Moffat County School District

What Moffat County School District does

Moffat County School District (legal entity Moffat County School District RE1) is a publicly governed K-12 school district serving students and families in Craig and Moffat County, rural Northwest Colorado. The district operates eight schools covering the full educational spectrum: the Early Childhood Center, four elementary schools (Maybell, Ridgeview, Sandrock, and Sunset), Craig Middle School, Moffat County High School, and a Homeschool Enrichment program. Alternative learning pathways include Bulldog Academy (application via Google Forms) and the Moffat County Virtual Academy. Supporting services span food service (including free/reduced lunch), student transportation, health services, counseling, and special education.

The district's technology stack consists of conventional EdTech SaaS rather than proprietary systems: Canvas LMS with SAML single sign-on for course delivery, Infinite Campus for the student information system and parent portal, Google Workspace for Education for collaboration, Tyler I-Visions for ERP/HR, Aesop for substitute management, TimeClock Plus for attendance, Applitrack for recruitment, eduCLIMBER and NWEA MAP for assessment/analytics, Follett Destiny for library management, and SchoolStatus Sites for web presence. The district runs a 1:1 device program with iPads and Chromebooks. No AI/ML, proprietary models, or in-house technology development is disclosed.

MCSD is a government entity, not a commercial enterprise. It is funded through state per-pupil allocations, local property taxes, and federal education grants, with no tuition charged to resident students. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. Marketing and enrollment rely on community outreach, social media (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram), e-newsletter distribution, and local media partnerships (Craig Daily Press). Strategic community alliances include the Rotary Club of Craig (literacy programs), Watch D.O.G.S., Hayden FFA, and Safe2Tell for student safety reporting. The district is overseen by an elected Board of Education and led by a Superintendent.

Name

Moffat County School District

Legal name

Moffat County School District RE1

Website

https://moffatsd.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Moffat County School District RE1 is a publicly governed K-12 school district operating eight schools in rural Northwest Colorado, serving students from early childhood through 12th grade in the Craig and Moffat County communities, funded by state, local, and federal education sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Rural school district
• Early childhood education
• Alternative learning programs
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Craig

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school district, MCSD is funded through a combination of state per-pupil funding, local property tax revenues, and federal education grants. Revenue supports all district operations including instruction, facilities, transportation, and food services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Moffat County School District RE1 is a publicly funded K-12 public school district delivering free educational services from early childhood through grade 12 across eight schools in Craig and Moffat County, rural Northwest Colorado. The district offers core academic instruction, alternative learning pathways (Bulldog Academy, Moffat County Virtual Academy, Homeschool Enrichment), athletics and activities, food service, transportation, health services, and counseling/special education supports, funded by state per-pupil funding, local property taxes, and federal grants.

Product overview

Moffat County School District is a rural K-12 public education system serving Craig and Moffat County in Northwest Colorado. The district operates a unified platform of educational services across eight schools: Early Childhood Center (preschool), four elementary schools (Maybell, Ridgeview, Sandrock, Sunset), Craig Middle School (grades 6-8), and Moffat County High School. The district also offers alternative programs including Bulldog Academy, Moffat County Virtual Academy, and Homeschool Enrichment. Supporting services include food service (breakfast/lunch programs), student transportation, health services, and technology support (device management including iPads/Chromebooks). The district utilizes external platforms including Infinite Campus (student information), Canvas (learning management), and Google Workspace for operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Early Childhood Center: Preschool program for young children
• Maybell Elementary School
• Ridgeview Elementary School
• Sandrock Elementary School
• Sunset Elementary School
• Craig Middle School
• Moffat County High School
• Bulldog Academy

Quantifiable outcome

• Sunset Elementary ranked highest in the state of Colorado in ELA (99.9th percentile) with a median growth percentile of 86
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rotary Club of CraigcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing community partnership focused on literacy. The Book Buddies program has Rotarians reading to 2nd graders monthly at all Moffat County elementary schools and providing a book to each student to build their home library. Rotary Club also expanded literacy programming in January 2024 with Little Libraries across Craig, Maybell, and Hayden.
• Hayden FFAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHayden FFA, under the direction of Eric Wellman, built the Little Library boxes installed across the community as part of the Rotary Club literacy partnership.
• Watch D.O.G.S.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWatch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) program is referenced at Sandrock Elementary, engaging fathers in school volunteer activities and student support.
• Safe2TellcoreOthersAnonymous reporting platform for students to report safety concerns, referenced across district parent/student resources as a key student safety tool.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Canvas (Instructure): Vendor providing the LMS that underpins MCSD's digital curriculum and is the dominant K-12 LMS in Colorado; representative of the platform-vendor ecosystem MCSD depends on for instructional delivery.
• Infinite Campus: Student Information System vendor used by MCSD for enrollment, grading, and parent portal access; the dominant SIS in Colorado K-12 and a key operational dependency for the district.
• Colorado Department of Education (CDE): State-level regulator that defines the per-pupil funding formula, the school performance framework that produced Sunset Elementary's Governor's Improvement Award, and the assessment regime (CMAS/COALT) driving MCSD's outcomes — the structural counterpart that MCSD's model must align with.

Regional players

• East Otero School District R-1 (La Junta): Rural Colorado K-12 district of comparable size and demographic profile (multi-school, single rural county) facing similar teacher-recruitment and per-pupil-funding pressures, though in southeast Colorado.
• Archuleta County School District 50 (Pagosa Springs): Small rural Colorado public school district with a similar K-12 footprint and comparable reliance on state per-pupil funding, located in a tourism/transition economy in Southwest Colorado rather than Northwest.

Direct peers

• Hayden School District RE-1: Adjacent small rural Colorado K-12 district that already partners with MCSD on the Hayden FFA Little Library build; a near-twin in scale, funding model, and rural enrollment dynamics.
• Rio Blanco County School District (RE-4): Another small rural Colorado public K-12 district on Colorado's Western Slope, serving a comparable single-county catchment with similar funding dynamics and demographic pressures — the most direct structural and geographic peer to MCSD.
• Garfield County School District (RE-2): Rural-urban mix K-12 district on Colorado's Western Slope using comparable SIS/LMS infrastructure and serving many of the same out-of-district families that MCSD targets through School of Choice.
• Routt County School District (RE-1): Direct neighbor district to Moffat County along the I-70/US-40 corridor in Northwest Colorado, sharing the same regional workforce, climate, and per-pupil funding formula — a natural School of Choice competitor for MCSD.

Broad incumbents

• Mesa County Valley School District 51: Larger Western Slope Colorado district headquartered in Grand Junction; operates the same Canvas/Infinite Campus-style stack and serves similar Colorado accountability frameworks, but at much greater scale and with broader program breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MoffatCountySD
• Facebookfacebook.com/Moffat-County-School-District-RE-1-174305236622935
• Instagraminstagram.com/moffatcountyschools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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