Joint School District 171

What Joint School District 171 does

Joint School District 171 is a public K-12 school district in Clearwater County, Idaho, operating six schools across rural communities: Orofino Elementary (K-6, ~400 students), Orofino Junior Senior High School (7-12, ~300 students), Timberline Schools (K-12), Peck Elementary, Cavendish-Teakean Elementary (a one-room schoolhouse with ~20 students), and the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy. The district operates on a four-day school week and serves families across the county with comprehensive K-12 instruction, special education, transportation, child nutrition, and a 1:1 Chromebook program. Significant economic need is reflected in 49.13% free/reduced meal participation (up 3.99 percentage points year-over-year) and 164,868 meals served in 2024-25.

The district's technology stack centers on the Skyward student information system (used for grades, attendance, family communication, employee access, and True Time tracking), ContentKeeper web filtering (applied to all student and staff accounts both on and off campus), Google Workspace for Education, and supporting platforms including NotifyMe alerts, Connect Suite, ReadySub for substitute management, MySchoolMenus, and PayPal-integrated online meal payments. Operational infrastructure includes a child nutrition warehouse with walk-in cooler (installed July 2024), Health-E Pro menu analysis software (launched August 2024), and USDA-compliant procurement through the Region 2 Purchasing Co-op of 12 districts.

Joint School District 171 is a political subdivision of the State of Idaho governed by an elected Board of Trustees, with no parent company, venture capital, or private equity involvement. Revenue is derived primarily from state and federal education funding based on enrollment, supplemented by USDA Child Nutrition Program reimbursements ($349,423.32 in 2024-25, up $31,926 YoY), grants (including a $34,800 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant), paid student meals ($3.35-$3.65 by grade), a la carte sales ($23,006), catering, and community donations. The district's general operating budget is not disclosed in the input data; only the federal nutrition reimbursement line is quantified.

Name

Joint School District 171

Legal name

Joint School District 171

Website

https://sd171.k12.id.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Joint School District 171 is a public K-12 school district in rural Clearwater County, Idaho, operating six schools serving approximately 700 students with education, nutrition, transportation, and special education services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Child nutrition services
• School transportation services
• Special education programs
• Rural school district

Headquarters

HQ city

Orofino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: State and federal government funding for public K-12 education based on enrollment, attendance, and categorical programs
2. Child Nutrition Programs: National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs providing federal reimbursements for meals served. 2024-25 reimbursements totaled $349,423.32. Additional revenue from a la carte sales ($23,006) and catering services
3. Student Meal Payments: Paid meals for students not qualifying for free/reduced price meals. K-6 lunch $3.35, 7-12 lunch $3.65, adult lunch $5.00
4. Grants and Donations: Federal grants including Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ($34,800 combined for Timberline and Orofino Elementary), technology grants, and community donations for food pantry and student lunch debt relief

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Joint School District 171 operates K-12 public education across six schools in Clearwater County, Idaho, delivering elementary through high school instruction, alternative education through the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy, plus child nutrition, transportation, special education, and a 1:1 Chromebook program. The district supplements instruction with Skyward student information systems, ContentKeeper content filtering, Google Workspace, school pantry and backpack food assistance, free universal breakfast, and online meal payments.

Product overview

Joint School District 171 is a rural Idaho school district operating multiple schools (Cavendish-Teakean Elementary, Orofino Elementary, Orofino Junior Senior High, Peck Elementary, and Timberline Schools). The district provides educational services with supporting technology infrastructure built around Skyward (student information system with Family Access and Employee Access portals), a 1:1 Chromebook program, ContentKeeper web filtering, and operational services including child nutrition, transportation, and special education. Digital tools include online meal payments via PayPal, NotifyMe notifications, and MySchoolMenus for menu displays. The district partners with Idaho Foodbank for food assistance programs and uses ReadySub for substitute management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skyward Family Access

Quantifiable outcome

• 49.13% free and reduced meal participation reflects significant economic need addressed through nutrition programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Idaho FoodbankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership supporting the School Pantry and Backpack Programs. Idaho Foodbank provides food products, gift cards for holiday meals (turkeys, hams), and advisory committee participation. Partnership enables weekly food distribution to 79+ families district-wide and summer food programs serving 36 families. The district was selected to present at the Idaho Food Bank Conference on scaling community impact.
• Region 2 Purchasing Co-op (R2PC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative of 12 school districts spanning from Kamiah to Potlatch in Idaho. Joint procurement ensures fair, competitive pricing for food products and compliance with USDA procurement requirements. Sets pricing for the upcoming school year through competitive bidding process.
• Orofino Rotary, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonated $1,500 during school open house to support food pantry operations and subsidize food items not covered by Idaho Foodbank partnership.
• Clearwater Valley Hospital (CVH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with district for community health screening events and 2025 Community Resource Fair at CN warehouse.
• Orofino Community Church Youth GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer group helping bag and distribute holiday meals for school pantry program families, including Thanksgiving and Christmas food distribution.
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer support for holiday meal bagging and distribution to school pantry families.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Orofino Joint School District: Listed as a 'doing business as' name for Joint School District 171; included here only to flag an internal identity rather than as a true peer. The actual external technology and service peers used by JSD 171 (Skyward, ContentKeeper, Google Workspace, Idaho Foodbank) are providers/vendors rather than comparable operating districts.

Direct peers

• Lapwai School District #341: Public K-12 school district serving the Nez Perce Reservation area in north-central Idaho, near Lewiston and within JSD 171's broader regional context. Comparable as a small Idaho public school district operating multiple school sites with similar funding mix and federal program reliance (including high free/reduced meal populations).
• Lewiston Independent School District: Public K-12 school district serving the Lewiston area of the Lewiston-Nez Perce region in northern Idaho, geographically adjacent to JSD 171's Clearwater County catchment. Comparable as a public Idaho school district operating multiple schools with shared reliance on state K-12 funding and federal child nutrition programs.
• Moscow School District #281: Public K-12 district serving Moscow, Idaho, in the same north-central Idaho region as JSD 171. Closely comparable as an Idaho public school district operating multiple school sites with similar funding mix, SIS/Chromebook programs, and USDA child nutrition operations.
• Potlatch School District #285: Small rural Idaho K-12 district and fellow Region 2 Purchasing Co-op member (co-op spans Kamiah to Potlatch). Comparable as a similarly sized public Idaho school district with aligned funding model and joint procurement arrangements.
• Genesee Joint School District #282: Small rural public K-12 joint school district in Latah County, Idaho. Comparable as a small rural Idaho public district with similar funding model, multi-school structure, and reliance on USDA child nutrition reimbursements.
• Kendrick Joint School District #283: Tiny rural north-central Idaho K-8 joint school district operating in the same general Latah/Clearwater region. Comparable as a small rural Idaho public school district with similar enrollment scale, teacher-to-student ratios, and reliance on state per-pupil funding.
• Whitepine Joint School District #288: Joint public K-8 school district serving the Bovill-Elk River area of Latah County, Idaho, in the same general north-central Idaho region. Comparable as a very small rural Idaho public school district with similar enrollment scale, governance structure, and reliance on state per-pupil funding.
• Troy School District #287: Small public K-12 district in Latah County, Idaho, neighboring JSD 171's broader north-central Idaho region. Comparable as a rural Idaho public school district of similar enrollment scale with shared dependence on state K-12 appropriations and federal nutrition programs.
• Kamiah School District #304: Rural public K-12 school district in Idaho County that is explicitly named as a co-member of the Region 2 Purchasing Co-op alongside JSD 171. Highly comparable as a small rural Idaho district with shared procurement, nutrition program structure, and dependence on state appropriations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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