Wishkah Valley School District

What Wishkah Valley School District does

Wishkah Valley School District is a Washington State local education agency operating a single combined K-12 public school — Transition to Kindergarten through 12th grade — located twelve miles north of Aberdeen on the Olympic Peninsula. The district serves a small rural community where enrollment is open to district residents free of charge and to out-of-district students through Washington's Choice Transfer System. Core offerings include K-12 academic instruction, athletics and extracurricular activities, special education, counseling and McKinney-Vento homeless-student support, and a full food service program that delivers free breakfast and lunch to every student under the USDA Community Eligibility Provision.

The district's operating technology stack is built on third-party, off-the-shelf platforms rather than proprietary systems: Canvas (Instructure) for the learning management system used by students, parents, and teachers; SchoolBlocks for the district website; a 1:1 device-to-student technology program with formal acceptable-use policies; and Final Forms for athletics registration. Administrative systems support HR, payroll, grants coordination, and business management, while partnerships with Washington farmers (Farm to School), Capital Region ESD 113 (special education cooperative), and FlashAlert.Net (emergency notifications) extend operational capacity without internal headcount expansion.

The business model is that of a publicly funded K-12 education provider rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue arrives as state per-pupil allocations and federal reimbursements (USDA National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, McKinney-Vento, IDEA through the ESD 113 cooperative), with negligible incremental revenue from adult/guest meal sales ($2.50 breakfast, $5.16 lunch). The district has 35+ staff, is governed by an elected school board, and is administered by a superintendent; it has no parent company, no investors, and no disclosed funding rounds. Revenue figures are not publicly reported.

Name

Wishkah Valley School District

Legal name

Wishkah Valley School District

Website

https://www.wishkah.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wishkah Valley School District is a small public K-12 school district in rural Grays Harbor County, Washington, serving district residents and out-of-district transfer students with free education, free meals, transportation, and special education services.

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 K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School meal programs
• Special education services
• Student transportation services
• Extracurricular athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: State and federal funding for K-12 public education, based on student enrollment and demographic data. Additional funding determined by CNEEB (Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit) applications.
2. National School Meal Programs: Federal reimbursement through USDA National School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program under Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). All students receive free meals; district receives per-meal reimbursement.
3. Adult/Guest Meal Sales: Adult and guest meals sold at $2.50 breakfast and $5.16 lunch, providing supplementary revenue to food service program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wishkah Valley School District operates a single public K-12 school providing comprehensive academic instruction from Transition to Kindergarten through 12th grade, supported by food and nutrition services (with free meals for all students under CEP), special education through Capital Region ESD 113, athletics and extracurricular activities, student transportation, and enrollment services for both in-district residents and out-of-district choice transfers. Operations are delivered through small class sizes in a rural setting on the Olympic Peninsula and supported by Canvas LMS and a 1:1 student device program.

Product overview

Wishkah Valley School District is a small K-12 public school district located twelve miles north of Aberdeen, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. The district operates as a unified educational institution providing comprehensive academic programs from Transition to Kindergarten through 12th grade. The district's core offerings include traditional K-12 public education with small class sizes enabling individual instruction, Food & Nutrition Services featuring free meals through the Community Eligibility Provision with local Farm to School partnerships, and Student Registration/Enrollment services. The district also provides Canvas-based online learning resources, athletics and activities programs including basketball camps and 5th-12th sports, and Special Education services coordinated through Capital Region ESD 113. All students have opportunities to participate in sports and activities in a safe, supportive environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education

Quantifiable outcome

• All students receive free breakfast and lunch
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Washington Farmers and Producers (Farm to School)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarm to School program partners with Washington state farmers and producers to source local fruits, vegetables, beef, and pork for school meals. Supports local agriculture while providing nutritious, fresh foods for students.
• Capital Region ESD 113 Special Ed Co-OpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial education cooperative providing specialized services, records management, and support for students with disabilities. Contact: 360-748-3384.
• Crisis Text LineminorOthersMental health crisis support resource linked on district website for students and families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oakville School District: Small rural K-8 / K-12 district in Grays Harbor County. Comparable size, single-campus operations, and reliance on CEP and federal meal programs for food-service revenue.
• Ocosta School District: Small rural Washington K-12 district in Grays Harbor County. Operates a single combined-school model serving the coastal communities west of Aberdeen, directly comparable to Wishkah Valley in geography and scale.
• Lake Quinault School District: Tiny public K-12 district also located on the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor / Jefferson County area. Comparable in scale, rural footprint, and combined-school structure to Wishkah Valley.
• Cosmopolis School District: Very small public K-12 district adjacent to Aberdeen, WA. Closely comparable Grays Harbor location and tiny single-campus operations.
• Mary M. Knight School District: Small rural K-12 district serving the Satsop/Matlock area of Grays Harbor County. Comparable combined-school model and similar enrollment scale to Wishkah Valley.
• North Beach School District: Small public K-12 district on the Washington coast in Grays Harbor County. Comparable rural Pacific County-adjacent footprint and similarly small enrollment/staff base.
• Pe Ell School District: Very small rural K-12 district in Lewis County, Washington. Single-campus combined-school structure and similar dependence on state apportionment make it a structural peer.
• Taholah School District: Small public K-12 district serving the Quinault community on the Olympic Peninsula coast. Closely comparable rural setting, single-school structure, and reliance on state/federal funding.

Regional players

• Hoquiam School District: Neighboring Grays Harbor County K-12 district serving Hoquiam, larger than Wishkah Valley but the closest geographically comparable public district. Relevant as a likely Choice Transfer competitor for families in the Wishkah Valley area.

Others

• Capital Region ESD 113: Regional Educational Service District that provides the special education cooperative, records management, and shared services used by Wishkah Valley. Relevant as the upstream enabler of the districts special-ed capability rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/wishkahvalley
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCygnlS07jQPWq6c5nfB4DpA
• Facebookfacebook.com/WishkahValleySchool

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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