Uniontown Area School District

What Uniontown Area School District does

Uniontown Area School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 205 Wilson Ave, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, operating eight schools: Ben Franklin Elementary/Middle School, Franklin Elementary School, Lafayette Elementary/Middle School, Marclay Middle School, Menallen Elementary School, Wharton Elementary School (in Farmington), and Uniontown Area High School. The district also runs Pre-K Counts classrooms (for ages 3-4) at Lafayette and Wharton. Services span standard K-12 academics, special education (learning support, autistic support, life skills), gifted education, mental health and school-based health services, food services under the National School Lunch Program, transportation, before/after school programs, athletics, and college and career preparation. Federally funded programs include Title I schoolwide support for economically disadvantaged students and McKinney-Vento services for homeless students; FERPA governs all student data handling.

The district's technology stack is centered on ClassLink single sign-on (tied to Microsoft 365 credentials) providing unified access to the Canvas learning management system, the CSIU Student Portal for grades and schedules, and more than a dozen instructional applications including HMH Ed (K-6 reading), Great Minds Eureka Math, Math Seeds, Reading Eggs, Renaissance Accelerated Reader, SORA, Study Island (grades 4 and 8), McGraw Hill, Big Ideas Math, Math Nation, Savvas Realize, Smart Futures, and Typing.com. Canvas also supports Remote Instruction Days (RID) for weather-related closures. Athletics are administered through BigTeams (including Red Raider Athletics Network livestreaming) with Hudl providing video and analytics; HomeTown Ticketing handles event ticketing; and SchoolCafe manages online cafeteria accounts for parents. Architecture choices emphasize interoperability and ease of use rather than proprietary or AI-native differentiation.

As a Pennsylvania government entity, UASD is funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal programs (notably Title I). No tuition is charged to district residents; meals operate under the National School Lunch Program with subsidized pricing. Governance rests with a publicly elected Board of School Directors (current term December 2025-December 2026) and is administered by Superintendent Dr. Daniel Bosnic, with Melissa E. Schell, PhD serving as Business Manager and Director of School Services. The district has approximately 151 disclosed employees spanning administration, directors (buildings and grounds, transportation, food service), and department coordinators (curriculum, special education K-6 and 7-12, federal programs, gifted education). Strategic partners include CSIU for technology, PRFSD for food service, Special Olympics Pennsylvania for unified athletics, SchoolCafe, BigTeams, Hudl, and HomeTown Ticketing. The district is not privately owned, has no subsidiaries, and is not an investible equity instrument.

Name

Uniontown Area School District

Legal name

Uniontown Area School District

Website

https://uasdraiders.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Uniontown Area School District is a public K-12 school district in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, operating eight schools plus Pre-K Counts. It delivers academics, special and gifted education, mental health, food, and transportation to district residents, funded by local taxes and state and federal programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

District-Run Virtual Academies & Online Programs (EDAJADAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Special education programs
• Student nutrition services
• Extracurricular athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Uniontown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Uniontown Area School District delivers free public K-12 education plus Pre-K Counts to students in the Uniontown, Pennsylvania area through 8 school buildings. The district provides academic instruction, special education, gifted education, mental health and wellness services, food services under the National School Lunch Program, transportation, and a wide range of athletics and extracurricular activities. Technology-enabled learning is delivered via Canvas LMS, ClassLink SSO, and the CSIU Student Portal.

Product overview

Uniontown Area School District operates a unified educational platform ecosystem centered around ClassLink as the primary single sign-on hub, Canvas as the learning management system, and CSIU for student information management. The district's technology portfolio includes ClassLink for SSO access to all learning applications, Canvas LMS for online course delivery (particularly for Remote Instruction Days), the CSIU Student Portal for grades and schedule management, SchoolCafe for cafeteria account management, and BigTeams for athletics administration. Students access educational content through various integrated platforms including HMH Ed (K-6 reading), Great Minds/Eureka Math, McGraw Hill (social studies and secondary courses), Big Ideas Math, and Savvas Realize. The district's schools span multiple elementary and middle schools including Ben Franklin, Franklin, Lafayette, Marclay, Menallen, and Wharton, serving students from pre-K through grade 12 at Uniontown Area High School.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program Tuition-free K-12 public education delivered through district schools, covering core academics, social-emotional development, college and career preparation, and extracurricular enrichment for district-resident students.
• Pre-K Counts Program Pre-K Counts early childhood education program for ages 3-4, offered at Lafayette Elementary/Middle School and Wharton Elementary School within the district.
• Special Education Services Specialized instruction, IEP services, therapy services, and transition services for students with disabilities, including learning support, life skills, and autistic support, coordinated across K-6 and 7-12.
• Gifted Education Program Gifted support programs with enriched curriculum for students identified as mentally gifted through screening, serving grades K-12.
• School Nutrition / Food Service Program School meal programs operating under the National School Lunch Program, including free/reduced lunch, special diets, summer feeding, and student wellness initiatives.
• Student Transportation Services District-wide student bus transportation services with published bus schedules for school routes.
• Athletics and Extracurricular Programs Interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities at Uniontown Area High School, including the Red Raider Athletics Network livestream and Special Olympics PA unified sports participation.
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Services Educational rights protection, enrollment assistance, transportation, and immunization support for students lacking fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, coordinated by the district's Homeless Liaison.
• Career Planning and College Preparation Career planning and college preparation services delivered through the Smart Futures online platform, helping students be ready for post-secondary success.
• Mental Health and School-Based Health Services Mental health counseling, school-based health services, and student wellness resources provided to enrolled students.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pittsburgh Regional Food Service Directors (PRFSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with PRFSD group for school food service operations. PRFSD provides continuing education, networking, scholarships for future leaders, charitable giving, cooperative purchasing bids, allergen/nutrient information, and mentorship for food service directors.
• CSIU (Cambria-Somerset Intermediate Unit)coreTechnology or IntegrationCSIU provides student information systems, parent portals, staff portals, and various administrative technology services to the district.
• HomeTown TicketingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline ticketing platform for school events at Uniontown Area SHS (146 E Fayette St location).
• Special Olympics PennsylvaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict participates in Special Olympics PA athletic programs including unified sports, providing competition opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Commonwealth Charter Academy: Large Pennsylvania cyber charter school that competes for K-12 students statewide on a tuition-funded basis, drawing per-pupil dollars away from traditional districts like UASD.
• Agora Cyber Charter School: Pennsylvania-based cyber charter school offering statewide online K-12 enrollment; directly competes for UASD-eligible students who opt into full-time virtual schooling rather than attending district RID days.

Direct peers

• Brownsville Area School District: Small neighboring public K-12 district in Fayette County serving a similar post-industrial community profile; comparable size, governance structure, and reliance on state and federal education funding.
• Laurel Highlands School District: Nearby Westmoreland/Fayette County public K-12 district operating on a similar multi-school footprint with Title I, special education, and CTE programming — directly comparable in scope and regional context.
• Frazier School District: Small adjacent public K-12 district with comparable rural/Appalachian demographic profile and similar multi-building K-12 structure; structurally analogous to UASD at slightly smaller scale.
• Albert Gallatin Area School District: Adjacent Fayette/Greene County public K-12 district with similar Appalachian-region demographics, multi-building footprint, and federal program participation — directly comparable in scale and operating model.
• Connellsville Area School District: Neighboring southwestern Pennsylvania public K-12 district of comparable size and demographics, operating multiple elementary, middle, and high schools with similar Title I and special education programs — making it the most structurally comparable peer.

Others

• Instructure (Canvas LMS): Vendor of UASD's Canvas learning management system and the broader Instructure platform serving thousands of K-12 districts — not a competitor but a critical technology counterpart whose roadmap and pricing affect UASD's digital operations.
• Cambria-Somerset Intermediate Unit (CSIU): Regional education service agency that supplies UASD's SIS, parent portal, and staff portal infrastructure. Not a competing district but the shared-services backbone whose continuity directly affects UASD operations.

Broad incumbents

• Pennsylvania Department of Education: State-level governing and funding authority for all PA public K-12 districts. Not a competitor but the regulatory and primary funding counterparty whose policy decisions drive UASD's revenue and compliance environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UniontownAD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uniontown-area-school-district

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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