What Perry Csd does

Perry Community School District is a public K-12 school district serving the Perry, Iowa community. The district operates three schools — Perry Elementary (Pre-K through 5th grade), Perry Middle School (grades 6-8), and Perry High School (grades 9-12) — and a Perry Early Learning Center for Pre-Kindergarten. It offers a comprehensive curriculum including AP classes, career and technical education across ten career clusters (Agriculture, Information Solutions, Health Sciences, Human Services, Business, and others), Talented & Gifted programs, English Learner support, Special Education, and At-Risk student services, plus college credit through a dual-enrollment partnership with DMACC Career Academy. The district also runs the Silver Cord community-service recognition program, a Seal of Biliteracy, and a Virtual Reality Educational Pathfinders (VREP) program.

The underlying technology stack is entirely third-party: PowerSchool for the student information system and parent/student portal, ParentSquare for district communications, Clever for student single sign-on, Fastbridge for assessment, Imagine Learning and Khan Academy for instructional content, Follett for library management, School Nutrition & Fitness for online meal payments, and GoBound for activities and events. The district's own "One-to-One Device Program" provides computing devices to students; no proprietary software or AI/ML capability is developed in-house. Funding comes primarily from local property taxes, Iowa state aid, and federal grants, with a small set of fee-based services (online lunch payment, textbook fees, milk tickets, technology repair fees, activity registration, and a Fine Arts NYC Trip).

The district is currently undertaking a multi-year capital improvement — the Perry Elementary Renovation and Addition Project — and has materially expanded its mental health service offering, partnering with Hazel Health for free telehealth counseling and with Guided Ascent (announced 2025-08-25) for on-site psychotherapy and medication management. A network of crisis and community mental health referral partnerships supplements these in-house services. As a governmental entity, the district is governed by an elected school board, operates under Iowa Department of Education oversight, and is not a commercially-investable enterprise.

Name

Perry Csd

Legal name

Perry Community School District

Website

https://www.perry.k12.ia.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Perry Community School District is a public K-12 school district in Perry, Iowa, operating elementary, middle, and high schools plus an early learning center, serving local students with career/technical education, AP courses, special education, and expanded mental health 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 School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Career technical education
• Special education services
• English learner programs
• School mental health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Perry

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, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Perry Community School District is a public K-12 school district operating Perry Elementary School (Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade), Perry Middle School (grades 6-8), and Perry High School (grades 9-12) in Perry, Iowa. The district delivers standard K-12 academics, AP courses, career and technical education pathways, special education, English learner support, and student mental health services including free telehealth counseling through Hazel Health. Additional ancillary fee-based services include online lunch payment, textbook fees, milk tickets, technology repair fees, and activity registration.

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Products and services

• Perry Elementary School Public elementary school serving Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade students in the Perry, Iowa community. Provides foundational K-5 education with programs including Talented & Gifted, English Learners, and Special Education services.
• Perry Middle School Public middle school serving grades 6-8 within the Perry Community School District. Delivers core middle school academics plus Fastbridge benchmarking, activities programs, and counseling services.
• Perry High School Public high school serving grades 9-12 with college preparatory AP courses, career and technical education programs, DMACC Career Academy dual-enrollment partnerships, Silver Cord community service recognition, and Seal of Biliteracy.
• Perry Early Learning Center Pre-Kindergarten early childhood education program for children aged 4 by September 15, supporting school readiness before elementary enrollment.
• Student Mental Health Services Free mental health counseling and therapy services for enrolled students, provided at school and at home. Includes telehealth counseling through Hazel Health (free online counseling, weekly video sessions with licensed therapists) and supportive psychotherapy and medication management through Guided Ascent at the elementary and middle/high schools. Available to all students regardless of immigration status, insurance, or financial situation.

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Technology focussed No

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Integration13 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guided AscentcoreTechnology or Integration · 25 August 2025Guided Ascent provides supportive psychotherapy and medication management services at Perry elementary and middle/high school. Services offered three times weekly throughout the school year by Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Tonya Puski.
• Hazel HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationHazel Health provides free telehealth counseling and therapy services to students at school and at home. Services include free online counseling appointments, 1-on-1 work with locally licensed therapists via weekly video sessions. Available to all students regardless of immigration status, insurance coverage, or financial situation.
• DMACC Career AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDes Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Career Academy partnership providing college-level courses and career pathway opportunities for Perry High School students.
• Perry Schools FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerry Schools Foundation supports the district through fundraising and community support for educational programs and initiatives.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineminorOthers24/7 Crisis & Support hotline (dial 988) available for students and families, supporting 240 languages.
• Crisis Intervention & Advocacy CenterminorOthers24-Hour Helpline (1-800-550-0004) for crisis intervention and advocacy services.
• Your Life IowaminorOthersIowa-specific resource for suicide prevention and crisis support available 24/7.
• Project Recovery IowaminorOthersFree online confidential support available 24/7 for mental health concerns. Contact via phone or chat: 800-447-1985.
• Central Iowa Trauma Recovery CenterminorOthersMental health services for adults 18 years or older. Located at 2580 Fleur Dr., Suite 240, Des Moines. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.
• LifeConnectionsminorOthersOffers children and adult mental health therapy, Behavioral Health Intervention Services (BHIS). Located at 1220 Willis Ave. Suite 4, Perry, IA 50220.
• Inside Out WellnessminorOthersMobile crisis services and 24/7 emergency crisis support. Also offers adults short-term stay of 3-5 days in a supportive and supervised environment for mental health crisis as an alternative to hospital.
• Perry Elementary Renovation and Addition ProjectminorOthersCurrent capital improvement project for Perry Elementary School renovation and addition.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Grinnell-Newburg Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district of similar small-community scale. Comparable tri-school structure, funding profile, and 1:1 device program adoption. Direct peer.
• Clinton Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district serving a small-city/rural mix with overlapping CTE and ELL programs. Operates on the same state funding formula and serves a comparable Iowa demographic.
• Carroll Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district serving a small rural community. Comparable operating footprint, funding mix, and program offering (CTE, ELL, special education). Direct peer.
• Storm Lake Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district with a comparable small-town footprint and even more pronounced ELL population. Operates a similar tri-school (elementary, middle, high) model and DMACC-area community college partnerships. Most directly comparable peer given similar demographic challenges.
• Boone Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district serving a small-town community of similar scale. Operates under the same state funding model with overlapping program offerings. Direct peer.
• Burlington Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district serving a comparable-sized community with similar program offerings including ELL, special education, and CTE. Direct peer in scale and operating model.
• Fort Dodge Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district serving a community of comparable size and demographic profile. Operates an Elementary/Middle/High structure similar to Perry's, with overlapping CTE and mental-health services. Directly comparable as an Iowa public school district.
• Denison Community School District: Small Iowa public K-12 district serving a community very close in scale to Perry. Operates the same Pre-K-12 structure and shares a similar rural Iowa demographic profile. Direct peer.
• Marshalltown Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district of comparable small-city scale, similarly diverse student body (significant ELL population), and overlapping CTE and dual-enrollment programs through local community colleges. Directly comparable as an Iowa public school district of similar size.
• Muscatine Community School District: Iowa public K-12 district with similar demographic makeup and program structure (Pre-K-12, ELL, CTE). Direct peer operating under the same Iowa funding and accountability regime.

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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