Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District

What Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District does

Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 120 11th Ave NE, Sibley, Iowa, serving approximately 650 learners across preschool through 12th grade. Operated as a political subdivision of the State of Iowa under Iowa Code, the district is governed by an elected five-member school board and led by Superintendent Stan De Zeeuw. It runs three instructional sites: Sibley-Ocheyedan Elementary (Preschool-4th grade, located at 416 9th Ave), Middle School (5th-8th grade, housed at the district headquarters), and High School (7th-12th grade, ~350 students, 40 staff), plus ancillary programs in athletics, food services, counseling, and special education.

The district's core instructional product is a 12:1 student-teacher ratio PK-12 program delivered across three school buildings. Its technology layer consists of a 1:1 Chromebook initiative for grades 5-12, a JMC-powered parent/student/staff portal (thegenerals.onlinejmc.com), Google Workspace (Drive, Forms, Meet, Classroom) for instruction and administration, and GoBound for athletics scheduling and ticketing. YouTube (SOMediaEvents) functions as the district's media distribution channel for live-streamed events.

Revenue is sourced almost entirely from public-sector funding: local property taxes, Iowa state aid, a voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (VPPEL) that was recently renewed, federal meal programs (free/reduced lunch, summer lunch, BackPack), and minor fee-based income (activity/athletic fees, yearbook sales at $45-$50). The district accepts Iowa open-enrollment students from neighboring districts as an incremental enrollment channel, and community-based grant funding (e.g., Wellmark Foundation School-Centered Behavioral Health Grant) supplements service delivery. As a government entity, the district has no private equity ownership, no shareholders, and no investable securities.

Name

Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District

Legal name

Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District

Website

https://thegenerals.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District is a 1A public K-12 district in Northwest Iowa serving approximately 650 PK-12 students across elementary, middle, and high school campuses, funded primarily by property taxes, state aid, and federal programs.

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)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic/School-Readiness Preschools (EDACABAB), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Primary secondary education
• Student support services
• Extracurricular athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Sibley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes and state aid
2. VPPEL Levy: Voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (VPPEL) providing additional funding for school improvements
3. Federal Meal Programs: Free and reduced lunch program, summer lunch program, and backpack meal program funded through federal programs
4. Activity and Athletic Fees: Revenue from athletics, activities, and related programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Public school district providing pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education to approximately 650 students in and around Sibley, Iowa. Operates an elementary school, middle school, and high school, and delivers athletics, food services, and student support programs typical of a rural Iowa community school district. Funded through a combination of local property taxes, state aid, and federal grants.

Product overview

Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District operates as a 1A public school district serving approximately 650 learners in grades PK-12 across three schools: Elementary (Preschool-4th grade), Middle School (5th-8th grade), and High School (7th-12th grade). The district's portfolio includes core educational programs at each level, a comprehensive athletics program, and food services. Technology initiatives include a 1:1 Chromebook program across middle and high school, and a Parent/Student/Staff Portal powered by JMC. The district emphasizes 21st-century skills education, early childhood development, and support services including counseling, behavioral health partnerships, and special education programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary School Education
• Middle School Education
• High School Education
• Athletics Program
• Food Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Early Childhood Program validated by Iowa Dept. of Education in 2014 with perfect score
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Osceola Regional Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide free behavioral healthcare to students during school hours. Psychiatric nurse practitioner services available with parental consent. Funded by The Wellmark Foundation School-Centered Behavioral Health Grant.
• Sibley Upper Des Moines Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for food donation drives supporting families in need.
• Food Bank of IowaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for BackPack Program providing easy-to-prepare single servings of food to school-aged children on weekends and Pantry Program supporting families with groceries.
• Sibley-Ocheyedan Athletic Booster ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that sponsors athletic events and activities, including hosting motivational speakers like former Minnesota Viking Chad Greenway.
• Osceola Ministerial AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partnering with the district on events such as hosting the Chad Greenway motivational speaker event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Google for Education: Provider of the Chromebooks, Google Workspace, and Google Classroom stack that powers the district's 1:1 initiative and instructional delivery.
• JMC (Iowa School Information Management): Vendor providing the district's parent/student/staff portal (thegenerals.onlinejmc.com); an enabling technology peer for SIS, gradebook, and communication infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Spirit Lake Community School District: Nearby Iowa Great Lakes region public school district serving a comparable rural K-12 student population and competing in the same open-enrollment catchment.
• George-Little Rock Community School District: Small Northwest Iowa 1A public school district with similar enrollment scale (roughly 500-700 students) and shared reliance on agricultural property tax base.
• Sheldon Community School District: Neighboring Northwest Iowa public school district that competes directly with Sibley-Ocheyedan for open-enrollment students and serves a similar PK-12 population profile.
• Rock Valley Community School District: Northwest Iowa public school district with comparable enrollment and a similar blend of athletics, agriculture-focused FFA, and 1:1 device initiatives.
• West Sioux Community School District: Hawarden, Iowa 1A/2A public school district serving a comparable rural Northwest Iowa student body with similar grade configurations and small-district operating model.
• Harris-Lake Park Community School District: Small rural Iowa public school district near the Iowa Great Lakes serving a similarly modest PK-12 population; directly comparable on funding mix and program breadth.

Emerging players

• Iowa Connections Academy: Statewide Iowa public online K-12 program funded by per-pupil state aid; an emerging alternative that competes for open-enrolled families seeking non-traditional formats.

Broad incumbents

• Spencer Community School District: Larger regional hub district in Northwest Iowa; a broad incumbent that absorbs open-enrollment students from feeder communities like Sibley-Ocheyedan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/socsdgenerals
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SOMediaEvents
• Facebookfacebook.com/socsdgenerals

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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