RAWLINS COUNTY USD 105

What RAWLINS COUNTY USD 105 does

Rawlins County USD 105 is a public K-12 unified school district governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education and headquartered at 205 North 4th Street in Atwood, Kansas. The district operates three wholly-owned instructional sites — Rawlins County Elementary School (RCES, K-6), Rawlins County Junior High (RCJH, 7-8), and Rawlins County Junior-Senior High School (RCHS, 7-12) — plus a district office and a maintenance/transportation footprint, all serving families in rural Rawlins County. Reported outcome metrics include a 93.8% high school graduation rate and 93% student attendance rate.

The district runs on a standard K-12 technology stack: PowerSchool as the student information system, FastBridge/mySAEBRS for social-emotional and academic behavior screening in grades 2-12, How's School Going for parent engagement (grades, attendance, newsletters, badges), Imagine Learning for instructional services, and Apptegy/Thrillshare for the public website and iOS/Android apps. Governance is exercised through publicly live-streamed Board of Education meetings, with published agendas and minutes. Operational support functions include bus transportation (including temporary shuttling between sites during the construction period), a USDA-funded summer meal program, and a flex-spending benefit administered by Bay Bridge Administrators.

Revenue is non-commercial and government-sourced: primary funding comes from Kansas state education aid and local property taxes, supplemented by targeted grants (e.g., $20,000 Dollar General Beyond Words Grant in January 2026) and minor transaction-based streams such as meal pricing ($1.90–$4.75) and textbook/technology fees ($20–$60). The district is currently executing a major capital program, including a $20M+ K-12 reconstruction project (groundbreaking May 6, 2025) following a destructive June 2023 fire at the junior-senior high school, with McCownGordon Construction as construction manager and SPT Architecture as designer, and approximately one year remaining to completion as of mid-2026.

Name

RAWLINS COUNTY USD 105

Legal name

Rawlins County USD 105

Website

https://usd105.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rawlins County USD 105 is a public K-12 unified school district headquartered in Atwood, Kansas, operating elementary, junior high, and junior-senior high schools for families in rural Rawlins County and funded primarily by Kansas state aid and local property taxes.

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

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

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Student transportation
• School meal programs
• Social-emotional learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Atwood

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, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (State/Local Taxes): Primary funding from state education funding and local property taxes. Operates under Kansas USD structure with Board of Education governance and budget approval process.
2. Grants and Disaster Relief: Grant funding for specific purposes including disaster recovery. Received $20,000 Dollar General Beyond Words Grant for library replacement after June 2023 fire.
3. Meal Program Revenue: Revenue from student and adult meal purchases. Breakfast $1.90-$3.00, Lunch $3.25-$4.75. Free/reduced price meals available based on qualification.
4. Textbook and Technology Fees: Student fees for textbooks and technology. Textbook fees $40-$60 (K-6/7-12) based on meal application qualification. Technology fees $20-$40 based on qualification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rawlins County USD 105 operates a K-12 public school district in Atwood, Kansas, providing elementary, junior high, and senior high education through Rawlins County Elementary School (RCES), Rawlins County Junior High (RCJH), and Rawlins County Jr/Sr High School (RCHS). Services include classroom instruction, student transportation, food service meals, social-emotional learning support, athletics and activities, fine arts programs, career and technical education, and parent engagement tools.

Product overview

Rawlins County USD 105 is a K-12 public school district in Atwood, Kansas consisting of Rawlins County Elementary (RCES), Rawlins County Junior High (RCJH), and Rawlins County High School (RCHS). The district operates with a unified technology platform centered on PowerSchool for student information management, enhanced by How's School Going for parent engagement. Instructional services are supported through Imagine Learning and FastBridge for social-emotional screening. The district maintains its own website and mobile application through Apptegy/Thrillshare. The district is currently undergoing a major facility reconstruction project following a June 2023 fire, with a new K-12 school under construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RCES: Rawlins County Elementary School - serves elementary students
• RCHS
• RCJH

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Services
• School Meal Program
• K-12 Transportation Services
• FastBridge/mySAEBRS Social-Emotional Screening
• How's School Going Parent Engagement Platform
• Board of Education Governance Services
• Baybridge Cafeteria/Dependent Care Plan

Quantifiable outcome

• 93.8% graduation rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SPT ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2025Architectural firm responsible for design of new K-12 school building project. Created floor plans and renderings for reconstruction following June 2023 fire. Working with McCownGordon on construction documentation.
• McCownGordon ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 6 May 2025Construction management firm leading the K-12 school reconstruction project. Managing general contractor, trade partners, and project timeline. Primary construction partner for rebuilding after 2023 fire with approximately one year from completion as of mid-2026.
• Rawlins County Public Health DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2022Collaboration on isolation and quarantine procedures, COVID-19 response, and ongoing health and safety coordination for students and staff.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Pratt USD 382: South-central Kansas unified school district with similar K-12 structure and rural mid-sized community profile. Comparable governance and funding model.
• Concordia USD 333: North-central Kansas unified school district. Comparable in rural community profile and K-12 program mix, though operating in a slightly different regional economy.
• Hays USD 489: Larger unified school district in Ellis County, western Kansas. Regional peer with the same state funding formula, but serves a larger and more diversified economy.

Direct peers

• Smith Center USD 237: Small rural unified school district in north-central Kansas. Comparable in enrollment scale, funding model, and reliance on state aid and local property tax.
• Norton USD 211: Northwest Kansas unified school district serving a comparable rural county population. Similar K-12 structure, community-led funding model, and per-pupil funding dynamics.
• Colby USD 315: Unified school district in Thomas County, northwest Kansas. Operates a comparable K-12 footprint and competes for similar student population in the same regional labor market.
• Oberlin USD 294: Adjacent unified school district in Decatur County in northwest Kansas, serving a similarly small rural community. Directly comparable in size, footprint, and demographics to Rawlins County USD 105.
• Goodland USD 352: Northwest Kansas K-12 district near the Colorado border. Comparable in size, rural community profile, and dependence on state equalization aid.

Others

• PowerSchool Group: Vendor that provides the SIS platform used by Rawlins County USD 105 for grades, attendance, and enrollment. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor for student enrollment.
• Apptegy: Provider of the district website, mobile apps, and Thrillshare communication platform used by the district. Enabler of the district's parent engagement and communications infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@usd105media
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100056328623494

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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