Tutelage School Solutions

What Tutelage School Solutions does

Tutelage School Solutions is a charter school management organization headquartered in South Carolina that operates and develops tuition-free public charter schools in rural and underserved counties. The organization serves students in grades 4K through 11 across six operating campuses (including Cherokee, Libertas Boiling Springs, Greenwood, and Libertas Colleton), with four additional campuses in development and a publicly stated pipeline extending into Pickens, Richland (Ethos Academy), Greenville, and Stellae Academy through 2029. Tutelage centralizes curriculum, governance, and back-office functions and holds charter authorization from a single authorizer, the Charter Institute at Erskine, across all of its campuses.

The company's core product is end-to-end charter school operation: facility financing, curriculum design, governance and compliance oversight, and student services. Tutelage specifies a defined curriculum stack — Core Knowledge for humanities, Eureka Math for mathematics, and Core Virtues for character education — that is replicated across campuses. Operationally, the organization uses PowerSchool for enrollment and student information and Nutrislice for meal management, both standard K-12 administrative platforms rather than proprietary or AI-augmented tooling. Capital delivery is a core capability: Tutelage has secured more than $161M in cumulative JEDA tax-exempt bond financing across the network and partners with Performance Charter School Development on a $15.5M build-to-suit basis for the Libertas Colleton facility, supporting rural siting that traditional CMOs often find uneconomic.

Tutelage's revenue model is a B2G public-charter framework in which per-pupil state and federal funding flows to each campus, with the central management organization deriving income from a share of school revenue via management fees and from bond- and grant-related flows. The customer base is composed of enrolled families (with Cherokee 700+, Libertas Boiling Springs 800+, and Greenwood 500+ students as disclosed examples), but economic dependency ultimately runs through a single state funder (South Carolina) and a single authorizer (the Charter Institute at Erskine). Tutelage has documented operational relationships with SC First Steps 4K and Spartanburg Community College, forming an early-childhood and post-secondary pipeline around its campuses.

Name

Tutelage School Solutions

Legal name

Tutelage School Solutions

Website

https://tutelage.education

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tutelage School Solutions is a South Carolina charter school management organization that operates tuition-free public charter schools in grades 4K–11 across six campuses with four more in development, serving rural and underserved counties under authorization from the Charter Institute at Erskine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charter School Management Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter School Networks (Multi-Site) (EDAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

Keywords

• Charter school management
• K-12 public education
• School operations services
• Rural charter schools
• Education management organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Forest City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 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. Per-Pupil State Funding: Public charter schools receive per-pupil funding from the State of South Carolina based on student enrollment. Tutelage manages these funds on behalf of its school network.
2. Bond Financing for Facilities: Tutelage schools secure JEDA (South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority) bond financing to fund campus construction. Examples include $29.4M for Libertas Boiling Springs, $24.9M for Greenwood Charter Academy, $31.5M for Cogito Academy Lancaster, $33.8M for Libertas Woodruff, and $15.5M for Libertas Colleton.
3. Grant and Fundraising Support: Tutelage assists schools with identifying, pursuing, and supporting fundraising opportunities and grant applications to supplement operating revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tutelage School Solutions designs, launches, finances, and operates a network of tuition-free public charter schools serving grades 4K-11 across rural South Carolina counties. The company provides comprehensive school management services spanning academic programs (Core Knowledge, Eureka Math, Core Virtues), operations, finance, governance, compliance, and facilities development. Tutelage acts as the full-service operator of record for charter schools that are often the first public charter schools in their respective counties.

Product overview

Tutelage School Solutions is a charter school management organization operating a network of public charter schools across South Carolina. The company provides a portfolio of charter schools including Cherokee Charter Academy (Gaffney), Libertas Academy campuses (Boiling Springs, Colleton, Woodruff), Greenwood Charter Academy, and Cogito Academy (Lancaster). Core educational offerings include the Core Knowledge curriculum, Eureka Math, and the Core Virtues character development program. The company's management services encompass school design and planning, budget development, staffing, professional development, marketing strategies, governance support, compliance management, and operational day-to-day support. Schools are tuition-free public charter schools serving grades 4K-11, with expansion planned for additional campuses in Pickens, Richland, and Greenville.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cherokee Charter Academy Tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 4K-11 in the greater Cherokee County area in Gaffney, SC, with 700+ students. First public charter school in Cherokee County history.
• Libertas Academy, Boiling Springs Tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 4K-8 in the greater Boiling Springs area, with 800+ students. First public charter school in Boiling Springs history.
• Greenwood Charter Academy Tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 4K-8 in the greater Greenwood area, with 500+ students in a 65,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility. First public charter school in Greenwood County history.
• Libertas Academy, Colleton Tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 4K-8 in the greater Colleton County area in Walterboro, SC. Colleton County's first public charter school.
• Cogito Academy, Lancaster Tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 4K-8 in Lancaster County, SC. Only the second public charter school in the history of Lancaster County.
• Libertas Academy, Woodruff Tuition-free public charter school in development for the greater Woodruff area in southern Spartanburg County, SC. City of Woodruff's first public charter school.
• Charter School Management Services Comprehensive support across all aspects of school design, planning, and operations including budget development, staffing models, policies, professional development, marketing, governance, compliance, and day-to-day operations support. Provided to charter school boards and operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cherokee Charter Academy named 'School of Distinction' in January 2023 for outperforming local traditional public schools in Cherokee County
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Performance Charter School DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership secured in October 2025 to develop Libertas Academy Colleton's permanent campus. Performance Charter School Development provides development services for a $15,520,000 Build to Suit with Option to Acquire agreement, fully funding construction of the school's permanent campus for the 2026-2027 school year.
• The Charter Institute at ErskinecoreOthersThe Charter Institute at Erskine serves as the authorizer for Cherokee Charter Academy, overseeing charter compliance, performance standards, and renewal processes. As a public charter school authorizer, the institute provides the regulatory framework and accountability structure within which Tutelage operates.
• SC First Steps 4KminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSC First Steps 4K is a partner across multiple Tutelage schools (Cherokee Charter Academy, Greenwood Charter Academy, Libertas Academy Boiling Springs) providing 4-year-old kindergarten programming and early childhood education support.
• Spartanburg Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCherokee Charter Academy students in 10th and 11th grade are eligible for dual credit classes with Spartanburg Community College, providing college-level coursework and pathways toward higher education.
• Core Knowledge FoundationcoreOthersCore Knowledge and Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum is used across all Tutelage schools. This research-based curriculum provides a coherent, cumulative curriculum covering grammar, literature, history, science, and more.
• Great Minds (Eureka Math)coreOthersEureka Math (from Great Minds) is used across all Tutelage schools as the mathematics curriculum, providing a rigorous, coherent math program aligned with state standards.
• Core VirtuescoreOthersCore Virtues character education program is used across all Tutelage schools to develop students' emotional intelligence, soft skills, and civic values through a structured virtues-based curriculum.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Heritage Academies: A for-profit charter management organization operating 90+ K-8 charter schools across multiple states with a knowledge-based curriculum and full operational support — closely mirrors Tutelage's bundled curriculum + management services approach.
• Academica: A charter school management organization serving as the operating partner for dozens of public charter schools, providing facilities, back-office, and instructional support — directly comparable to Tutelage's school design and operations role.
• Charter Schools USA: One of the largest for-profit charter school management organizations in the U.S., operating tuition-free public charter schools with full back-office services — directly comparable to Tutelage's CMO model of designing, launching, financing, and operating multiple charter campuses.

Emerging players

• Great Hearts Academies: A charter and tuition-based classical liberal arts school network emphasizing knowledge-rich curriculum and character formation — closely aligned with Tutelage's Core Knowledge and Core Virtues approach.
• Lighthouse Academies: A multi-state charter management organization operating charter schools in underserved communities with a structured curriculum — comparable CMO model to Tutelage but operating at a smaller regional scale.

Broad incumbents

• Green Dot Public Schools: A multi-site charter management organization operating public charter schools focused on college readiness in underserved communities — comparable charter-network structure and student demographics to Tutelage.
• BASIS Charter Schools: A high-performing charter school network with a knowledge-rich, rigorous curriculum model — comparable to Tutelage's Core Knowledge / Eureka Math academic framework and emphasis on content-rich instruction.
• IDEA Public Schools: One of the largest public charter networks in the U.S., operating college-prep charter schools with rigorous academics and character development — comparable mission to Tutelage but at substantially greater scale and geography.

Others

• Performance Charter School Development: A charter-focused real estate development partner that has delivered a $15.5M build-to-suit facility for Libertas Colleton — an enabling infrastructure partner comparable to the development partners that other CMOs rely on for facility buildout.
• The Charter Institute at Erskine: The South Carolina charter school authorizer for all Tutelage schools — not a competitor, but a critical regulatory counterparty whose renewal decisions determine Tutelage's ability to operate and expand its network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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