West Side School District

What West Side School District does

West Side School District 202 is a public K-12 school district chartered by the state of Idaho and headquartered at 626 N Westside Highway in Dayton. The district serves 817 students (2025-2026) across the Dayton and Weston communities through three schools: Harold B. Lee Elementary (PreK-5, 380 students), Beutler Middle School (grades 6-8, 187 students), and West Side High School (grades 9-12, 250 students). It is led by District Superintendent Tyler Telford and operates as a government state entity with no private parent company, subsidiaries, or equity funding. Primary customers are local district families, with secondary Open Enrollment students from outside district boundaries accepted up to 70 per grade level.

The district's core technology layer is built on standard K-12 platforms: PowerSchool for student information and grade management, Canvas as the learning management system, Clever for single sign-on across educational applications, PowerTeacher for classroom instruction, and SchoolCash for online fee and lunch payments. Supplemental services include counseling with parent and student self-referral workflows, a Hall of Fame alumni recognition program, driver education, cosmetology services, and scholarship programs such as the Dahle Scholarship. A Core partnership with the Idaho Community Foundation manages the West Side Endowment Fund, enabling high school students to earn college credits and Associate Degrees before graduation.

Revenue is generated entirely through the public education funding model: government appropriations comprising local property taxes, state funding, and federal grants, supplemented by private donations from corporate and individual donors (including the Miller Family Foundation, Ellis Builders, Procon, Idaho Central Credit Union, Nucor, Chris Robinson Construction, the Reeder family, and the Dahle Family). Public K-12 education is provided at no direct cost to in-district residents, while ancillary programs carry fees. The district markets through its website, an active Twitter account (@westside202), and monthly public school board meetings.

Name

West Side School District

Legal name

West Side School District 202

Website

https://westside202.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West Side School District 202 is a publicly funded Idaho K-12 district serving 817 students across Dayton and Weston via three schools (elementary, middle, high). It delivers standard public education using PowerSchool, Canvas, and Clever, and runs an endowment-funded college credit program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary education services
• Secondary education services
• Educational scholarship programs
• School district administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded K-12 education provided at no direct cost to residents. Funded through local property taxes, state funding, and federal grants. Endowment fund provides scholarship support for higher education courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

West Side School District 202 is a public K-12 school district that provides free educational services to approximately 817 students across three schools: Harold B. Lee Elementary (PreK-5), Beutler Middle School (grades 6-8), and West Side High School (grades 9-12) in the Dayton and Weston areas of Idaho. The district also administers an endowment program that helps high school students earn college credits and Associate Degrees before graduation, supported by student information systems (PowerSchool), learning management systems (Canvas), and counseling services.

Product overview

West Side School District 202 is a public K-12 school district serving Dayton and surrounding areas in Idaho. The district operates three schools: Harold B. Lee Elementary (grades pre-K through 5), Beutler Middle School (grades 6-8), and West Side High School (grades 9-12). The district provides educational technology services including PowerSchool for student information management, Canvas as its learning management system, and PowerTeacher for educators. Additional student support services include counseling, scholarship programs, and an endowment fund managed in partnership with the Idaho Community Foundation that helps students earn college credits and degrees before graduation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harold B. Lee Elementary Elementary school serving grades pre-K through 5, located in Weston, Idaho. Part of West Side School District 202.
• Beutler Middle School Middle school serving grades 6-8, located in Dayton, Idaho. Part of West Side School District 202.
• West Side High School High school serving grades 9-12, located in Dayton, Idaho. Part of West Side School District 202.
• Counseling Services Mental health and counseling services for students including self-referral forms, parent concern reporting, and counselor communication tools.
• Scholarships Scholarship programs including the Dahle Scholarship and Endowment Scholarship for students pursuing higher education.
• Endowment Program Educational endowment fund managed by Idaho Community Foundation that helps students earn college credits and Associate Degrees before high school graduation.
• Open Enrollment Application process for students living outside regular school district boundaries to enroll in West Side School District schools, capped at 70 students per grade level with a February 1 deadline for the next school year.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Miller Family FoundationminorOthersPrivate donor foundation providing financial support to district students through the West Side Endowment Fund.
• Ellis BuildersminorOthersPrivate donor providing financial support to district students through the West Side Endowment Fund.
• ProconminorOthersPrivate donor providing financial support to district students through the West Side Endowment Fund.
• Idaho Central Credit UnionminorOthersPrivate donor providing financial support to district students through the West Side Endowment Fund.
• NucorminorOthersPrivate corporate donor providing financial support to district students through the West Side Endowment Fund.
• Chris Robinson ConstructionminorOthersPrivate donor providing financial support to district students through the West Side Endowment Fund.
• Steve and Karen ReederminorOthersPrivate donors providing financial support to district students through the West Side Endowment Fund.
• Idaho Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages the West Side Endowment Fund that provides financial support to high school students enrolling in higher education courses. Students can earn college credits paid for by the Endowment Fund and earn Associate Degrees before high school graduation.
• Dahle FamilycoreOthersGenerous donors supporting the Dahle Scholarship Fund focused on helping students achieve educational and career dreams.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• PowerSchool Group: Education technology vendor whose SIS and PowerTeacher products are deployed by West Side. They are an ecosystem participant/technology supplier rather than a direct competitor, but are materially comparable in the K-12 education operations stack.
• Instructure (Canvas): Provider of the Canvas LMS used by West Side. While not a peer in service delivery, Instructure is a core ecosystem participant serving the same K-12 customer base with overlapping product functionality.
• Idaho School Boards Association (ISBA): State-level association representing Idaho school boards including West Side's. Comparable as an enabling/peer institution supporting the same governance, funding advocacy, and policy environment in which the district operates.

Direct peers

• Madison School District 321: Public K-12 district in Rexburg, Idaho, serving rural eastern Idaho communities with similar PreK-12 programming and open-enrollment policies, comparable in operational model and demographic base.
• Idaho Falls School District 91: Public K-12 school district in eastern Idaho that operates elementary, middle, and high schools with similar curriculum and technology deployment (PowerSchool/Canvas) — a directly comparable district in scale and operating model.
• Bonneville Joint School District 93: Idaho public school district serving the Idaho Falls area with elementary, middle, and high schools — comparable in offering (PreK-12 public education) and in drawing from rural/small-city populations in the same region as West Side.
• Blackfoot School District 55: Public K-12 district in Bingham County, Idaho — geographically adjacent and serving a similar rural/small-town population with comparable grade-span offerings and reliance on property-tax and state funding.
• Pocatello-Chubbuck School District 25: Neighboring Idaho public K-12 school district serving a comparable mix of rural and small-city students in southeast Idaho. Operates multiple schools with similar PreK-12 programming and competes with West Side for open-enrollment families in the region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/westside202
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-side-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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