Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center

What Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center does

Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center (AMESC) is a publicly governed, non-profit Educational Service Center headquartered in Chauncey, Ohio, created through the 1999-2000 merger of the Athens and Meigs County Boards of Education under Ohio Revised Code. It provides shared administrative, educational, and student support services to nine member school districts across Athens, Meigs, and Perry Counties, with service reach extending to eight counties in Southeastern Ohio via State Support Team 16. Core offerings include Heart of the Valley Head Start (serving 276 children birth to five), preschool programs, Project RISE for K-12 college and career readiness, related services (occupational, physical, speech-language therapy), special education parent mentoring, alternative education programs, and educator professional development through the Local Professional Development Committee and Teach Better Academy.

The business model combines District Service Agreement fees (subscription-style for Project RISE, usage-based for related services), fee-for-service programs (background checks at $35-$70, paraprofessional assessment at $75), and federal/state grant funding for Head Start and State Support Team 16. The organization employs 51-100 staff and operates with no proprietary technology, relying on third-party platforms including Finalsite for web CMS, Public School Works for compliance training, Kiosk/ESS for absence management, and Google Workspace for operations. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the organization achieved 28.07% cost savings for member districts in 2022, earning the Ohio Department of Education High Performing ESC designation for the seventh consecutive year.

Name

Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center

Legal name

Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center

Website

https://athensmeigs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center is a publicly governed Ohio Educational Service Center providing shared administrative, educational, and student support services to nine member school districts across Athens, Meigs, and Perry Counties, including Head Start, preschool, career readiness, and special education programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Instruction & Resource Support (Inclusion, Pull-Out, Co-Teaching) (EDAJAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Special Education Eligibility & Evaluation Support (EDAKACAC), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Transition & School-Readiness Support for Special Needs Children (HSAAAIAO), Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB)

Keywords

• Educational service agency
• Shared K-12 services
• Special education support
• Early childhood education
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Chauncey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. District Service Agreements: Revenue generated through negotiated service agreements with member school districts. Costs for services such as College and Career Success (Project RISE), related services (OT/PT/SLP), and special education support are incorporated into district service agreements or calculated based on usage metrics.
2. Fee-for-Service Programs: Specific programs and services charged at set rates: background checks ($35-$70), paraprofessional assessment ($75), and College and Career Success fees based on district student population ($2,000-$4,000).
3. Grant-Funded Programs: Head Start and State Support Team operations funded through federal and state grants, with no cost to member districts for SST services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center is a public regional agency that provides consolidated educational support services to nine member K-12 school districts in Athens, Meigs, and Perry Counties of southeastern Ohio. Core offerings include special education and related services (OT, PT, SLP), early childhood education through Heart of the Valley Head Start and preschool programs, career readiness programming through Project RISE, school improvement consulting via State Support Team 16, and back-office and educator services such as fiscal management, HR, background checks, and LPDC licensure support. Services are financed through negotiated district service agreements, fee-for-service charges, and federal/state grants.

Product overview

Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center provides a comprehensive portfolio of educational support services to nine member school districts across Athens, Meigs, and Perry Counties in Ohio. The core offerings include early childhood education programs (Heart of the Valley Head Start serving birth-5 children and preschool programs using Creative Curriculum), K-12 college and career readiness through Project RISE, and State Support Team 16 providing regional school improvement support. Additional services span related services (OT, PT, SLP), special education parent mentoring, student wellness and attendance initiatives (Every Day Matters, Whole Child Supports), business and educator services including LPDC for educator licensure, and technology platforms including Public School Works for compliance training and Kiosk/ESS for absence management. The center also facilitates a Business Advisory Council connecting education with industry partners for career pathway development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 28.07% total cost savings for member districts in 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Business Advisory Council PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Business Advisory Council includes representatives from each school district, business representatives from various local industries, and economic development and workforce partners. Over 80 businesses receive meeting invites. The BAC facilitates active relationships between students, parents, and educational partners focusing on career pathway development.
• Ohio Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Support Team 16 grant awarded to Athens-Meigs ESC covering eight counties in Southeastern Ohio for statewide school improvement and education reform efforts.
• Office of Head StartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal funding partner for Heart of the Valley Head Start program serving 276 children birth-5 in Gallia and Meigs Counties since 2002.
• County School Districts (Gallia and Meigs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead Start classrooms exist in elementary buildings across all Gallia and Meigs County school districts, creating integrated early learning opportunities.
• Teach Better AcademyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership providing free access to Teach Better Academy professional development courses for Ohio educators through Athens-Meigs ESC, using coupon code TEACHBETTEROHIO-ATHENSMEIGS.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center: A central Ohio ESC serving multiple member districts with shared special education, professional development, and fiscal services under the same Ohio Revised Code structure as AMESC.
• ESC of Central Ohio: One of Ohio's largest Educational Service Centers, also providing shared services, special education, professional development, and career readiness to member districts under the same state framework as AMESC, making it the closest operational peer.
• Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21: Pennsylvania Intermediate Unit delivering special education, professional development, and shared services to member districts, structurally analogous to an Ohio ESC and serving a similar role for small and mid-sized districts.
• Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center: An Ohio ESC serving rural Appalachian districts with a service mix (special education, Head Start-like programs, professional development) closely aligned to AMESC's portfolio.
• Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES: A New York Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) entity that functions as the out-of-state analogue to Ohio ESCs, delivering shared special education, career and technical education, and administrative services to member school districts.
• Licking County Educational Service Center: A neighboring Ohio ESC providing related services (OT/PT/SLP), professional development, and shared district services to Licking County districts, with a comparable mid-sized district footprint.

Others

• Ohio Education Association: Ohio's largest educator professional association; adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but engages with AMESC's member districts on educator professional development and licensure topics.

Emerging players

• Battelle for Kids: Ohio-based education nonprofit providing school improvement, leadership development, and educator effectiveness services to districts statewide; overlaps with AMESC's professional development and student services offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Education Service Center Region 11 (Texas): Texas regional education service center providing shared services, special education consulting, and educator training; analogous to AMESC in mission but operating under a different state statute and at much larger scale.
• Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA): Ohio statewide association representing school district administrators and ESCs; not a direct operating peer but the closest industry-level counterpart governing ESC standards and policy in Ohio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AthensMeigs_ESC
• Facebookfacebook.com/athensmeigsesc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/athens-meigs-esc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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