic curricula alongside specialized programs in distributed learning, environmental education, place-conscious learning, fine arts, applied skills, and outdoor education. The district provides additional support services including learning support services, provincial outreach programs, safe schools initiatives, indigenous education, career education, and student transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School K-12 distributed learning program offering flexible home-based learning for K-9 students, blended learning for grades 10-12 in Nakusp and New Denver, and programs for graduated and non-graduated adults seeking to complete high school education.
• Nakusp Elementary School K-7 elementary school with approximately 170 students, featuring hands-on learning, outdoor education, environmental education, and community service programs, along with a Strong Start early learning program.
• Nakusp Secondary School Grades 8-12 secondary school with approximately 128 students, offering strong sports programs, fine arts (band, visual arts, theatre, media arts), applied skills (technology, shop, foods), and outdoor education programs.
• Lucerne Elementary Secondary School K-12 school in New Denver with approximately 100 students, recognized for innovation in environmental education and place-conscious learning, housing a Strong Start Centre and preschool.
• Burton Elementary School Rural elementary school located in Burton on Arrow Lakes, utilizing surrounding forests, creeks, and river environments for enhanced outdoor primary education programs.
• Edgewood Elementary School Small rural elementary school in Edgewood, BC with 22 students, offering a full range of educational services in a remote location on the western shore of Arrow Lakes.
• Nakusp Early Learning Childcare Centre Childcare facility operated by School District 10, offering infant/toddler care (0-36 months), multi-age programs for 0-5 years, and before/after school care for children ages 5-12. Opened Spring 2023.
• School Bus Transportation Student transportation services with online bus registration, offering transportation assistance for students across the district's geographic service area.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, support, key and regional.

• British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA)coreOthersBCSTA serves and supports BC's 60 boards of education in improving student achievement. Provides professional development, legal counsel, communications support, and advocacy to government on matters affecting public education.
• British Columbia Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA)coreOthersFull service employers' association and accredited bargaining agent for BC's 60 public boards of education for unionized teaching and support staff. Provides human resource services and best practices development.
• Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)coreOthersCUPE represents public employees including school support staff. CUPE BC members work in school boards, hospitals, municipalities and other public institutions.
• British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF)coreOthersEstablished in 1917, BCTF is the union representing 41,000 public school teachers in BC. All public school teachers belong to BCTF and their local teachers' association.
• Ministry of Education (BC)coreOthersProvincial government ministry that funds and regulates K-12 public education in British Columbia. Provides operational funding, policy direction, and curriculum standards.
• Interior HealthsupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health authority providing services to schools including health services, student wellness programs, and school health initiatives. Offers detailed and graphical information on services provided to schools.
• Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSD10 Arrow Lakes and NACFOR have developed a partnership for the betterment of students and communities. Collaboration includes educational experiences and resources in partnership with the community forest.
• Kootenay Boundary Environmental Education (KBEE)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative coordinated by members of the Kootenay-Boundary Chapter of BC School Superintendents Association including School Districts 5, 6, 8, 10, 20 and 51. Supports coordinated focus on K-12 environmental education across the region.
• Selkirk CollegesupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerArrow Lakes DL School has a site at Selkirk College ABE classroom in Nakusp offering blended learning support for students in Grades 10-12.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• School District No. 5 (Southeast Kootenay): Neighbouring BC public K-12 school district in Cranbrook/Kimberley; co-partner with SD10 in the KBEE environmental education consortium. Directly comparable rural-region BC public school district funded under the same provincial operating grant framework.
• School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain): BC public K-12 school district serving Golden and Columbia Valley. Rural BC public school district under the same BC Ministry of Education funding model and a KBEE consortium partner alongside SD10.
• School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake): BC public K-12 district serving Nelson and the Kootenay Lake area. Geographically adjacent BC public school district sharing the same regulatory regime, with KBEE consortium overlap.
• School District No. 20 (Revelstoke): Small rural BC public K-12 district serving Revelstoke. Similar scale, governance, and provincial funding profile as SD10, and a fellow KBEE partner in environmental education.
• School District No. 51 (Boundary): BC public K-12 district serving Grand Forks and the Boundary region. Comparable small rural BC public school district under identical provincial funding/regulatory framework; KBEE partner.

Broad incumbents

• Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique: Province-wide francophone public school authority in BC, funded under the same BC Ministry of Education framework but serving a linguistic minority across the entire province rather than a defined rural catchment.
• Vancouver School District (SD 39): Largest BC public school district; operates under the same provincial funding and policy regime as SD10 but at materially greater scale, making it an incumbent benchmark for governance and policy rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Conseil scolaire 93 (CSF): Francophone school authority providing distributed learning and K-12 programming across BC; relevant comparator for SD10's distributed learning offering as both deliver online K-12 within the same provincial system.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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