What InterMountain Education Service District does

InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) is a regional public education service district established under Oregon state law and headquartered at 2001 SW Nye Avenue, Pendleton, Oregon. The organization is one of 19 education service districts (ESDs) in Oregon and serves 17 component school districts across four Eastern Oregon counties: Baker, Morrow, Umatilla, and Union. IMESD's core function is to provide shared administrative, instructional, technology, special education, safety, and early learning services to districts that lack the scale to maintain specialized staff and programs independently, with the stated mission of closing the opportunity gap and ensuring equitable services across the region.

IMESD operates an integrated portfolio across six service areas. Administrative Services include business operations, human resources, purchasing, facilities, communications, courier, and printing. Information Technology Services include E-rate federal funding consulting, technology helpdesk support (helpdesk.imesd.k12.or.us), and regional infrastructure coordination. Instructional Services encompass the 2023 Science Curriculum Adoption, career technical education (CTE), ELL and Title III services, migrant education, homeschool registration, and the IMESD Virtual Learning Academy (imesdvla.org). Special Education Services are the most expansive, covering assistive technology, audiology, autism spectrum disorder support, deaf and hard of hearing services, early intervention/early childhood special education, Medicaid billing support, nursing, physical and occupational therapy, school psychology and behavioral services, speech/language services, transition services, traumatic brain injury support, and vision services. Early Learning Programs cover birth-to-5 social skills and the Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub. Safety Services include behavioral threat assessment, bullying prevention, crisis response, the SafeOregon tip line, and suicide prevention. Supporting programs include Eastern Promise Early College (dual credit), Outdoor School, and InterMountain Regional Sports; supporting platforms include the InterMountain Library Hub and the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) cooperative purchasing program.

As a public governmental entity, IMESD is funded through state and regional education funding mechanisms rather than transactional pricing, operating as a managed-service provider to its 17 component districts. The organization has 251-500 employees, no external private ownership, no parent company, and no disclosed M&A, funding rounds, or restructuring activity. Distribution channels include direct on-site service to districts, the Virtual Learning Academy platform, and regional offices; marketing and awareness rely primarily on the IMESD website (imesd.k12.or.us), news and announcements, and regional events.

Name

InterMountain Education Service District

Legal name

InterMountain Education Service District

Website

https://umesd.k12.or.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

InterMountain Education Service District is a regional public education agency serving 17 component school districts across four Eastern Oregon counties, delivering shared administrative, technology, special education, instructional, safety, and early learning services to smaller districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Schools & Life Skills Programs (EDAKAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Service Professional Development (Workshops/Institutes/Short Courses) (EDACAIAB), General ESL Programs (Multi-level Adult ESL) (EDAAACAA), Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Regional education services
• Special education programs
• School district support
• Instructional services
• Administrative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pendleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Education Service District Funding: Public education service district funded through state and regional education funding mechanisms to provide services to component school districts including special education, technology, school improvement, and administrative services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) is a public regional education agency that delivers specialized educational services to 17 component school districts across four counties in Eastern Oregon. Its core offerings include special education services, instructional support, information technology services, administrative services, early learning programs, and student safety services, delivered through specialized staff and programs including the Virtual Learning Academy.

Product overview

InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) operates as a multi-service educational support organization serving 17 school districts across four counties in Eastern Oregon. The organization provides an integrated portfolio of services organized into six core areas: Administrative Services (business operations, purchasing, facilities, HR, printing, courier), Information Technology Services (technology support and E-rate consulting), Instructional Services (curriculum, CTE, ELL, migrant education, virtual learning), Special Education Services (comprehensive special education programs including assistive technology, therapy services, and disability-specific support), Early Learning Programs (birth-to-5 development and early learning hub coordination), and Safety Services (threat assessment, bullying prevention, crisis response). IMESD also maintains several affiliate programs including the Virtual Learning Academy, Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA), and InterMountain Library Hub. The organization serves as a coordinating body that ensures equitable educational services across the region to close opportunity gaps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMESD Virtual Learning Academy: Virtual learning programs for K-12 students serving the IMESD region
• Blue Mountain Early Learning Hub
• InterMountain Library Hub
• InterMountain Regional Sports

Products and services

• Administrative Services

Named customers18 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAEPA is an affiliate of IMESD, providing educational purchasing services. IMESD hosts the AEPA website at aepa.imesd.k12.or.us, indicating a collaborative partnership for purchasing services across education districts.
• Blue Mountain Early Learning HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional early learning hub serving Eastern Oregon communities. IMESD partners with this organization to support early childhood education initiatives across the region.
• Blue Mountain KidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional early childhood organization serving families in Eastern Oregon. Partnership supports early learning and child development programs.
• InterMountain Library HubcoreTechnology or IntegrationIMESD hosts the InterMountain Library Hub at library.imesd.k12.or.us, providing shared library services to member districts.
• Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network (REN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional educator network supporting professional development and collaboration among educators across Eastern Oregon.
• Transition Network FacilitatorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network facilitating transitions for students with special needs, hosted at tnfeo.org under IMESD partnership.
• IMESD Virtual Learning AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline learning academy providing virtual education services to students across the region, accessible at www.imesdvla.org.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clackamas Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving school districts in Clackamas County with a comparable multi-pillar service portfolio (special education, instructional support, technology). Direct peer by statute and service scope.
• Willamette Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties with administrative, special education, and technology services to component districts. Operates under the same statutory framework as IMESD and offers a directly comparable service catalog.
• Northwest Regional Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, and Washington counties. Direct regional peer within Oregon's ESD system with similar special education, instructional, and administrative service lines.
• Lane Education Service District: Oregon ESD providing early learning, special education, technology, and migrant education services to Lane County districts. Highly comparable service portfolio and statutory structure.
• Multnomah Education Service District: Another Oregon Education Service District providing regional administrative, instructional, special education, and technology support services to component school districts. Most direct functional and structural peer within Oregon's 19-ESD system.

Broad incumbents

• WestEd: Nonprofit research, development, and service agency providing technical assistance, evaluation, and professional development to schools and education agencies across multiple states. Comparable as a larger-scale provider of regional education support services.
• Battelle for Kids: National nonprofit that partners with school districts and state agencies on education improvement, leadership development, and student success initiatives. Comparable as a broader-scale education services partner that augments district capacity.

Regional players

• Educational Service District 112: Washington state ESD providing administrative, special education, technology, and instructional services to school districts in southwest Washington. Comparable regional education service agency operating under analogous state statute.
• Northeast Oregon Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Union, Baker, Wallowa, and other northeastern counties — geographically adjacent to IMESD's footprint with overlapping service offerings. Comparable in scale and rural-service orientation.
• Educational Service District 113: Washington state ESD serving the Capitol Region with special education, technology, and instructional support to member districts. Closely comparable in role and service mix to IMESD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IMESDtweets
• Facebookfacebook.com/InterMountainESD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/intermountain-education-service-district

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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