Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

What Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 does

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District No. 196 is a publicly chartered K-12 school district operating in rural Southern Illinois, serving approximately 725 students across Franklin and Jefferson Counties, including the communities of Sesser, Valier, rural Scheller, rural Mulkeytown, and rural Benton. The district runs all three school levels — Sesser-Valier Elementary School (Pre-K-5), Sesser-Valier Junior High School (grades 6-8), and Sesser-Valier High School (grades 9-12) — out of a single building at 4626 State Highway 154, supported by approximately 58 teachers and 29 support personnel. Educational services are delivered free of charge to district residents.

The district is funded primarily through local property taxes and state/federal education funding, with a disclosed FY2023 operating budget of $11,185,956. Governance is provided by an elected Board of Education, and administrative leadership rests with District Superintendent Jason D. Henry. The district participates in the Franklin-Jefferson Special Education District No. 801 Cooperative for special education services.

Technology infrastructure is limited to standard small-district SaaS tools: a SchoolMessenger Presence-powered website (sv196.org), an online gradebook, a district-wide Remind text messaging system for parent notifications, TouchPro digitized yearbooks, and E-Pay for school-related fees. The website also publishes the district newsletter (red.devil.details), board meeting information, and policy documents. As a public entity, the district has no revenue model beyond government funding and no proprietary technology assets.

Name

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Legal name

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District No. 196

Website

https://sv196.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sesser-Valier CUSD 196 is a publicly funded rural Illinois school district operating a single building serving approximately 725 Pre-K through 12 students across Franklin and Jefferson Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sesser

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: The district operates as a public school funded primarily through local property taxes and state/federal education funding. The total operating budget for Fiscal Year 2023 was $11,185,956.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 operates a public K-12 school system providing tuition-free Pre-K through 12 education to approximately 725 students in a single school building in Sesser, Illinois. The district comprises three schools (Elementary, Junior High, and High School) and is supported by an online communication platform that includes parent/student portals, online gradebook access, E-Pay for school fees, and the red.devil.details district newsletter.

Product overview

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 operates a website-based information and communication platform for its K-12 educational services. The district website (sv196.org) provides parent/student portals, online gradebook access, e-pay for payments, district newsletters (red.devil.details), athletic forms, school supply lists, and general district information including board meetings, finance, and personnel directories. The website is built on SchoolMessenger Presence platform and features TouchPro digitized yearbooks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sesser-Valier Elementary School Public elementary education for students in grades Pre-K through 5, serving district residents in Sesser, Valier, and surrounding rural areas of Franklin and Jefferson Counties, Illinois.
• Sesser-Valier Junior High School Public junior high education for students in grades 6 through 8, serving district residents in Sesser, Valier, and surrounding rural areas of Franklin and Jefferson Counties, Illinois.
• Sesser-Valier High School Public high school education for students in grades 9 through 12, serving district residents in Sesser, Valier, and surrounding rural areas of Franklin and Jefferson Counties, Illinois, with athletics programs and extracurricular activities.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Franklin-Jefferson Special Education District No. 801coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district participates in the Franklin-Jefferson Special Education District No. 801 Special Education Cooperative. The district's superintendent also serves on the Franklin-Jefferson Counties Special Education District Executive Board and has been Chairman since 2017.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188: Franklin County CUSD serving Zeigler and Royalton. Closely comparable small rural Pre-K-12 district in the same region with similar funding model and grade configuration.
• Christopher Unit School District 99: Adjacent Franklin County, Illinois CUSD serving Christopher and surrounding rural communities. Directly comparable small rural Pre-K-12 district with similar enrollment scale and tax-funded operating model.
• Benton Consolidated High School District 103: Neighboring K-12 public school district in Franklin County, Illinois. Closest geographic peer serving communities directly adjacent to Sesser, with comparable rural small-town profile and grade span.
• Salem Community High School District 600: Marion County, Illinois public high school district in the same Southern Illinois region. Comparable public secondary district operating under the same Illinois State Board of Education funding framework.
• Frankfort Community Unit School District 168: Neighboring Franklin County CUSD serving West Frankfort. Similar small-city/rural K-12 district operating on Illinois public school funding with comparable student population size.
• Eldorado Community Unit School District 4: Saline County CUSD serving Eldorado and surrounding rural communities. Comparable Southern Illinois K-12 public district with similar small-town operational profile.
• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10: Adjacent Southern Illinois CUSD serving McLeansboro and Hamilton County. Directly comparable rural Pre-K-12 district in the same funding and regulatory environment.
• Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300: Perry County CUSD serving Du Quoin and surrounding rural areas. Comparable small-district K-12 public school in Southern Illinois with similar operating budget and rural community profile.
• Wayne City Community Unit School District 100: Wayne County CUSD in rural Southern Illinois. Comparable small rural K-12 district with similar enrollment scale, single-district structure, and reliance on property tax and state aid.

Regional players

• Mount Vernon Township High School District 201: Larger Jefferson County, Illinois public high school district that overlaps partially with SV196's service geography. Comparable regional public secondary district but materially larger than SV196, useful as a broader-market regional reference rather than a direct enrollment-scale peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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