Stanley County School District

Name

Stanley County School District

Legal name

Stanley County 57-1 Public Schools

Website

https://stanleycounty.k12.sd.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School athletics programs
• Agricultural education
• Student nutrition services
• Character education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Parmelee, SD

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Funded through South Dakota state education funding, local property taxes, and federal education programs including USDA child nutrition programs
2. Activity Passes and Fees: Family activity passes at $75 and adult passes at $50 for school events; students admitted free unless tournament
3. Donations and Community Support: Community donations from organizations like American Bank & Trust Spirit Program ($2,580 in 2026), Booster Club support, and local business contributions for programs and scholarships

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stanley County 57-1 Public Schools operates a public K-12 school district serving students from junior kindergarten through 12th grade across Fort Pierre and Hayes, South Dakota. The district delivers core academic instruction alongside co-curricular programs including athletics, FFA agricultural education, Girls on the Run, school nutrition services, driver education, and digital library access. Education is funded through state appropriations, local property taxes, and federal programs, with supplemental revenue from activity passes, program fees, and community donations.

Product overview

Stanley County 57-1 Public Schools is a single-district public school system serving students from junior kindergarten through 12th grade in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. The district operates as a unified educational platform combining core academic instruction with co-curricular programs including athletics (volleyball, basketball, track, golf, softball, football), FFA agricultural education, Girls on the Run character-building program, and digital library services via Sora. The district also provides school nutrition services, driver education, and summer youth programs including softball and Lil' Buffs Athletics Camp. Transportation is managed through the school bus program, and community engagement is supported through the Stanley County Booster Club and various scholarship programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stanley County 57-1 Public Schools K-12 Education
• Family and Adult Activity Passes
• Girls on the Run Program
• Driver Education
• School Nutrition and Dining Services

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ronald McDonald HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElementary students collected 174.25 pounds of pop tabs (approximately 174,250 to 243,950 tabs) to support the Ronald McDonald House, helping provide comfort and resources for families with children receiving medical treatment.
• Pizza RanchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPizza Ranch provides lunch for Students of the Month recognition events and staff appreciation activities.
• Stanley County Booster ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Booster Club sponsors water bottles for Students of the Month, donates t-shirts, funds athletic equipment purchases, and organizes the Lil' Buffs Athletics Camp and other student activities.
• South Dakota Youth Foundation, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates the Teens As Teachers program through which four high school students (Kourtney Hughes, Aspen Lenz, Morgan Luce, and Peyton Schilling) received scholarships for teaching Character Counts lessons to elementary students.
• Girls on the RuncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGirls on the Run program offered at Fort Pierre Stanley County Elementary, serving grades 3-5 with an 8-week program focused on building confidence, friendships, courage, and life skills through running.
• VFW Post #2038 AuxiliaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVFW Auxiliary sponsors the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest for high school students (grades 9-12), encouraging patriotic expression through original two-dimensional artwork.
• South Dakota FFAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanley County FFA Chapter participates in Career Development Events including Horse Evaluation, Livestock Team Judging, and Dairy Cattle Judging at state level; team placed 19th of 60 teams in Livestock Evaluation.
• Cheyenne Rural SchoolcoreOthersCheyenne Rural School at 24882 196th St., Hayes, SD 57537 is part of the Stanley County 57-1 School District, serving the rural Cheyenne community with dedicated staff including a teacher and paraprofessional.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Instructure (Canvas): Provider of the Canvas learning management system used widely by K-12 districts. Comparable to Stanley County as a broad incumbent selling instructional and learning platforms into the same US K-12 district buyer market.
• Frontline Education: K-12 administration software provider for HR, special education, and student services used by thousands of US school districts. Comparable to Stanley County because both serve the same district-buyer market and address overlapping functional domains like special education and operations.
• PowerSchool: Largest K-12 student information system and unified classroom EdTech platform in North America, serving the same school-district customer base as Stanley County (which uses Infinite Campus instead). Comparable because both target US K-12 districts with integrated SIS, communication, and analytics offerings.
• Renaissance Learning: Provider of K-12 educational assessment and learning analytics products including Accelerated Reader, which Stanley County explicitly uses. Comparable because it sells instructional and assessment tools into the same small/rural district segment.

Others

• Apptegy: K-12 communications, mobile app, and website platform that powers stanleycounty.k12.sd.us. Comparable because it serves the same K-12 district buyer, including small rural districts like Stanley County, with overlapping communication and family-engagement functionality.
• OverDrive: Digital reading platform provider behind Sora, the eBook/audiobook service Stanley County offers students via the school's digital library. Comparable because it sells digital content and library infrastructure to K-12 districts of all sizes.
• Clever: K-12 single sign-on and identity platform used by school districts to simplify access to EdTech tools. Comparable because it serves the same K-12 district buyers and addresses digital learning access for students in small and rural districts.
• Infinite Campus: Student information system vendor whose portal Stanley County parents and students log into daily. Comparable because it provides the core SIS for the same small K-12 district segment, including rural districts across the Midwest.
• Finalsite: K-12 website, communications, and enrollment platform that competes with Apptegy in the same district market. Comparable because both target K-12 schools with integrated web, mass notification, and parent-engagement tools.
• Girls on the Run: National youth-development nonprofit whose curriculum Stanley County Elementary delivers for grades 3-5. Comparable as an adjacent/partner organization operating youth programming inside K-12 schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Stanley_County
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61551789390370
• Instagraminstagram.com/stanleycountysd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stanley-county-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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