Stark County High School

What Stark County High School does

Stark County Community Unit School District #100 (operating Stark County High School) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 300 W. Van Buren Street, Wyoming, Illinois, serving approximately 700 students across a 242-square-mile footprint spanning Stark County and portions of Knox, Henry, and Marshall counties. The district operates two campuses: Stark County Elementary School (Pre-K through grade 5) in Wyoming and Stark County Junior/Senior High School (grades 6 through 12) in Toulon, offering standard public education programming, career and technical education pathways, athletics, and an eLearning Day Program for weather-related closures. The district also receives high school students from neighboring Bradford CUSD #1 following that district's high school deactivation.

The operating model is government-funded and not-for-profit, with revenue derived from local property taxes on a District Equalized Assessed Value of $142,021,534 (2022), Illinois state education funding (Evidence-Based Funding formula), and federal grants including ESSER, Title I, and IDEA. The district employs approximately 65 certified teaching staff and 75 support staff, delivers free meals under the Community Eligibility Provision, and runs a 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative (Stark 1-1) supported by Google Classroom and SeeSaw. Back-office and parent-communications infrastructure is built on Skyward (SIS) and Connect Suite, with NFHS Network and HUDL providing athletic streaming and the SDPC Resource Database managing third-party vendor compliance under SOPPA.

Since 2020, Superintendent Brett M. Elliott has led approximately $30 million in facility upgrades, including a $16.5 million renovation (2021-2022) covering a new high school, library, and Junior High renovations, an all-weather track, a basketball arena, and solar installations at the elementary campus with planned expansion to the junior-senior high. The district operates a community-facing nonprofit affiliate, the Stark Council for Continuous Improvement (SCCI), which coordinates regional economic development including housing, daycare, and student career opportunities in partnership with institutions such as Eureka College and Midwest Technical Institute.

Name

Stark County High School

Legal name

Stark County Community Unit School District #100

Website

https://stark100.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stark County Community Unit School District #100 is a public K-12 district in central Illinois serving approximately 700 students across two campuses in Wyoming and Toulon, funded by local property taxes, Illinois state aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary education services
• Secondary education services
• Student transportation services
• School nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wyoming

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: School district funded through local property taxes, Illinois state education funding, and federal grants including ESSER funds

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stark County CUSD #100 is a public K-12 school district that delivers free Pre-K through 12th grade education to approximately 700 students across two campuses: Stark County Elementary School (Wyoming) and Stark County Junior/Senior High School (Toulon). The district bundles core academics with free breakfast and lunch under the Community Eligibility Provision, transportation, extracurricular athletics, an eLearning Day program for weather emergencies, and a 1-to-1 Chromebook (Stark 1-1) device program.

Product overview

Stark County CUSD #100 is a public school district serving approximately 700 students in central Illinois, operating two school facilities: Stark County Elementary School (Pre-K through 5th grade) in Wyoming and Stark County Junior/Senior High School (6th through 12th grade) in Toulon. The district provides standard educational programs augmented by eLearning Day capabilities for weather emergencies, a 1-to-1 Chromebook initiative (Stark 1-1), and community development through the SCCI nonprofit. Transportation, food services, and extracurricular programs including sports streaming via NFHS and HUDL complement core academics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• P.H.E.A.R.C.E. Philosophy: Process. Humility. Energy. Adversity. Relationships. Culture. Excellence. The district's guiding philosophy.

Products and services

• Stark County Elementary School

Quantifiable outcome

• Richwoods High School recognized among top 100 high schools nationwide by Newsweek (2020) and U.S. News & World Report for four consecutive years (2016-2020) under Brett Elliott's leadership

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

Integration8 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AgView FS, Inc. ToulonminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023SC100 partners with AgView where 4 cents per gallon purchased at the Toulon AgView station is donated to the school district. The program generates thousands of dollars annually for surrounding school districts through a free AgView card program.
• Eureka CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022College visit day for juniors and seniors including campus tour, student panel, and athletic complex visit with coach panel. Part of district's career and college readiness program.
• Midwest Technical InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Trade training partnership providing students demonstrations in Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, and Welding programs. Includes free lunch and is part of career and technical education exposure.
• BoGar IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrett Elliott serves as chair of the BoGar Industries Governing Board in Wyoming, IL. BoGar Industries is an economic development initiative in partnership with the school district's SCCI council.
• Henry-Stark Counties Special Education DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrett Elliott serves on the executive board of Henry-Stark Counties Special Education District, which provides special education services to district students.
• Farm Bureau - Ag in the ClassroomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrett Elliott serves as advisory board member for Ag in the Classroom through the Farm Bureau, supporting agricultural education integration.
• Local Town Mayors and County BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCCI initiatives have received endorsements from all three town mayors and the county board, with county funding secured for economic development initiatives including new subdivision development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Illinois State Board of Education: Statewide regulatory and funding authority that administers the Evidence-Based Funding formula driving Stark County's per-pupil revenue, awards like the Regional Teacher of the Year, and accreditation oversight across all Illinois districts.

Direct peers

• West Central CUSD #235: Rural west-central Illinois CUSD of comparable size and operating profile to Stark County, useful as a peer benchmark for facility investment strategy, technology adoption, and rural athletic program scale.
• Galva CUSD #224: Small rural Illinois CUSD operating under identical state funding rules, with similar scale and labor market exposure, useful for benchmark comparison on per-pupil spend and program breadth.
• Henry-Senachwine CUSD #5: Neighboring rural central Illinois CUSD that shares regional labor market dynamics with Stark County and is also affected by rural enrollment trends and agricultural-economy funding exposure.
• Hall Township High School District #502: Small rural Illinois high school district in a comparable size band, providing a like-for-like benchmark on operating costs, athletic program scale, and rural Illinois funding dynamics.
• Bradford CUSD #1: Small neighboring Illinois district that deactivates its own high school and sends students to Stark County High School. A direct counterparty in the regional consolidation dynamic.
• Kewanee CUSD #229: Small rural Illinois CUSD in the same northwest-central region as Stark County, comparable in enrollment scale and subject to identical state funding formulas and demographic pressures.
• Peoria Public Schools: Mid-sized urban Illinois public school district where Superintendent Brett Elliott previously led Richwoods High School and Peoria High School. Comparable as a public K-12 district in the same Illinois region with overlapping leadership pipeline and award lineage.
• Bureau Valley CUSD #340: Rural north-central Illinois CUSD comparable in size, geographic spread, and operating model to Stark County. Faces similar small-district challenges around facility investment, technology rollout, and sending-district relationships.

Regional players

• Henry-Stark Counties Special Education District: Regional special education cooperative serving Stark County and Henry County districts. A direct service partner and partial governance counterpart, providing comparable insight into regional education service delivery in Illinois.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/stark-county-high-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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