TONICA GRADE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC

What TONICA GRADE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC does

Tonica Grade School Foundation Inc operates Tonica Community Consolidated School District #79, a public K-8 school district serving families across a 59-square-mile area in rural LaSalle County, Illinois, with origins dating to 1868. The district delivers standard kindergarten-through-eighth-grade instruction, special education services, and a tuition-based preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds priced at $75 per month (two days/week) and $100 per month (three days/week) respectively. Extracurricular sports are delivered through the Cobras co-op, a multi-district athletic partnership.

Instructional operations are organized around a school-wide PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) behavioral framework, an E-Learning program permitting up to five remote-learning days per year for weather/emergency continuity, and a technology stack comprising TeacherEase for student information management, Google Classroom for instruction, Class Dojo for parent communication, and Accelerated Reader for reading practice — all operated under SOPPA-compliant student data privacy protocols. Day-to-day leadership rests with Principal Tracy Malcolm.

The entity is a public, nonprofit school district rather than a commercial enterprise. Funding flows primarily from state aid and local property taxes, with secondary revenue from preschool tuition and minor fees (milk, planner, yearbook, technology, extracurricular, with a $25 late-payment charge). There is no disclosed enrollment or budget figure, and approximately 10 staff are referenced. The organization is governed by a local school board and is not investor-owned.

Name

TONICA GRADE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC

Legal name

Tonica Community Consolidated Grade School

Website

https://tonicagradeschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tonica Grade School Foundation Inc operates Tonica Community Consolidated School District #79, a public K-8 school district in rural LaSalle County, Illinois, serving families across a 59-square-mile area with traditional K-8 instruction, tuition preschool, PBIS behavioral programming, E-Learning, and co-op athletics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Public Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Intervention & PBIS Supports (Tiered, Gen Ed) (EDAJAGAL), Behavior Support, PBIS & Positive Guidance Programs (Early Years) (EDACAOAC), Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-8 public education
• Preschool program services
• Rural school district
• Behavioral support education
• E-Learning instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Tonica, Illinois

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Tonica Community Consolidated School District #79 is a K-8th grade public school district serving students across 59 square miles in Tonica, Illinois, providing traditional classroom instruction, a tuition-based preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds, school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) behavioral framework, E-Learning remote instruction capabilities, and extracurricular athletics through co-op partnerships. The district is supplemented by the Tonica Grade School Foundation, which supports educational programs for the school community.

Product overview

Tonica Grade School is a K-8th grade public school district offering educational programs and services. The core offering includes traditional K-8 classroom instruction, a tuition-based Preschool Program, and extracurricular activities including sports. The school implements Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) as its behavioral management framework. E-Learning capabilities exist for remote instruction during closures. Transportation and various support services are provided to district residents across 59 square miles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tonica Grade School Foundation: A foundation associated with Tonica Grade School for supporting educational programs
• PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports)
• Tonica Grade School Preschool

Products and services

• K-8 Public Education Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ottawa Elementary School District 141: Public K-8 district headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois, also within LaSalle County; competes for the same regional K-8 enrollment pool under the same Illinois state funding framework as Tonica.
• BASIS Charter Schools: Public charter K-12 network with a strong academic and behavioral-discipline orientation; comparable as a public K-8 alternative competing for parent choice within similar funding frameworks.
• KIPP Foundation: National charter K-8 network operating tuition-free public schools; competes for the same K-8 student demographic under a public-funding model and offers an alternative path that can siphon enrollment from traditional districts like Tonica.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: Large urban public charter K-12 network known for rigorous school culture and PBIS-adjacent behavior systems; comparable as a tuition-free public K-8 alternative competing on school climate and discipline structure.
• Great Hearts Academies: Public charter K-12 network emphasizing structured school culture and classical curriculum; comparable as a behaviorally-oriented public K-8 alternative to a traditional public school district.
• Streator Elementary School District 44: Neighboring K-8 public elementary district in LaSalle County, Illinois, serving a similar rural/small-city footprint with comparable funding mix (state aid + property taxes) and overlapping community demographics.

Others

• ClassDojo: Ed-tech platform used by Tonica for parent-teacher communication and student behavior feedback; included as an ecosystem participant / technology vendor rather than a competitor.

Emerging players

• Stride (formerly K12 Inc): Operator of statewide online K-12 public-school programs funded on a per-pupil basis; comparable as a publicly-funded K-8 alternative that competes with brick-and-mortar districts like Tonica for enrollment and funding.
• Connections Academy: Statewide-tuition-free online K-12 public school program; comparable as a digital alternative that competes for the same K-8 enrollment and per-pupil funding that supports traditional districts.

Regional players

• Noble Network of Charter Schools: Chicago-based public charter K-12 network operating multiple campuses; comparable as an Illinois-based tuition-free public K-12 alternative serving a similar public-funding-per-pupil model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Tonica79
• Facebookfacebook.com/tonicagradeschool79
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tonica-grade-school-foundation-inc

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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