ANDERSON VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

What ANDERSON VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT does

Anderson Valley Unified School District (AVUSD) is a public K-12 local education agency based in Boonville, Mendocino County, California, serving roughly 600 TK-12 students across two campuses: Anderson Valley Elementary School (AVES, grades TK-6) and Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School (AVJrSrHS, grades 7-12). The district delivers free, compulsory education funded primarily through California's Local Control Funding Formula, supplemented by local property taxes, federal Title and IDEA funds, and competitive grants. Auxiliary revenue includes a $13 million Measure M general obligation bond approved in June 2022 (72% voter approval) and a $4.7 million CalTrans Clean California grant secured in October 2023 for campus beautification and native landscaping.

AVUSD operates with a small administrative footprint under Superintendent Kristin Larson Balliet and a unified elected school board, with AVJrSrHS holding WASC accreditation that validates credits across California's post-secondary system. The technology stack runs on Aeries as the student information system, ParentSquare for district-to-family communications, and an adaptive-learning layer that includes ALEKS (math), IXL, and Lexia (literacy), deployed across both elementary and secondary sites. Day-to-day operations revolve around classroom instruction, special education, school nutrition, transportation across a rural catchment, and student wellness services.

The district's revenue model is structurally non-commercial: families do not pay tuition, and operating funding is a function of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) under LCFF plus categorical and grant overlays. Long-term capital projects are funded via voter-approved general obligation bonds rather than equity or debt markets. Community-based philanthropy through the Anderson Valley Education Foundation supplements the public funding base with approximately $300,000-$400,000 in annual student scholarships. The customer base is essentially the resident families within the district's geographic attendance boundary, and there are no commercial customers, pricing tiers, or sales channels in the conventional sense.

Name

ANDERSON VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

Anderson Valley Unified School District

Website

https://avpanthers.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Anderson Valley Unified School District is a public K-12 district in Boonville, California, serving roughly 600 TK-12 students across two campuses. It delivers free public education funded by California's LCFF formula, voter-approved bonds, and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Elementary education
• Secondary education
• Educational programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Boonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: AVUSD is funded through a combination of state per-pupil funding, local property taxes from the $13 million general obligation bond measure (passed June 2022 with 72% approval), federal grants, and categorical program funding. The district received a $4.7 million CalTrans Clean California grant for track and field construction.
2. Community Scholarships: The district facilitates community-provided scholarships for graduating seniors. In 2024, $400,000 in scholarships was awarded. In 2023, 42 students received $300,000 in local scholarships. The Anderson Valley Education Foundation provided $65,000 in scholarships in 2024.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Anderson Valley Unified School District is a public K-12 school district operating two school sites (Anderson Valley Elementary School and Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School) in Boonville, California. It provides tuition-free public education, supplemental academic programs, athletics, after-school care, and community wellness initiatives to students residing within the district's boundaries.

Product overview

Anderson Valley Unified School District operates as a two-site public school district serving approximately 600 students in rural Mendocino County, California. The district provides a comprehensive PK-12 educational program through Anderson Valley Elementary School (TK-6) and Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School (7-12), supported by integrated third-party educational technology platforms including Aeries (student information), ParentSquare (family communication), and various digital learning tools (ALEKS, IXL, ST Math, Lexia Core5, Benchmark). The district's offerings extend beyond core academics to include after school programming, FFA agricultural education, interscholastic athletics, dual enrollment college credit opportunities, service learning, and extensive scholarship support. Major infrastructure initiatives include a $4.7 million CalTrans-funded track and field project and a $13 million Measure M bond program for facility upgrades including a new science wing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anderson Valley Elementary School (AVES): Elementary school serving students from Transitional Kindergarten through 6th grade
• Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School (AVJrSrHS/AVHS)

Products and services

• Anderson Valley Elementary School

Quantifiable outcome

• $400,000 in scholarships awarded to Class of 2024; $300,000 to Class of 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Mendocino CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2023AVUSD maintains a dual enrollment partnership with Mendocino College. Students are transported each Tuesday afternoon to the Mendocino College campus to participate in Auto Mechanics and Costume Construction courses, earning college credit while in high school. The district also partners with Sonoma State for additional dual enrollment opportunities.
• Congressman Jared HuffmansupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCongressman Jared Huffman's office provided a Letter of Support for the CalTrans Clean California grant application that resulted in the $4.7 million award.
• Rege ConstructionsupportingOthersConstruction firm engaged for the CalTrans-funded track and field project at Anderson Valley Jr/Sr High School.
• Anderson Valley Health CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as a community resource on the district's Staff Resources page, suggesting a referral relationship for student and family health services.
• Aeries (Student Information System)coreTechnology or IntegrationAVUSD uses Aeries as its student information system for grades, attendance, and parent/student portals. The district utilizes Aeries web portal and mobile app for parent communication and grade access.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Potter Valley Community Unified School District: Small rural unified K-12 district in inland Mendocino County. Comparable size, two-school structure, and reliance on local bonds and state funding for facility and programmatic capital.
• Willits Unified School District: Inland Mendocino County K-12 unified district serving Willits and surrounding rural areas. Comparable rural unified-district structure and reliance on similar California state funding mechanisms as AVUSD.
• Laytonville Unified School District: Small rural Mendocino County K-12 unified district with a comparable enrollment scale and similarly tight community-based operating model. Comparable in dependence on local parcel taxes, bonds, and state categorical grants.
• Ukiah Unified School District: Larger Mendocino County K-12 unified district anchored in Ukiah. Operates the same public K-12 charter with overlapping feeder relationships into Mendocino College, offering a regional comparison point for AVUSD's dual enrollment and CTE pathways.
• Round Valley Unified School District: Tiny remote Mendocino County K-12 unified district serving the Round Valley reservation. Comparable scale, rural logistics, and dependence on grants (e.g., Indian Education, CCSPP) to supplement base per-pupil funding.
• Fort Bragg Unified School District: Adjacent public K-12 unified school district serving the coastal Mendocino County community of Fort Bragg. Comparable in rural geography, small unified-district structure, and reliance on state per-pupil funding plus local property taxes, making it the closest operational peer to AVUSD.
• Mendocino Unified School District: Neighboring Mendocino County K-12 unified school district serving the Mendocino coastal community. Highly comparable small-enrollment, two-school structure and rural operating model on California's North Coast.

Others

• ParentSquare: Family communication platform used by AVUSD for weekly updates, alerts, and announcements. Comparable as a K-12 communication vendor widely adopted by similar California unified school districts.
• Aeries (Student Information System): Provider of the student information system that AVUSD uses for grades, attendance, and the parent portal. Comparable as a SIS supplier to peer California K-12 districts, including several direct peers above.

Regional players

• West Sonoma County Union High School District: Sonoma County public high school district serving the western Sonoma Coast. Comparable high-school-only model and similar dual enrollment and CTE emphases, though serving a different (Sonoma) region from AVUSD's Mendocino base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AVUSDistrict
• Facebookfacebook.com/AndersonValleyUnifiedSchoolDistrict/events/?ref=page_internal&paipv=0&eav=Afa8FN74d_Q1SszY-Jgq2cTm8oqCigz_w-zczrtxgq5M4Gp58msnqo89ZjRA4PhWX5U&_rdr

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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