Cheney High School

What Cheney High School does

Cheney High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Cheney, Kansas, operating as the secondary campus of the Cheney USD 268 unified school district. The district is a Kansas political subdivision encompassing three campuses — Cheney Elementary School (K-5), Cheney Middle School (6-8), and Cheney High School (9-12) — under a single Board of Education and superintendent governance, with the high school branded under the 'Cardinals' mascot. The district's core offering is free, compulsory public education delivered to resident students within its attendance boundaries, supplemented by extracurricular activities, athletics, and college and career readiness programming.

The underlying technology stack is standard K-12 administrative SaaS rather than proprietary systems: PowerSchool provides the student information system (SIS) for gradebook, attendance, and parent/student portal access, while Apptegy powers the district website (usd268.org) and the iOS and Android mobile applications used for parent and community communication. The district also maintains organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter/X) for community engagement and links to Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) resources and Kansas Board of Regents college-readiness materials. No proprietary technology products, APIs, or research assets are documented.

The business model is that of a government state entity funded primarily through Kansas state aid (driven by student enrollment counts), local property tax revenue, and federal education funding. The district charges no tuition to resident families and operates as a non-commercial political subdivision rather than a revenue-generating enterprise. Governance is provided by an elected Board of Education, with day-to-day administration led by a superintendent and campus-level principals. Leadership at the high school comprises Principal Greg Rosenhagen, Activities Director and Assistant Principal Matt Pfeifer (covering grades 6-12 district-wide), and administrative support staff. The district's value proposition is functional public education provision, personalized attention in a small rural setting, and preparation of students for post-secondary pathways.

Name

Cheney High School

Legal name

Cheney USD 268

Website

https://usd268.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cheney High School is a public grade 9-12 school in Cheney, Kansas, part of the Cheney USD 268 unified K-12 district. It serves resident students with state-funded public education, PowerSchool SIS, Apptegy web/mobile communications, and standard extracurricular and college-readiness programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Secondary education services
• School district operations
• College preparation programs
• Extracurricular athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheney

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, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cheney High School is a public high school serving students in grades 9-12 within the Cheney USD 268 school district in Cheney, Kansas, home of the Cardinals. It delivers standard high school education, college preparation, extracurricular activities, and athletics programs as part of a broader K-12 district that also operates Cheney Middle School (grades 6-8) and Cheney Elementary School (K-5). Operations are funded through state and local tax revenue with no tuition charged to district residents.

Product overview

Cheney USD 268 is a public school district consisting of three schools: Cheney High School (grades 9-12, home of the Cardinals), Cheney Middle School (grades 6-8), and Cheney Elementary School (K-5). The district offers standard educational programs, extracurricular activities, and uses PowerSchool for enrollment and student information management. The district motto is 'Educating Minds, Connecting Hearts, Touching Lives.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cheney High School: The high school campus serving students in grades 9-12

Products and services

• Cheney High School

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the student information system (SIS) used for gradebook, attendance, and parent/student portal access. District uses PowerSchool for daily operational management of student records.
• Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE)coreOthersState education regulatory body that oversees district compliance, accreditation, and required documentation. District operates under KSDE requirements and submits required reports.
• Kansas Board of RegentsminorOthersState higher education governing body providing college-readiness resources and student information access through righttoknow.org link on district site.
• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider powering the district and school websites. Provides mobile apps for iOS and Android, content management system, and communication tools.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Haven Public Schools (USD 312): Reno County K-12 district. Comparable as a small Kansas public K-12 district with similar scale, rural setting, and reliance on state aid and local property taxes.
• Renwick Public Schools (USD 267): Adjacent rural K-12 district serving the Colwich/Garden Plain area. Closest direct peer to USD 268 given similar rural scale, similar Kansas funding model, and immediate geographic adjacency.

Broad incumbents

• Wichita Public Schools (USD 259): Largest public K-12 district in Kansas, serving Wichita. Comparable as another Kansas public school district operating under KSDE, but much larger and more urban; useful as a regional benchmark for funding and program breadth.

Regional players

• Maize Public Schools (USD 266): Suburban K-12 district in the Wichita metro. Comparable as a Kansas public K-12 district operating under the same KSDE framework and overlapping open-enrollment catchment.
• Derby Public Schools (USD 260): Suburban public K-12 district adjacent to Wichita in Sedgwick County. Comparable to USD 268 as a nearby Kansas public district competing for the same regional student pool under open-enrollment.
• Haysville Public Schools (USD 261): Suburban K-12 district in the Wichita metro. Comparable as a Sedgwick County public district competing within the same open-enrollment geography.
• Andover Public Schools (USD 385): Suburban K-12 district east of Wichita. Comparable as another regional Kansas public district with similar funding model and a competitive threat via open-enrollment for USD 268 families.
• Goddard Public Schools (USD 265): Suburban K-12 district west of Wichita. Comparable as a Sedgwick County public district offering a similar K-12 structure and competing for open-enrollment students who might otherwise attend Cheney.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cheneyusd268
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cheney-USD-268-163207180400015
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/cheney-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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