What Sherburne Earlville Central School District does

Sherburne-Earlville Central School District (SECSD) is a rural New York State public K-12 school district formed in 1967 through the merger of the Sherburne and Earlville Central School Districts. It serves approximately 1,300 students from Universal Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 across roughly 158 square miles spanning towns in Chenango and Madison counties, operating two schools (Elementary, UPK-5; and Middle/High, Grades 6-12) on a single ~400-acre campus in Sherburne, NY. The district employs approximately 339 staff — 179 instructional, 150 support, 10 administrators, and 2 supervisors — and is led by an Interim Superintendent (Antoinette Halliday, PhD) with a Board of Education governance structure and an ongoing superintendent search in 2026.

The district's core product is comprehensive public K-12 education aligned with New York State Learning Standards, supplemented by special education services (IEP and 504 processes), an athletics program at varsity, JV, and modified levels, arts programs (including band, music, theater, MakerSpace), the CollegeNow dual-enrollment partnership with Tompkins Cortland Community College (which produced five associate degrees in 2025-2026), enrichment ties with Colgate University (10.4 miles away), and a School-Based Health Center operated in partnership with Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital. Underlying technology is limited to standard K-12 administrative tools — SchoolTool (student information), ParentSquare (family communication, adopted July 2025), Okta (SSO), eSchoolView (website CMS), OPALS (library), and AR BookFinder (reading assessment). No proprietary AI/ML capability is disclosed.

SECSD is funded as a government state entity through New York State Education Department aid, voter-approved local property tax levies, and federal grants (including Title programs, IDEA, and prior pandemic relief). Its 2026-2027 operating budget totals $41,447,632, approved by voters on May 19, 2026 (168 yes to 70 no), alongside a transportation proposition for nine new buses. The district does not charge tuition, generates no commercial revenue, and has no ownership structure analogous to a private enterprise — it is overseen by an elected Board of Education with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external equity holders.

Name

Sherburne Earlville Central School District

Legal name

Sherburne Earlville Central School District

Website

https://secsd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sherburne-Earlville Central School District is a rural New York public K-12 district serving approximately 1,300 students across 158 square miles, funded by state aid, property taxes, and federal grants with a 2026-2027 budget of $41.4 million.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Special education services
• Dual enrollment programs
• School athletics programs
• Student health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherburne

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, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: Primary funding from New York State Education Department (NYSED) through state aid formulas based on enrollment, property wealth, and other factors.
2. Local Property Taxes: Local funding through property tax levies approved by voters annually, with the 2026-2027 budget totaling $41,447,632 approved on May 19, 2026.
3. Federal Grants: Various federal education grants including Title programs, IDEA special education funding, and pandemic relief funds.
4. Transportation Proposition: Periodic voter-approved propositions for capital expenditures such as the transportation proposition approved May 19, 2026 for purchase of nine student transport vehicles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SECSD provides free public K-12 education from Universal Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 to approximately 1,300 students across Chenango and Madison counties in rural New York. The district operates Elementary, Middle, and High Schools on a unified campus, supplemented by CollegeNow dual-enrollment, special education/IEP services, interscholastic athletics, a School-Based Health Center, transportation, and food services. Funding flows from state aid, voter-approved local property taxes, and federal grants.

Product overview

Sherburne-Earlville Central School District operates as a rural K-12 educational institution serving approximately 1,300 students. The district provides a unified educational program spanning Universal Pre-K through Grade 12, organized into Elementary School (UPK-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12). Core academic instruction is enhanced by special-area programs (MakerSpace, Art, Music, Physical Education), athletics, special education services, and a School-Based Health Center partnership with Bassett Hospital. The district offers dual-enrollment college credit through the CollegeNow program with Tompkins Cortland Community College. Supporting services include transportation, food services, before/after school care, and a parent communication platform (ParentSquare). The district also hosts the Sherburne Pageant of Bands, an annual community event since 1949.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program (UPK-Grade 12)
• CollegeNow Dual Enrollment Partnership
• Athletics Program
• Special Education Services
• School-Based Health Center
• Student Transportation Services
• Food Services
• Before and After School Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 seniors earned associate degrees during 2025-2026 school year through CollegeNow partnership
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (Bassett Healthcare Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECSD partners with Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital to operate a School-Based Health Center (SBHC) providing comprehensive healthcare services to students in grades K-12. Services include medical care through nurse practitioners, dental services, mental health counseling, health screenings, immunizations, and referrals. The SBHC has no out-of-pocket costs for families and bills insurance. Bassett provides physician oversight and collaborates with school nurses for seamless care delivery.
• Tompkins Cortland Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECSD participates in the CollegeNow partnership with Tompkins Cortland Community College, allowing high school students to earn college credits and even associate degrees while still enrolled in high school. During the 2025-2026 school year, five SECSD seniors earned associate degrees through this program, providing significant cost savings and head start on college education for students.
• Colgate UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECSD has collaborative ties with Colgate University located 10.4 miles from the district campus. Colgate offers enrichment classes to S-E high school students, providing advanced academic opportunities not otherwise available in the rural district.
• DCMO BOCEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECSD is a component district of the DCMO BOCES (Delaware, Chenango, Madison, Ostego Board of Cooperative Educational Services), which provides shared services, special education programs, career and technical education, and administrative support to component school districts in the region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brookfield Central School District: Madison County public K-12 district within SECSD's geographic boundaries, sharing BOCES services and serving an even smaller rural student population with comparable programmatic constraints.
• Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District: Chenango County DCMO BOCES component district operating a similar small rural K-12 program with shared services, comparable enrollment scale, and upstate New York demographic profile.
• Hamilton Central School District: Madison County public school district adjacent to SECSD's service area and within the same DCMO BOCES region, operating a similar small-town K-12 program with Colgate University proximity.
• Edmeston Central School District: Comparable rural upstate New York K-12 public school district operating within a BOCES region, similar in enrollment scale, governance, and reliance on property tax and state aid funding.
• Sidney Central School District: Chenango County neighbor and DCMO BOCES component district offering comparable rural K-12 public education, special education, and athletic programs at similar enrollment scale.
• Otselic Valley Central School District: Small rural Chenango County K-12 public school district in DCMO BOCES operating with similar funding constraints, programmatic breadth, and student population scale as SECSD.
• Unatego Central School District: Otsego County rural K-12 public school district in the DCMO BOCES region, comparable in size, funding structure, and reliance on state aid and property taxes for operations.
• Georgetown-South Otselic Central School District: Small rural Chenango/Madison county K-12 district in DCMO BOCES with comparable enrollment scale, funding reliance, and rural upstate New York operational profile.
• Norwich City School District: Neighboring Chenango County public school district and fellow DCMO BOCES component district serving a comparable rural upstate New York population with K-12 programming, athletics, and BOCES-shared services.

Others

• DCMO BOCES: Board of Cooperative Educational Services organization of which SECSD is a component district, providing shared special education, CTE, and administrative services to member rural districts including SECSD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SECSDTweets
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Sherburne-EarlvilleCSD
• Facebookfacebook.com/SherburneEarlvilleCSD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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