Woodland Joint Unified School District

What Woodland Joint Unified School District does

Woodland Joint Unified School District (WJUSD) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 435 6th Street, Woodland, California, founded in July 1965 through the unification of local elementary and high school districts. The district operates 18 schools — including 12 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools (Pioneer High, Woodland High, and Cache Creek continuation high school), the Science and Technology Academy charter school, and Woodland Adult Education — across a 305-square-mile service area covering Woodland, Knights Landing, Yolo, and Zamora communities in Yolo County. It serves approximately 9,517 students from preschool through adult education, supported by a workforce of approximately 1,180 employees (2022-2023 school year) and an operating budget of $144 million.

The district's core technology stack is built on commercial third-party platforms rather than proprietary systems: Aeries serves as the student information system with parent portal access; ClassLink provides single sign-on; Canvas functions as the learning management system for middle and high schools; ParentSquare enables two-way multilingual communication with families; Google Workspace for Education supplies productivity and collaboration tools; and I-Ready delivers diagnostic and adaptive instruction in reading and mathematics for K-6 students three times annually. Curriculum delivery is supported by a portfolio of publishers including McGraw Hill, Pearson, Amplify Science, Benchmark Universe, Savvas, Edgenuity (credit recovery), SeeSaw, Think Central, and Twig Science. The district offers specialized programs including AVID college readiness (at Douglass Middle, Lee Middle, Pioneer High, and Woodland High), GATE gifted education, nine-pathway Career Technical Education, Migrant Education, Homeless & Foster Youth Services under the McKinney-Vento Act, FLEX Academy virtual learning, K-8 Home Study, and expanded after-school learning (Expanding Minds for TK-6, ASSETs for high schoolers).

WJUSD is a government entity, not a commercial enterprise, and is funded through California's Local Control Funding Formula, federal education grants, local property taxes, and voter-approved bond measures (Measure P and Measure Y). The district is governed by a seven-member elected Board of Trustees (with one vacant seat in Trustee Area 1) and led by Superintendent Elodia Ortega-Lampkin. There is no tuition for K-12 students; revenue is structurally diversified across state, federal, and local sources with no single funder concentration. The "go-to-market" is direct-to-family enrollment of resident students within the geographically defined service area, with no commercial pricing model.

Name

Woodland Joint Unified School District

Legal name

Woodland Joint Unified School District

Website

https://wjusd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Woodland Joint Unified School District is a public K-12 school district operating 18 schools serving approximately 9,517 students across a 305-square-mile area in Yolo County, California, funded by state, federal, and local sources with a $144 million operating budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Career technical education
• Preschool and adult education
• Special education services
• Student information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: District is funded through state and federal education funding, local property taxes, and voter-approved bond measures (Measure P, Measure Y). Operating Budget for 2022-2023 was $144 million.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Woodland Joint Unified School District provides publicly funded K-12 education across 18 school sites serving approximately 9,517 students from preschool through adult education, including specialized programs such as AVID college readiness, GATE gifted education, Career Technical Education with nine industry pathways, migrant education, special education, English language learner support, and FLEX Academy virtual learning. The district operates as a government entity funded through state and federal allocations, local property taxes, and voter-approved bond measures (Measure P, Measure Y), with a 2022-2023 operating budget of $144 million.

Product overview

Woodland Joint Unified School District (WJUSD) operates as a traditional K-12 public school district with 18 school sites serving approximately 9,517 students. The district offers a comprehensive educational platform centered around its core student information system (Aeries Parent Portal), learning management system (Canvas), single sign-on (ClassLink), and two-way parent communication (ParentSquare). The district provides a portfolio of educational programs including AVID college readiness, GATE gifted education, CTE career technical education with 9 industry pathways, preschool, adult education, Migrant Education, and Expanded Learning after-school programs. Digital learning is supported through integration with multiple curriculum platforms including I-Ready (diagnostic/instruction), Edgenuity (credit recovery), McGraw Hill, Pearson, Amplify Science, and others. The district serves a geographically diverse 305-square-mile area covering Woodland, Knights Landing, Yolo, and Zamora communities with a workforce of over 1,000 teachers and staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aeries Parent Portal
• ParentSquare
• ClassLink
• Canvas LMS
• AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
• GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)
• CTE (Career Technical Education)
• Preschool Program
• Woodland Adult Education
• Homeless & Foster Youth Services
• Migrant Education Program
• Expanded Learning Program (Expanding Minds)
• ASSETs (After School & Enrichment for Teens)
• 18 School Sites (K-12 District Schools)
• FLEX Academy
• I-Ready
• Edgenuity
• K-8 Home Study

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SyngentaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTE Advisory Committee member providing industry perspective for CTE curriculum development
• UC Davis (Cal Fresh Nutrition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTE Advisory Committee member contributing to workforce development and nutrition education
• Sacramento Region Builders ExchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTE Advisory Committee member representing construction and building industry workforce needs
• Yolo Farm to ForkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting agricultural education and farm-to-school initiatives
• Woodland Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education partner supporting dual enrollment and career pathway programs
• Yolo WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partner supporting career readiness and employment programs
• Yolo County Office of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty-level education partner for programs and initiatives
• Northern California Construction Training Program (NCCT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational training partnership at Cache Creek High School for construction trades
• UC Davis Bee HavenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for GATE program agricultural education activities

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• San Juan Unified School District: Large Sacramento-area K-12 district offering similar comprehensive programs including preschool, adult education, CTE, and special education under the same California governance and funding framework.
• Roseville Joint Union High School District: Placer County secondary-focused public district serving the greater Sacramento region. Operates under the same California framework and offers comparable high school CTE, AVID, and college readiness programs.
• Elk Grove Unified School District: Large Sacramento-area K-12 district operating under identical California framework. Comparable governance, CTE pathways, and adult education programs at meaningfully larger scale than WJUSD.
• Twin Rivers Unified School District: Sacramento-area K-12 public district with comprehensive programs (CTE, adult ed, preschool, migrant education) under the same California framework. Larger in scale but with a directly comparable service portfolio.
• Sacramento City Unified School District: Larger urban California K-12 district serving Sacramento. Operates under the same state funding/regulatory framework as WJUSD but at materially larger scale (~40k+ students), providing a comparable operational template.

Direct peers

• Davis Joint Unified School District: Adjacent Yolo County K-12 public school district serving Davis, CA. Most direct geographic peer to WJUSD, operating under identical California funding, governance, and regulatory framework with overlapping labor markets and similar student demographic mix.
• Natomas Unified School District: Sacramento-area K-12 public district with comparable enrollment scale (~9-10k students) and similar suburban-urban demographic mix. Operates under the same California public school funding and accountability framework.
• Washington Unified School District: Neighboring Yolo County K-12 district serving West Sacramento. Comparable scale, similar agricultural-region demographic, and operates under the same California public school governance and funding model.

Regional players

• Chico Unified School District: Northern California K-12 public district serving a similar mid-sized city anchored by an agriculture and university economy. Comparable scale, demographic mix, and CTE/health pathway offerings under identical state framework.
• Vacaville Unified School District: Solano County K-12 public district serving a similar mid-sized Northern California city with comparable agricultural-adjacent demographics. Operates under the same California framework with similar district size, student count, and program mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WoodlandSchools
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WoodlandJUSD/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/WoodlandCaSchools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/woodland-joint-unified-school-district
• Instagraminstagram.com/p/CiLr67evM0L

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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