Willoughby-eastlake City Schools

What Willoughby-eastlake City Schools does

Painesville City Local Schools is a public K-12 school district and political subdivision of the State of Ohio, serving approximately 2,600 students across one high school (Thomas W. Harvey), one middle school (Heritage), three elementary schools (Chestnut, Elm Street, Maple), and the Red Raider Preschool, all located within the City of Painesville's 7.75 square miles. The district employs approximately 400 administrators, teachers, and support staff and operates a 25-vehicle transportation fleet covering roughly 214,000 miles annually, a five-kitchen nutrition service with 22 food-service professionals, and a 22-bus-routes-per-day operation. It serves a highly diverse, economically disadvantaged community — 100% of enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the community median household income is $31,184.

The district's operating technology stack comprises Edlio (website/content management), Infinite Campus (student information system), Frontline/AESOP and MySCView (HR and substitute management), Clever (single sign-on), Google Workspace (communications), SameGoal/IEP Anywhere (special education compliance), Public School Works (staff training), SSDT (professional development), and INFOhio (digital content). The educational offering extends beyond standard curriculum to include Special Education services for approximately 600 students under IDEIA 2004, an English Language Development program with bilingual staff, comprehensive guidance and counseling, a Family Resource Center, and the Educational Foundation (a 501(c)(3) established 1996 granting roughly $8,000 annually to teachers for creative projects).

Revenue is generated entirely from public and philanthropic sources: local property taxes, Ohio per-pupil state funding tied to the 2,600-student enrollment, federal Title I and IDEA grants enabled by the district's 100% free-lunch eligibility, USDA-subsidized universal free meal programs, and donations to the Educational Foundation (including corporate sponsorships and Amazon Smile contributions). The district is governed by a five-member elected Board of Education with oversight by Treasurer/CFO Sherri Samac (appointed August 2012) and Superintendent Joshua M. Englehart. Distribution occurs exclusively through geographic enrollment within the district boundary plus open enrollment for non-resident students, with go-to-market limited to community outreach, the Family Resource Center, and the Infinite Campus online registration system.

Name

Willoughby-eastlake City Schools

Legal name

Painesville City Local Schools

Website

https://painesville-city.k12.oh.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Painesville City Local Schools is an Ohio public K-12 school district serving approximately 2,600 students across five schools and a preschool in the 7.75-square-mile City of Painesville, employing roughly 400 staff and funded through local property taxes, state per-pupil aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Special education services
• English language development
• Student nutrition services
• Student transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Painesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Revenue: Primary funding source from local property taxes serving the City of Painesville community within 7.75 square miles
2. State Funding: Ohio Department of Education per-pupil funding and categorical aid based on student enrollment of approximately 2600 students
3. Federal Grants: Title I funding (100% free/reduced lunch eligible students), special education IDEA funding, and other federal categorical grants
4. Educational Foundation Donations: Private donations, corporate sponsorships, and annual fundraisers including auctions and golf outings. Foundation grants approximately $8,000 annually to teachers for creative projects
5. Nutrition Services Revenue: Meal program revenue from paid student meals (universal free meals offered through federal programs)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Willoughby-eastlake City Schools operates as a public K-12 school district delivering comprehensive academic instruction and wraparound student services across multiple school buildings. Core offerings include elementary, middle, and high school instruction; Special Education services under IDEIA 2004; English Language Development programming; school counseling, health and wellness, nutrition services, and student transportation. The district is supported by an Educational Foundation that funds innovative classroom projects.

Product overview

Painesville City Local Schools is a public school district serving approximately 2,600 students across six educational institutions: Thomas W. Harvey High School, Heritage Middle School, Chestnut Elementary, Elm Street Elementary, Maple Elementary, and Red Raider Preschool. The district operates a comprehensive educational ecosystem that includes core academic programs, English Language Development services for ELL students, Special Education services for approximately 600 students with disabilities, and Student Services including counseling, health, nutrition, and transportation. The district utilizes Infinite Campus as its student information system platform, provides meal services through Nutrition Services, and operates a Transportation fleet of 25 vehicles. Additional support programs include the Educational Foundation (providing teacher grants), Family Resource Center, and career/college counseling services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thomas W. Harvey High School

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving approximately 2,600 students with 400 staff members across 5 school buildings and 1 preschool program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Consolidated InvestmentsminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Part of Educational Foundation funding sources.
• Harvey Red Raider BoostersminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Athletic booster organization supporting student athletics.
• Allstate Cicconetti InsuranceminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym.
• Painesville Credit UnionminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Financial institution supporting educational foundation.
• STP (Lubrizol)minorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Lubrizol Corporation subsidiary.
• LubrizolminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Major chemical corporation supporting local education.
• Painesville Municipal ElectricminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Municipal utility supporting community education.
• Pollutro Rossley InsuranceminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym.
• ComDocminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Document management company supporting educational foundation.
• Painesville Community Improvement CorporationminorOthersCorporate sponsor purchasing advertising space on signboard located in Harvey High School's gym. Community development organization supporting educational foundation.
• Downtown Painesville OrganizationminorOthersLocal community organization. Listed as local resource on district website under About Us section.
• Lake County YMCAminorOthersLocal community resource. Listed as local resource on district website under About Us section.
• Morley LibraryminorOthersLocal library resource. Listed as local resource on district website under About Us section.
• United Way of Lake CountyminorOthersNonprofit community partner. Listed as local resource on district website under About Us section.
• ESC of the Western ReservecoreOthersEducational Service Center providing substitute teacher placement services for the district. District directs interested substitute teachers to apply through ESC of the Western Reserve.
• Lake County Schools CouncilminorOthersOrganization where current Treasurer Sherri Samac previously held roles before joining PCLS. Collaborative organization among Lake County school districts.
• Amazon SmileminorOthersAmazon program where 0.5% of eligible purchases are donated to the Educational Foundation at no cost to shoppers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Maple Heights City Schools: Cuyahoga County, Ohio urban K-12 district with comparable demographic profile, high free/reduced lunch eligibility, and reliance on Title I funding. Comparable in scale and operational challenges to PCLS.
• Garfield Heights City Schools: Northeast Ohio urban Cuyahoga County K-12 district serving a high-poverty community similar in profile to Painesville. Comparable in serving a predominantly low-income, diverse urban student population with elevated special education and ELL needs.
• Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District: Northeast Ohio urban-suburban K-12 district with a similarly diverse student population and comparable ELL and special education service loads. Operates under the same Ohio funding formula and accountability regime.
• East Cleveland City School District: Northeast Ohio urban K-12 district with extreme poverty, similar enrollment scale, and chronic budget pressures including repeated levy failures. Represents a stress-test case for the bear-case trajectory of legacy urban Ohio districts.

Direct peers

• Mentor Exempted Village School District: Lake County, Ohio K-12 district serving the adjacent Mentor community. Comparable in operating structure (public K-12, multiple school buildings, transportation fleet) and overlapping labor market and vendor ecosystem.
• Madison Local School District (Lake County): Lake County, Ohio public K-12 district. Comparable in operating scale and state/federal funding profile; shares the same Lake County ESC for substitute teacher placement referenced in the PCLS data.
• Fairport Harbor Exempted Village School District: Tiny Lake County, Ohio K-12 district immediately adjacent to Painesville City. Operates in the same labor market and shares many of the same community demographic and economic challenges as PCLS.
• Willoughby-Eastlake City School District: Adjacent Lake County, Ohio public K-12 district of similar scale. Directly comparable: PCLS Treasurer Sherri Samac previously served as Assistant Treasurer at Willoughby-Eastlake, and both districts participate in the Lake County Schools Council consortium, indicating tight operational and demographic overlap.
• Perry Local School District (Lake County): Lake County, Ohio K-12 district with overlapping community demographics. Operates comparable special education and English Language Development programs and competes with PCLS for similar state and federal categorical aid.
• Riverside Local School District (Lake County): Lake County, Ohio K-12 district with a similar mix of urban and suburban student demographics. Operates comparable K-12 programming and is part of the same Lake County Schools Council consortium.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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