Malheur Education Service District

What Malheur Education Service District does

Malheur Education Service District (Malheur ESD) is a public governmental entity established under Oregon state law to provide supporting educational infrastructure to 11 component school districts across Malheur County, Oregon. Headquartered in Vale, Oregon with 96 employees, the district delivers a P-20 (birth through career) portfolio of programs including Early Learning (Preschool Promise, Eastern Oregon Kinder-Readiness, stORytime literacy events, Cradle to Career), Special Education (early intervention/ECSE, autism consultation, occupational and speech therapy, College and Career Coaching for students through age 21), Student Wellness and Prevention (suicide prevention, crisis response, behavioral safety assessment, SafeOregon tip line), Curriculum and Instruction (staff development, ODE liaison, grant writing, Malheur Summer Institute), Career and Technical Education, and Support Services (driver education, substitute teacher coordination, printing, homeschool registry, foster care support). The district is governed by a Board of Directors and led by Superintendent Mark Redmond.

Revenue mechanics are primarily government-funded through Oregon state education formula allocations, supplemented by grants ($1.5 million secured for districts through coordinated grant writing, plus a $40,000 Oregon Well-Being Trust wellness grant and a $5,000 Rogue Credit Union donation). Minor user fees include Driver Education ($225-$500 per student based on age and subsidy eligibility) and a $25 paraprofessional testing fee. Most services to component districts are provided at no direct charge. Distribution is entirely regional through direct district coordination, embedded school programs, and centralized training events like the Malheur Summer Institute. The organization holds no proprietary technology assets beyond standard government IT (OKTA, Datto helpdesk) and operates as a non-market, statutory service provider rather than a competitive enterprise.

Name

Malheur Education Service District

Legal name

Malheur Education Service District

Website

https://www.malesd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Malheur ESD is a public Oregon Education Service District providing P-20 educational support infrastructure—including special education, student wellness, early learning, and curriculum services—to 11 component school districts across Malheur County. It is government-funded with 96 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB), Transition Services (Secondary to Postsecondary/Employment, Life Skills) (EDAJAKAG), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Education service district
• Special education services
• Early learning programs
• Career technical education
• School district support

Headquarters

HQ city

Vale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Education Service District Funding: Government-funded education service district that receives funding through state education formulas to provide supporting infrastructure to local school districts. Services are generated to meet needs identified by component districts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Malheur Education Service District is a public governmental entity in Oregon that provides specialized educational services and operational support to 11 component school districts in Malheur County, headquartered in Vale, Oregon. It delivers early learning, special education, student wellness, curriculum and instruction, career and technical education, and a portfolio of ancillary support services to schools within its region. The ESD employs approximately 96 staff and operates under a cooperative regional model that allows small rural districts to access programs and expertise they could not efficiently maintain independently.

Product overview

Malheur Education Service District is a regional educational support organization—not a technology product company—that provides a coordinated suite of direct service programs to school districts and families across Malheur County, Oregon. Its portfolio spans Early Learning (Preschool Promise, Kinder-Readiness, Early Learning Hub, stORytime), Special Education (EI/ECSE, speech therapy, autism services, college and career coaching), Student Wellness (suicide prevention, crisis response, behavioral safety assessment, Safe Oregon tip line), Curriculum and Instruction, Career and Technical Education, and administrative Support Services (driver education, substitute teacher coordination, printing, homeschool registry, foster care support). The district also runs the Washington D.C. & New York Trip program and manages staff HR functions. These programs are not software products but rather direct educational and administrative services delivered by district staff to component schools and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Learning Programs Early childhood education programs and services delivered to young children and their families through Malheur County component school districts, operated as a regional program division of the ESD.
• Special Education Services Regional special education services and specialized instructional support provided to component school districts to meet statutory obligations for students with disabilities across Malheur County.
• Student Wellness and Prevention Services Regional student wellness, prevention, and behavioral health support services delivered through component school districts, including mental health, suicide prevention, behavioral safety assessment, and crisis response programming.
• Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction Services Regional curriculum, assessment, and instructional support services provided to component school districts to strengthen teaching and learning across schools in Malheur County.
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Regional career and technical education programming provided to secondary students across component school districts, offering career-pathway instruction and work-based learning opportunities.
• Driver Education Driver education course offerings delivered to students in Malheur County, with tiered fee-based pricing for participation.
• Substitute Teacher Coordination Regional substitute teacher coordination services that place substitute educators across the component school districts served by the ESD.
• Printing Services Regional printing services made available to component school districts and other local customers through the ESD.
• Homeschool Registry Regional registry service that tracks and supports homeschooled students across Malheur County in compliance with Oregon homeschool requirements.
• Foster Care Support Regional foster care student support and education stability services delivered to component districts to assist students in foster care.
• Suicide Prevention Program Regional suicide prevention programming and training delivered to students, families, and staff across component school districts.
• Behavioral Safety Assessment Regional behavioral safety assessment services that evaluate threats and support safe school environments across component districts.
• Crisis Response Services Regional crisis response services available to component school districts to assist in school-wide or community emergencies affecting students and staff.
• Safe Oregon Tip Line Anonymous statewide tip line service that Malheur ESD helps promote and use to allow students, families, and community members to report safety concerns.
• College and Career Coaching (C3) Regional college and career coaching program (C3) that supports secondary students across component districts in planning postsecondary transitions.
• Washington, D.C. and New York Educational Trip Organized student educational travel program to Washington, D.C. and New York offered through the ESD to component district students.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.5 million in grants secured for districts through coordinated grant writing services

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oregon State University Extension OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSU Extension Office in Ontario leads the Skill Up For Life workforce development program with Malheur ESD support. Program teaches youth skills for employment and provides professional certificates in suicide prevention, CPR, childcare, and food handling.
• Rogue Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated $5,000 to cover costs of books and T-shirts for stORytime early literacy event serving 300+ kindergarten students.
• Four Rivers Cultural CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for annual stORytime event where 300+ kindergarten students experience their first auditorium visit and receive literacy resources.
• Treasure Valley Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Malheur ESD School Safety Refresher Day training attended by 40+ educators and administrators.
• EF Explore AmericaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTravel partner for Washington D.C. and New York educational trip program for Malheur County students, coordinated through Malheur ESD.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Erie 1 BOCES: New York Boards of Cooperative Educational Services organization. Analogous institutional structure to Oregon ESDs — a regional cooperative providing shared educational services to component school districts.

Direct peers

• Lane Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Lane County. Provides equivalent P-20 shared services to Malheur ESD, including special education, early childhood, and technology support to component districts.
• Washington County Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Washington County school districts. Directly comparable to Malheur ESD in mandate and structure, providing special education, professional development, and administrative support services to member districts.
• Multnomah Education Service District: Oregon's largest ESD serving Multnomah County school districts. Direct structural peer to Malheur ESD as both operate under Oregon's ESD framework to provide shared educational services to component districts, including special education, early learning, and student wellness.
• Northwest Regional Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook counties. Operates under the same Oregon ESD statute as Malheur ESD with comparable programs in special education, early learning, and school improvement.
• Clackamas Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Clackamas County districts. Same statutory framework as Malheur ESD, offering special education, early learning, CTE, and student support services to component school districts.
• Southern Oregon Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties. Direct peer to Malheur ESD under the same state framework, providing special education, early learning, CTE, and technology services to member districts.
• Deschutes County Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Deschutes County. Operates the same shared-service model for K-12 districts as Malheur ESD, including early learning, special education, and student wellness programs.

Regional players

• Blue Mountain Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Baker, Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa counties in Eastern Oregon. Strong regional peer to Malheur ESD given geographic proximity and similar rural district characteristics.
• Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District: Oregon ESD serving Umatilla and Morrow counties in Eastern Oregon. Comparable to Malheur ESD in serving rural Eastern Oregon school districts with shared services under the same statutory framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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