North Arlington School District

What North Arlington School District does

North Arlington School District is a public PreK-12 school district serving residents of North Arlington, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Governed by an elected five-member Board of Education and led by Superintendent Dr. Stephen M. Yurchak, the district operates seven schools: North Arlington High School, Veterans Middle School, and five elementary/PreK schools (Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Jefferson, Washington, and PEA Pre-K 3 & 4). The district delivers a curriculum aligned to New Jersey Student Learning Standards, offering comprehensive programs including special education, ESL, gifted and talented services, athletics, extracurricular activities, and an Early College Program in partnership with Bergen Community College that enables students to earn college credits while in high school.

The district's technology infrastructure is built on a stack of integrated third-party platforms rather than proprietary systems. Core digital channels include the navikings.org website (powered by Finalsite), a mobile app for iOS and Android, Friday Parent and Student Portals for grades and registration, Clever single sign-on for educational applications, PaySchools Central for meal payments, Frontline Education for staff professional development and absence management, Applitrack for employment applications, Arbitersports for athletic registration, and Spiceworks for IT support. The district maintains FERPA-compliant student records and offers Emergency Virtual or Remote Instruction capabilities. Food services are operated by vendor Pomptonian, and school uniforms are supplied through Mail Direct LLC via Promoplace.

As a government entity, the district is funded primarily through local property taxes, state education aid, and federal funding rather than tuition or commercial revenue. Its "customers" are the families residing within its neighborhood zone boundaries, who access free public education through a pre-registration enrollment process. The district does not generate disclosed revenue in a commercial sense; rather, it operates on publicly approved annual budgets administered by School Business Administrator Samantha Dembowski. Marketing and community engagement occur through the website, Facebook, Twitter, and the mobile app. The district is not a venture-backed or investor-owned entity and has no parent company, subsidiaries, or equity ownership structure.

Name

North Arlington School District

Legal name

North Arlington School District

Website

https://www.navikings.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

North Arlington School District is a publicly funded PreK-12 school system operating seven schools in North Arlington, New Jersey. It serves borough-resident families with free public education, athletics, and digital services through a stack of integrated ed-tech platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• PreK-12 schooling
• Student meal programs
• School athletic programs
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

North Arlington

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

North Arlington School District operates a public PreK-12 school system in North Arlington, New Jersey, delivering comprehensive K-12 educational programs across seven schools (one high school, one middle school, and five elementary/PreK schools). The district provides curriculum aligned to New Jersey Student Learning Standards, plus student support services including meal programs, athletics, special education, ESL, and gifted and talented programming. Digital services include a mobile app, parent and student portals, and Clever single sign-on for educational resources.

Product overview

North Arlington School District operates a PreK-12 public school system with seven schools: North Arlington High School, Veterans Middle School, and five elementary schools (Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Jefferson, Washington, and PEA Pre-K). The district offers a unified educational platform centered on its website (navikings.org) with integrated digital services including a mobile app for iOS and Android, Parent Portal, Student Portal, and Clever SSO for accessing educational resources. Additional services include meal programs managed through PaySchools Central, athletic registration via Arbitersports, online student registration, technology help desk (Spiceworks), and virtual instruction capabilities. The district's digital ecosystem enables parents and students to access news, announcements, grades, directories, and administrative services through web and mobile channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vikings: Athletic teams and mascot of North Arlington School District

Products and services

• PreK-12 Public Education Program Comprehensive free public education program for students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, delivered across seven schools in North Arlington, NJ, with curriculum aligned to New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
• Early College Program Program allowing high school students to earn college credits while enrolled through a partnership with Bergen Community College.
• School Meal Program Food service program providing breakfast, lunch, and summer feeding to district students, managed by Pomptonian with online payment processing through PaySchools Central. Free and reduced-price meals available based on income eligibility.
• Athletic Program School athletic program (Vikings) offering interscholastic sports for student-athletes, with online registration via Arbitersports and event scheduling via Digital Sports.
• North Arlington Schools Mobile App Free mobile application for iOS and Android devices providing parents and students access to news, pictures, announcements, directories, and portal login with Parent Portal or Student Portal credentials.
• Virtual Instruction Program Remote learning and virtual instruction program providing continuity of educational services, supported by an Emergency Virtual or Remote Instruction Plan.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PaySchools CentralcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party meal payment processing platform used by the district to manage school meal program payments, electronic lunch applications, and PaySchools Central integration for parents to pay for meals online.
• ApplitrackcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline employment application system used by the district for posting job openings and receiving employment applications for teaching and staff positions.
• Friday PortalcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent and parent portal platform providing access to grades, attendance, schedules, and registration services for North Arlington School District families.
• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationSingle sign-on platform integration providing students and staff access to educational applications and resources through the district's Clever Portal.
• PomptoniancoreOthersFood service management company providing school meal programs including breakfast and lunch services to district students.
• Mail Direct LLCminorOthersUniform vendor providing school uniforms for students. Located at 515 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ. Accepts orders via mail and online through Promoplace.
• Frontline EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional growth and absence management platform used by district faculty and staff for professional development tracking and absence management.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kearny School District: Neighboring New Jersey public school district serving PreK-12 across multiple schools in a similar Bergen/Hudson-area urban-suburban footprint, with comparable governance and funding structure.
• Lyndhurst Public School District: Adjacent Bergen County, NJ public school district operating PreK-12 schools with similar demographic profile and borough-style catchment area.
• Rutherford School District: Nearby Bergen County public K-12 district of comparable scale, sharing similar suburban NJ property-tax funding model and student demographics.
• Belleville Township School District: Township-based New Jersey public school district operating multiple PreK-12 schools with comparable program breadth (special ed, ESL, athletics) and funding mix.
• Nutley Public Schools: Essex County, NJ public school district of similar size, operating PreK-12 schools with comparable governance, digital tools, and college-readiness programming.
• Harrison Public Schools: Compact New Jersey public K-12 district serving a single municipality with similar urban-suburban character and tax-funded operating model.
• Wallington Public School District: Small borough-based New Jersey public school district of similar scale operating PreK-12 schools with comparable enrollment and program structure.
• Secaucus School District: Hudson County, NJ public K-12 district of similar size and structure, serving a single municipality with comparable state-aid and property-tax funding mix.
• East Newark School District: Very small borough-based New Jersey public school district, comparable in operating a PreK-12 system within a confined urban-suburban catchment.
• Moonachie Public School District: Small borough public school district in northern New Jersey, comparable in operating PreK-12 schools with a tax-funded, single-municipality service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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