Waupun School District

What Waupun School District does

Waupun Area School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 950 Wilcox St., Waupun, Wisconsin, serving students across the Waupun community and Fox Lake area. The district operates four primary instructional sites: Meadow View Primary School (4K-1st grade), Rock River Intermediate School (grades 2-6), SAGES — a public charter school focused on project-based agricultural and environmental studies (grades 4K-6) — and Waupun Junior/Senior High School (grades 7-12), supplemented by the Waubun Transition Academy for special-needs students age 14+. The district delivers a comprehensive service portfolio that includes AVID college readiness programming, Career Technical Education through the Warrior Innovation Center, special education from Birth to Three through transition, mental health and counseling services, McKinney-Vento homeless student support, food service (via Taher), bus transportation, and before/after school care.

As a government entity, the district does not sell a commercial product; it is funded through local property taxes, Wisconsin state aid, and federal grants, and does not charge in-district tuition. Its technology stack is composed entirely of third-party platforms — Infinite Campus for student information, Xello and NextPath for career and pathway planning, Parchment for transcripts, Taher for food service management, Apptegy for web content, Hudl for athletics, and Google Workspace for Education — with no proprietary software disclosed. The district operates under an elected Board of Education and has pursued operating referendums in 2022 and 2025 to support its budget. An affiliated nonprofit, the Educational Foundation of Waupun, Inc., provides supplementary educational funding.

Customer segments are defined geographically and demographically rather than commercially: in-district K-12 students and families are the primary constituency, with additional support for at-risk/homeless students, early-childhood families (4K and preschool), and open-enrollment students from other Wisconsin districts. The district employs between 101 and 250 staff across instructional, administrative, facilities, and student-services functions, and maintains an active presence on Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, and dedicated iOS/Android mobile apps for community communications.

Name

Waupun School District

Legal name

Waapun Area School District

Website

https://waupun.k12.wi.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Waupun Area School District is a public K-12 school district in Waupun, Wisconsin, operating four schools plus a transition academy to serve district students from 4-year-old kindergarten through 12th grade, including special education, college readiness, CTE, and wraparound support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ), Charter Indigenous/Culturally Focused & Community-Based Schools (EDAJACAM)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Special education services
• Early childhood education
• Career technical education
• School food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Waupun

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Waupun Area School District operates a public K-12 education system serving students from 4-year-old kindergarten through 12th grade across four schools in Waupun and Fox Lake, Wisconsin. The district delivers core academic instruction, special education, college and career readiness (AVID), career technical education (CTE) via the Warrior Innovation Center, before/after school care, food service, bus transportation, mental health and counseling support, and summer school programs to families at no tuition charge.

Product overview

Waupun Area School District operates as a unified K-12 educational platform consisting of four distinct schools: Meadow View Primary School (4K-1st grade), Rock River Intermediate School (grades 2-6), SAGES charter school (4K-6th grade focused on agricultural and environmental studies), and Waupun Jr./Sr. High School (grades 7-12). The district offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs including special education services, AVID college readiness, Career Technical Education, and the Warrior Innovation Center. Support services span before/after school care, mental health resources, counseling, food service, and transportation. The district maintains a Technology Department and digital learning infrastructure supporting a 1:1 device initiative across all schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WASD: Abbreviated name used for Waapun Area School District communications and branding.
• Warrior Innovation Center (WIC)
• SAGES
• MVP
• RRI
• JSHS

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Services Comprehensive kindergarten through 12th grade academic instruction delivered across four district schools (Meadow View Primary 4K-1, Rock River Intermediate 2-6, SAGES charter 4K-6, and Waupun Junior/Senior High 7-12) for in-district and open-enrolled Wisconsin students.
• Special Education Services Comprehensive special education program including therapy services, IEP support, Birth to Three early intervention, Child Find screening, transition services for students age 14+, and the Waubun Transition Academy for students with disabilities.
• SAGES Charter School (School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies) Project-based public charter school serving grades 4K-6 with hands-on experiential learning focused on agriculture and environmental education, located in Fox Lake.
• AVID College Readiness Program Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program preparing students for college eligibility and success through emphasis on writing, inquiry, collaboration, and reading skills.
• Career Technical Education (CTE) Career and technical education programs providing students with practical skills and career pathway preparation, delivered via the Warrior Innovation Center at Waupun Junior/Senior High School.
• Warrior Innovation Center (WIC) Innovation and career preparation center at the high school offering hands-on learning experiences, student entrepreneurship opportunities, and industry connections.
• 4K Early Childhood Program Four-year-old kindergarten program offered at multiple district and partner sites including Meadow View Primary, SAGES, Waupun Preschool Education Inc., and Wee Care Child Center.
• Before and After School Care (ASK Program) Childcare program providing supervised activities before and after regular school hours for elementary students, with online registration.
• Food Service Program District-wide meal service operated in partnership with Taher Food Service, providing daily breakfast and lunch to students with free and reduced lunch application support for eligible families.
• Bus Transportation Services In-district school bus transportation services available across all district schools with online registration via Google Forms.
• Summer School Program Summer academic programming for continued student learning, coordinated at Rock River Intermediate School.
• Open Enrollment Program Wisconsin inter-district open enrollment allowing students residing in other districts to apply for admission to Waupun Area School District schools.
• Student Support Services Multi-faceted student support services including mental health resources, school counseling, psychological services, health services, McKinney-Vento support for homeless students, and Wisconsin Act 86 dyslexia identification and support.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Randolph School District: Small rural Wisconsin public K-12 district serving a village-scale community, with overlapping challenges around enrollment stability and referendum-driven funding.
• Ripon Area School District: Wisconsin public K-12 district in a nearby county offering analogous grade-band structure and college/career readiness programs; competes for open-enrollment students in the region.
• Campbellsport School District: Rural Wisconsin public K-12 district of comparable enrollment scale, operating with similar town-based demographics and Wisconsin state-aid funding structure.
• Horicon School District: Small neighboring Wisconsin public K-12 district serving a similarly-sized community, with comparable funding constraints and student services structure.
• Lomira School District: Small Wisconsin K-12 district in the same general region, offering similar grade-band configuration and public school programming for a comparable community profile.
• Mayville School District: Adjacent Dodge County K-12 district of similar size and rural character, directly competing with Waupun for open-enrollment students under Wisconsin's inter-district program.
• Beaver Dam Unified School District: Nearby Wisconsin public school district offering comprehensive K-12 programming to a comparable small-city/rural community in Dodge County, with similar funding model and student services mix.

Broad incumbents

• Fond du Lac School District: Larger Wisconsin public K-12 district operating in the same regional labor market, providing a broader portfolio of CTE, special education, and college-readiness programs that draw open-enrollment students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WaupunSchools
• YouTubeyoutube.com/results?search_query=waupun+schools
• Facebookfacebook.com/WaapunAreaSchoolDistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/waupunschools/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waupun-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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