What Centerville Community School District does

Centerville Community School District (CCSD) is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Centerville, Iowa, that delivers free public education to all school-age children residing within its statutory catchment area in Appanoose County. The district operates four owned campuses — Centerville Preschool, Lakeview Elementary (grades K-5), Howar Middle School (grades 6-8), and Centerville High School (grades 9-12) — plus a District Office for administration. Beyond standard academic instruction, the district provides special education services, guidance counseling, food service, transportation, athletics and activities, and student support services.

The district's curriculum includes specialized programs such as Project Lead the Way for STEM education, Character Strong for social-emotional learning in advisory periods, vocational agriculture, college preparation, and dual enrollment opportunities via its partnership with Indian Hills Community College. It also offers a Virtual Academy using the Odyssey platform for remote learning. The technology stack is entirely third-party: Infinite Campus and PowerSchool serve as student information systems, Google Workspace for Education (including Google Classroom) supports instruction and communication, Frontline handles notifications and HR/operations, and Zoom is used for virtual board meetings. There are no proprietary software products, APIs, or AI-powered products developed or owned by the district.

CCSD is a government entity governed by an elected school board and funded through a combination of Iowa state education aid, local property taxes, and federal grants; no tuition is charged for K-12 instruction. Commercial counterparties are vendors rather than customers, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed on the district's website. The district maintains operational partnerships with the Great Prairie Area Education Agency, Indian Hills Community College, the City of Centerville, Drake Public Library, the Rathbun Lake Area YMCA, and the Centerville Chamber of Commerce, and communicates with families through its official website, Facebook (@CentervilleCCSD), Twitter (@RedTogether1), email and SMS notifications, and virtual meetings. Leadership includes Superintendent Tom Rubel, Special Education Director Julie Caraccio, District Equity Coordinator Julie Mihalovich, Lakeview Elementary Principal Bryan Baker, Athletic Director Jarred Johnston, and Alternative Services Director Jason Reed.

Name

Centerville Community School District

Legal name

Centerville Community School District

Website

https://centervilleschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centerville Community School District is a public K-12 school district in Centerville, Iowa, operating four schools (preschool through grade 12) to deliver free public education, special education, athletics, and community programs to families in Appanoose County, funded by state aid, local property taxes, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Public school district
• Special education services
• Preschool education
• Extracurricular athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Centerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centerville Community School District is a public K-12 school district serving Appanoose County, Iowa. It delivers free kindergarten-through-12th-grade education across Centerville Preschool, Lakeview Elementary (K-5), Howar Middle School (6-8), and Centerville High School (9-12), along with special education, vocational agriculture, Project Lead the Way STEM curriculum, social-emotional learning through Character Strong, athletics and activities, guidance counseling, food service, and transportation.

Product overview

Centerville Community School District operates as a traditional public K-12 school district, not a technology product company. The district's educational services include multiple schools (Centerville High School, Howar Middle School, Lakeview Elementary, and Centerville Preschool) offering programs in academics, athletics, special education, guidance counseling, food service, and transportation. The district utilizes standard educational technology platforms including Infinite Campus (student information system), PowerSchool (teacher gradebook), Google Workspace for Education (instruction and communication), and Zoom (virtual meetings). There are no proprietary software products, APIs, or AI-powered products offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program
• Special Education Services
• Preschool Education
• Athletics and Activities Program
• Food Service and Cafeteria
• Student Transportation Services
• Virtual Learning Academy

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Great Prairie Area Education Agency (AEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional educational service agency providing support services, professional development, and specialized educational programs to school districts in southeast Iowa.
• Indian Hills Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community college partnership providing college preparation, dual enrollment opportunities, and career pathway connections for high school students.
• City of CentervilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership for community resources, facility sharing, and local civic engagement initiatives.
• Drake Public LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal library partnership providing educational resources, summer reading programs, and community literacy initiatives.
• YMCA (Rathbun Lake Area)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth development organization partnership for before/after school programs, summer activities, and community wellness initiatives.
• Centerville Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business organization partnership for community economic development, student career exploration, and business-education connections.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wayne Community School District: South-central Iowa public K-12 district with similar size and rural characteristics; relevant peer for assessing how small Iowa districts maintain program breadth (PLTW, vocational ag, dual enrollment) under tight budgets.
• Clarke Community School District: South-central Iowa K-12 district serving Osceola with comparable rural, single-town profile and similar dependence on agricultural and small-business property tax base for district revenue.
• Albia Community School District: Neighboring southeast Iowa public K-12 district serving Monroe County with similar rural, small-scale profile and overlapping Appanoose-region community footprint. Most directly comparable on enrollment size, funding mix, and service area characteristics.
• Chariton Community School District: Lucas County, Iowa public K-12 district with a similar rural, single-high-school structure and comparable reliance on state aid and property tax funding. Closest functional peer for benchmarking per-pupil metrics and program depth.
• Davis County Community School District: Adjacent southeast Iowa district with comparable enrollment scale, rural economic base, and dependence on Iowa state aid — making it a near-substitute for families in the Centerville catchment considering open-enrollment moves.
• Knoxville Community School District: Marion County, Iowa public K-12 district operating a comparable preschool-through-high-school campus structure in a rural Iowa town with similar funding dynamics and community college (Indian Hills) catchment overlap.

Others

• Indian Hills Community College: Strategic partner and regional postsecondary institution that delivers dual enrollment, career pathways, and continuing education to Centerville students; relevant as a peer for understanding postsecondary-adjacent service offerings in the same catchment.
• Great Prairie Area Education Agency (AEA): Regional educational service agency providing shared services, professional development, and specialized programs to multiple southeast Iowa districts including Centerville; relevant as an enabling/ecosystem peer for shared-services delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Iowa City Community School District: Larger Iowa public K-12 district operating at a fundamentally different scale; relevant as a benchmark for what program breadth (AP, world languages, CTE pathways) is achievable in Iowa under the same state funding framework but with a larger tax and enrollment base.

Regional players

• Ottumwa Community School District: Larger southeast Iowa K-12 district in the same region as Centerville, providing a regional comparison point for urban vs. rural program offerings, alternative-services models, and open-enrollment destination dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RedTogether1
• Facebookfacebook.com/CentervilleCCSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centerville-community-schools-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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