Tantasqua Regional School District Inc

What Tantasqua Regional School District Inc does

Tantasqua Regional School District is a public K-12 school district operating in partnership with School Union 61 in Massachusetts. It serves students from five member towns — Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales — through five elementary schools (Brimfield, Brookfield, Burgess/Sturbridge, Holland, and Wales), one junior high school serving grades 7-8, one high school serving grades 9-12, and a vocational school offering career and technical education. The district provides free public education supplemented by special education services, student transportation, and food service programs, including participation in the SUN Bucks summer nutrition program.

The district's core products are K-12 general education, career and technical education, special education services, student transportation, and food services. Its technology stack is built entirely on third-party enterprise platforms: PowerSchool for student information and the parent/student portal, Tyler Portico for employee self-service and HR, Rubicon Atlas for curriculum mapping, TeachPoint (Vector Solutions) for educator evaluations and professional development, Frontline Education (Esped) for special education case management, Google Workspace for productivity, MySchoolBucks (Heartland) for meal payments, and MySchoolBuilding (SchoolDude) for IT and maintenance ticketing. IdentoGO (IDEMIA) provides fingerprint-based background checks for hiring compliance. There are no proprietary technology assets, APIs, or developer-facing interfaces.

As a governmental entity, Tantasqua does not generate revenue through commercial sales. It is funded primarily through Massachusetts Chapter 70 state aid, member town assessments, federal grants, and local property tax revenues, with supplemental income from fee-based student meal payments and optional student insurance programs. The district is governed by an elected School Committee with members representing each member town, and there is no parent company, private equity ownership, or venture funding structure. Operating scope is regional, confined to the five-town service area, with no global footprint claim and no evidence of geographic expansion plans.

Name

Tantasqua Regional School District Inc

Legal name

Tantasqua Regional School District

Website

https://www.tantasqua.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tantasqua Regional School District is a Massachusetts public K-12 school district, in partnership with School Union 61, serving students from Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales across five elementary schools, a junior high, a high school, and a vocational school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Vocational training programs
• Student transportation services
• Special education services
• School meal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fiskdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tantasqua Regional School District provides free public K-12 education, career and technical education, special education services, student transportation, and school meal programs to resident students of Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, and Wales in Massachusetts. The district operates five elementary schools, a junior high school, a high school, and a vocational school, and supplements education with family and community resource partnerships.

Product overview

Tantasqua Regional and School Union 61 operates as a regional school district providing educational services to students from five Massachusetts towns. The district offers a unified K-12 educational program across five elementary schools (Brimfield, Brookfield, Burgess, Holland, and Wales), one junior high school, and one high school, with career and technical education available at the vocational school. Core educational services are supplemented by special education, transportation, and food service programs. The district utilizes third-party platforms including PowerSchool for student information, Tyler Portico for employee services, and MySchoolBucks for meal payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 General Education
• Career and Technical Education
• Special Education Services
• Student Transportation
• Food Service Program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Peace at Home Parenting SolutionsminorOthersOnline parenting resource library providing educational content for families in the Tantasqua/Union 61 community.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system used for grades, attendance, and parent/student portal access at tantas.powerschool.com.
• TeachPoint (Vector Solutions)coreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional growth suite for educator evaluations and professional development tracking for district administrators and staff.
• Rubicon AtlascoreTechnology or IntegrationCurriculum mapping platform used for curriculum planning and management across the district.
• MySchoolBucks (Heartland)coreTechnology or IntegrationOnline meal payment platform allowing families to pay for school meals and fees via website or mobile app.
• Seven Hills Family Resource CenterminorOthersFamily resource center providing support services for Southbridge area families including those in the Tantasqua district.
• Parent Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)minorOthersOrganization providing advocacy resources and support for parents of children with mental health needs.
• Project BreadminorOthersHunger relief organization providing resources including SUN Bucks summer food program for district families.
• Joshua Hyde Public LibraryminorOthersLocal public library in Sturbridge offering community resources and partnerships for district families.
• Massachusetts Partnerships for YouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional development webinars and training opportunities for educators in the district.
• WIDAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssessment and professional development resources for Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) educator credentials.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pioneer Valley Regional School District: A Massachusetts regional secondary school district serving grades 7-12 from multiple member towns. Comparable in structure to Tantasqua's regional junior-high/high school model, with similar funding reliance on Chapter 70 aid and member-town assessments.
• Amherst-Pelham Regional School District: Massachusetts regional school district operating grades 7-12 for multiple towns, sharing the regional-secondary model and public-district funding structure that Tantasqua uses.
• Mount Greylock Regional School District: A small Massachusetts regional district serving grades 7-12 from several rural towns. Highly comparable on rural demographics, multi-town governance, and regional-secondary operating model.
• Gateway Regional School District: Massachusetts regional K-12 district serving multiple small member towns in western Massachusetts. Matches Tantasqua's combined School Union + Regional District structure and rural-town composition.
• Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District: A small Massachusetts regional secondary district (grades 7-12) funded through state aid and member-town assessments. Directly comparable in scale, governance, and rural-town catchment.
• Quabbin Regional School District: Massachusetts regional school district serving grades 7-12 from four member towns in central Massachusetts. Comparable in regional-secondary operating model and reliance on Chapter 70 funding.
• Mohawk Trail Regional School District: A small rural Massachusetts regional school district operating a PK-12 program across multiple member towns. Comparable scale, demographics, and governance complexity.
• Frontier Regional School District: Massachusetts regional school district serving grades 7-12 from several western Massachusetts towns. Comparable regional-secondary structure and public-district funding model.
• Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District: Massachusetts regional school district serving grades 7-12 from two member towns. Comparable on regional-secondary operating model and Chapter 70 / member-town assessment funding.

Broad incumbents

• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE): The state-level regulator and Chapter 70 administrator for all Massachusetts public school districts including Tantasqua. Comparable as the policy/funding umbrella that defines the operating environment rather than as a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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