Acld School And Learning Center

What Acld School And Learning Center does

ACLD School And Learning Center is a non-profit organization headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, founded in 1972 by Mollie Kessler to serve children and adults with learning difficulties. It operates two complementary programs: a private, not-for-profit ACLD School serving approximately 65 students in grades 1-8 at a 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and an ACLD Learning Center offering intervention, evaluation, and tutoring services to children and adults. The school maintains approval as a provider under Ohio's Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship and Autism Scholarship programs, which channel state tuition funding to qualifying students.

The organization's core services span direct classroom instruction for students with learning differences, one-on-one tutoring, psycho-educational evaluations, and specialized therapy including speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and counseling. Pricing is published per service: tutoring at $37-$45 per hour, psycho-educational evaluations at $400 each, speech and occupational therapy at $75 per hour, counseling up to $100 per hour, and aide services at $15 per hour. The Learning Center extends the addressable market beyond enrolled students by serving external children and adults seeking diagnostic and remediation services.

The business model combines tuition (subsidized by state scholarships), fee-for-service clinical and tutoring revenue, and donations/endowment income. As a non-profit, surplus is reinvested into programming rather than distributed; long-tenured staff and a multi-decade donor base support operational continuity. Geographic concentration in Youngstown and a small enrollment base (~65 students) are structural features rather than growth-stage indicators.

Name

Acld School And Learning Center

Legal name

ACLD School And Learning Center

Website

https://www.acldlearningcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ACLD School And Learning Center is a Youngstown, Ohio non-profit (founded 1972) operating a private K-8 school for ~65 students with learning difficulties and a Learning Center offering tutoring, psycho-educational evaluations, and therapy to children and adults.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Autism-Specific Schools & Programs (EDAKAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Psychoeducational & Educational Assessments (IEE Support) (EDAKACAD), Autism Spectrum (ASD) Academic & Social-Communication Support Tutoring (EDANAFAD), Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Learning disability tutoring
• Psycho-educational assessment
• Developmental therapy programs
• Private special needs school

Headquarters

HQ city

Youngstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. School Tuition: Private school tuition for students in 1st through 8th grade with learning difficulties. School is a Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship and Autism Scholarship provider, allowing families to use state scholarship funding.
2. Tutoring Services: Hourly tutoring services for children and adults with learning difficulties. Sessions are typically 60 minutes, 1-3 times per week. Pricing ranges from $37-$45 per hour depending on service type.
3. Psycho-Educational Evaluation: Complete evaluation service including assessment battery, written report, and advocacy services. Priced at $400 for the complete package.
4. Specialized Therapy Services: Speech and language therapy ($75/hour), occupational therapy ($75/hour), counseling services (income-based up to $100/hour), and aide services ($15/hour).
5. Donations and Endowment: As a 501(c)(3) public charity, ACLD receives tax-deductible donations. The organization maintains an endowment program for legacy gifts. CARES Act provisions enable charitable deductions for donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACLD School and Learning Center operates two integrated programs in Youngstown, Ohio: ACLD School, a private non-profit school serving approximately 65 students in grades 1-8 with learning difficulties at a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, and ACLD Learning Center, which delivers psycho-educational evaluations, individualized tutoring, and developmental programs (visual perception, auditory perception, perceptual motor skills) plus speech/language, occupational, and counseling therapies for individuals ages 4.5 through adulthood. The organization is a Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship and Autism Scholarship provider.

Product overview

ACLD School And Learning Center operates two integrated programs: ACLD School is a private, non-profit chartered school serving children in grades 1-8 with learning difficulties, while ACLD Learning Center provides evaluation, intervention, and tutoring services for children and adults. The Learning Center offers complementary services including psycho-educational assessment, individual tutoring programs, and specialized developmental training in visual perception, auditory perception, and perceptual motor skills. Both programs work together to deliver comprehensive support—from diagnostic evaluation through ongoing academic intervention—serving students from ages 4.5 through adulthood in the Youngstown, OH area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACLD School
• ACLD Learning Center
• Psycho-Educational Assessment
• Individual Tutoring Program
• Summer Tutoring Program
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Counseling Services
• Aide Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Independent reading level achieved at 94% accuracy or above
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Chartwell School: Independent K-8 school specifically designed for students with language-based learning differences, including dyslexia. Comparable to ACLD School in serving a small, specialized LD population with low student-teacher ratios and individualized instruction.
• The Forman School: Independent boarding and day school exclusively for students with learning differences including dyslexia and ADHD. Comparable to ACLD School in serving a small, specialized LD population, though at the high-school level rather than K-8.
• Lab School of Washington: Private school for students with learning disabilities including dyslexia, ADHD, and language-based differences. Comparable to ACLD School in mission and focus on intensive individualized remediation.
• Catapult Learning: Provider of special education, intervention, and behavioral health services to schools and families, including psycho-educational assessments and tutoring. Comparable to ACLD's blend of school-based special education plus center-based evaluation and intervention services.
• Lindamood-Bell Learning Centers: National provider of learning disabilities remediation using proprietary sensory-cognitive programs (Visualizing and Verbalizing, Seeing Stars, LiPS). Directly comparable to ACLD Learning Center's Visual/Auditory Perception and Perceptual Motor Skills developmental programs targeting students with dyslexia and related LDs.
• Brightmont Academy: Private 1-on-1 school serving students who have struggled in traditional settings, including those with learning differences. Comparable to ACLD School in delivering individualized instruction to small student cohorts.
• AIM Academy: Private school for students with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, offering individualized instruction and related therapies. Directly comparable to ACLD School in mission, methodology, and student population.

Broad incumbents

• Kumon: Large-scale supplemental education franchise focused on math and reading programs for children. Less specialized in learning disabilities than ACLD Learning Center but competes for the same parent-paid tutoring dollars.
• Sylvan Learning: National franchise tutoring provider serving K-12 students including those with learning difficulties. Comparable to ACLD Learning Center's tutoring services but operating at much larger scale and broader subject coverage beyond LD-specific remediation.
• Huntington Learning Centers: National tutoring franchise offering personalized instruction including reading, math, and study skills for students with learning challenges. Comparable to ACLD Learning Center's hourly tutoring model but at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ACLDLearningCenter

Compliance3 records

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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