Richland County Cusd 1

What Richland County Cusd 1 does

Richland County Community Unit School District #1 (RCCU1) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 1100 E. Laurel St., Olney, Illinois, serving approximately 1,600-1,800 students across Richland County and parts of Wayne, Clay, Lawrence, and Jasper counties in southeastern Illinois. The district operates four schools: Richland County Early Learning Center (RCELC), Richland County Elementary School (RCES), Richland County Middle School (RCMS), and Richland County High School (RCHS), covering Pre-K through grade 12. It is governed by a seven-member elected Board of Education (President Scott Snyder) and led by Superintendent Jason Fox, who also serves as the FOIA Officer.

The district's core "product" is a tax-funded comprehensive K-12 public education program, including general education, special education (delivered in partnership with Southeastern Special Education), career and technical education, athletics, and extracurricular activities. Its digital infrastructure is built on a stack of off-the-shelf K-12 platforms: Skyward for student information and registration, Schoology as the learning management system, Frontline for HR and recruitment, RevTrak for online fee payments, iiQ for incident and asset management, and Apptegy powering the district website and the custom RCCU1 mobile app, which includes the Rooms parent-teacher communication feature. The district is SOPPA-compliant and follows Faith's Law, Open Meetings Act, and McKinney-Vento requirements.

The business model is a government-funded public school district: primary revenue comes from local property taxes, Illinois state aid, and federal grants (including IDEA and Title I). No tuition is charged to resident students; ancillary revenue comes from optional fees such as paid meals, optional student accident insurance, and records requests processed through RevTrak. The district supplements funding through the ERFAE (Education Richland Foundation for Academic Excellence) foundation, which runs donations, scholarships, and classroom grants. The district does not operate as a commercial entity and has no parent company, subsidiaries, or shareholders.

Name

Richland County Cusd 1

Legal name

Richland County Community Unit School District #1

Website

https://rccu1.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Richland County CUSD #1 is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Olney, Illinois, operating four schools (Early Learning Center, Elementary, Middle, High) serving approximately 1,600-1,800 students across Richland County and parts of four neighboring counties, funded by local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Special education programs
• Early childhood education
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Olney

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 Education Funding: Tax-funded public school district providing K-12 education services. Primary funding from local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants. No tuition charged for resident students.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Richland County CUSD #1 provides free public K-12 education to resident students through four schools — an Early Learning Center (Pre-K), an Elementary School, a Middle School, and a High School — supplemented by special education, career and technical education, athletic, and extracurricular programs. The district does not charge tuition to resident students and is supported by a digital ecosystem (Skyward, Schoology, Apptegy/RCCU1 App, Frontline, RevTrak, iiQ) that enables enrollment, instruction, parent communication, and operational management.

Product overview

Richland County Community Unit School District #1 is a public K-12 school district serving Olney, Illinois. The district operates a unified product portfolio consisting of four schools (Elementary, Middle, High, and Early Learning Center) supported by a centralized website and mobile app platform. The district's digital presence is powered by Apptegy, which provides the website CMS, mobile app, and the 'Rooms' parent-teacher communication feature. The district's technology stack integrates Skyward for student information management, Schoology for learning management, Frontline for HR/recruitment, RevTrak for online payments, and iiQ for incident management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Richland County Elementary School (RCES)
• Richland County Middle School (RCMS)
• Richland County High School (RCHS)
• Richland County Early Learning Center (RCELC)
• Special Education Services
• District Website and Mobile App

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southeastern Special Education (SESE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSESE provides Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, School Social Work Services, Hearing and Vision services, Autism Consultation, and School Psychological services. Speech Language Pathologists employed by SESE provide therapy in classrooms. SESE provides specialized classrooms for students with Moderate to Severe Mental Impairments, Autism Spectrum needs, and Emotional Disabilities.
• Poettker ConstructionminorOthersConstruction company engaged for RCHS New Athletic Building project. Conducting pre-bid conference and site walk tours for potential contractors. Managing bid packages including General Trades, Concrete, Masonry, Structural Steel, Roofing, Fire Suppression, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical.
• ERFAE (Education Richland Foundation for Academic Excellence)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal education foundation that funds classroom improvements, Teacher of the Year awards, graphic calculators, camera equipment, LEGOS projects, and scholarships. Includes alumni relations and community fundraising activities.
• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)coreOthersState regulatory body overseeing Illinois public schools. District complies with ISBE regulations including SOPPA (Student Online Personal Protection Act), McKinney-Vento homeless student requirements, and special education guidelines.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Clay County Community Unit School District 10: Adjacent SE Illinois CUSD with similar district size, student population, and rural operating context. Comparable as a peer public K-12 district in the same geographic region.
• Effingham Community Unit School District 40: Slightly larger but geographically proximate Illinois CUSD serving Effingham County. Comparable as a peer CUSD within the broader SE/central Illinois public K-12 landscape.
• Jasper County Community Unit School District 1: Neighboring rural Illinois CUSD serving Jasper County with a similar size profile and K-12 structure. Directly comparable as a peer CUSD in the same southeastern Illinois region.
• Lawrence County Community Unit School District 10: Neighboring CUSD covering Lawrence County, Illinois. Comparable rural K-12 district with overlapping catchment and similar funding structure to RCCU #1.
• Cumberland Community Unit School District 77: Small rural Illinois CUSD with similar enrollment scale and operating model to RCCU #1, useful as a peer benchmark for unit-based K-12 governance in non-metro Illinois.
• Edwards County Community Unit School District 1: Small rural SE Illinois CUSD with a similar enrollment footprint and unified K-12 governance model, making it a closely comparable district to RCCU #1 in scale and operating profile.
• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10: Rural SE Illinois CUSD operating a similar K-12 structure with comparable enrollment scale and tax-funded public education model.
• Wabash Community Unit School District 348: SE Illinois CUSD in Mt. Carmel with comparable rural governance, similar funding mix, and K-12 structure serving a small city plus surrounding county.
• Wayne County Community Unit School District 100: Adjacent CUSD serving Wayne County, Illinois. Comparable size, rural geography, tax-funded K-12 model, and overlapping county catchments with Richland County CUSD 1.
• White County Community Unit School District 1: Adjacent SE Illinois CUSD serving Carmi and White County with similar district footprint, rural catchment, and unified K-12 operation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRsKPPAF7wZ-Y7fY68WN0vg
• Facebookfacebook.com/Richland-County-Community-Unit-School-District-No-1-698418243596890

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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