Regional School District 04

What Regional School District 04 does

Regional School District #4 is a public K-12 school district operating under the governance of the Boards of Education for Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Region #4 in Connecticut. The district serves approximately 1,306 PreK-12 students across five schools: three elementary schools (Chester, Deep River, Essex) serving PreK-6, John Winthrop Middle School serving grades 7-8, and Valley Regional High School serving grades 9-12. Valley Regional High School, founded in 1952, holds International Baccalaureate (IB) World School status (since 2018), offering both the IB Diploma Program and IB Career-related Program alongside 37 Advanced Placement classes. The district reports a 98% graduation rate and provides extensive extracurricular programming including athletics (Region 4 Athletics with intramural and interscholastic offerings), music (band, chorus, jazz band, musical theater), and the National Honor Society. Student support services include three school counselors, two-and-a-half social workers, and a school psychologist.

The district's underlying technology platform is built entirely on third-party EdTech integrations rather than proprietary systems. The stack includes PowerSchool as the Student Information System (grades, attendance, parent/student portals), ParentSquare as the unified family communication platform with auto-syncing PowerSchool integration, Frontline for substitute teacher placement and absence management, i-Ready for adaptive assessment, Swank K-12 Streaming for educational video content, VHS Learning for over 200 online courses, ArbiterSports for athletic registration, and Destiny Library Catalog (Follett) for library management. Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 both support sign-in for ParentSquare. The district holds WCAG 2.0-2.1 Level A and AA accessibility compliance and adheres to Section 504 and Title II of the Rehabilitation Act requirements. No public API, mobile app, or proprietary AI capability is offered.

As a Connecticut municipal school district, Regional School District #4 is funded through local property taxes from the three member communities, Connecticut state education funding, and federal grants — not through tuition, equity, or commercial revenue. No specific budget or revenue figure is publicly disclosed on the district website. Services are delivered directly through the five school campuses, with no commercial distribution channels, no parent company, no M&A history, and no fundraising activity. The district is non-profit and government-owned, serving exclusively as a public education provider for its geographically assigned communities.

Name

Regional School District 04

Legal name

Regional School District #4

Website

https://reg4.k12.ct.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Regional School District #4 is a public K-12 school district in Connecticut serving approximately 1,306 PreK-12 students across five schools in Chester, Deep River, and Essex, funded by local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants. It operates an IB World School high school and uses third-party EdTech platforms for instruction and administration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary education services
• Secondary education programs
• International Baccalaureate programs
• College preparatory curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Deep River

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Regional School District #4 operates five public schools delivering PreK-12 education to approximately 1,306 students from Chester, Deep River, and Essex, Connecticut. The district offers comprehensive academic programs including International Baccalaureate Diploma and Career-related Programs, 37 Advanced Placement courses, college preparation, career pathways, athletics, music, and student support services across elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Product overview

Regional School District #4 is a public K-12 school district serving the communities of Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Region 4 in Connecticut. The district operates four elementary schools (Chester, Deep River, Essex), John Winthrop Middle School (grades 7-8), and Valley Regional High School (grades 9-12). The high school offers an International Baccalaureate (IB) program and AP classes alongside traditional academics. The district provides extensive extracurricular programs including athletics (Region 4 Athletics), music programs (band, chorus, jazz band), and a Career Center. Key technology integrations include PowerSchool for student information, ParentSquare for family communication, Frontline for HR/substitute placement, ArbiterSports for athletic registration, and VHS Learning for online course expansion. The district serves approximately 1,306 enrolled students PreK-12 with a 98% graduation rate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Valley Regional High School: Comprehensive IB World School offering International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and Career-related Program for grades 9-12, serving Chester, Deep River, and Essex communities.
• John Winthrop Middle School
• Chester Elementary School
• Deep River Elementary School
• Essex Elementary School

Products and services

• Chester Elementary School
• Deep River Elementary School
• Essex Elementary School
• John Winthrop Middle School
• Valley Regional High School
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
• Advanced Placement (AP) Classes
• Region 4 Athletics
• Music Programs
• Food & Nutrition Services
• VRHS Career Center

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% graduation rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• East Hampton Public Schools: A Connecticut K-12 public school district serving East Hampton; comparable in size, governance, and reliance on local property-tax funding for operating budgets.
• Regional School District 17 (Haddam-Killingworth): A Connecticut regional K-12 public school district serving Haddam and Killingworth; comparable in scale, governance structure, and rural/ suburban Connecticut regional district profile.
• Old Saybrook Public Schools: A Connecticut shoreline K-12 public school district in Old Saybrook, adjacent to Region 4 towns; comparable small-district profile, shoreline-town demographics, and academic program breadth.
• Clinton Public Schools: A Connecticut shoreline public K-12 school district in Clinton, geographically adjacent to Region 4 communities, serving a comparable small-town student population with similar funding dynamics.
• Regional School District 13 (Durham, Middlefield): A Connecticut regional K-12 public school district serving Durham and Middlefield, structurally and operationally comparable to Regional School District 04 as a multi-town regional district in the same state with similar enrollment scale.
• Cromwell Public Schools: A Connecticut K-12 public school district in Cromwell of comparable enrollment scale and town-level funding model, useful as a same-state benchmark for cost-per-pupil and outcome metrics.
• Madison Public Schools: A Connecticut shoreline K-12 public school district in Madison serving a similar small suburban enrollment base; comparable in funding structure (property-tax heavy), demographics, and academic programming.
• North Branford Public Schools: A Connecticut K-12 public school district in North Branford serving a similar small suburban enrollment base with comparable property-tax funding dynamics and program offerings.
• Westbrook Public Schools: A small Connecticut shoreline K-12 public school district in Westbrook, directly adjacent to Essex in Region 4's service area; highly comparable in scale, demographics, and property-tax funding model.
• Regional School District 18 (Lyme-Old Lyme): A Connecticut regional K-12 public school district serving Lyme and Old Lyme; comparable multi-town regional district in the Lower Connecticut River Valley area, similar enrollment and funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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