Lehighton Area School District

What Lehighton Area School District does

Lehighton Area School District (LASD) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 1000 Union Street, Lehighton, Pennsylvania, serving approximately 2,400 students across a 67-square-mile catchment spanning six municipalities: Lehighton Borough, Parryville Borough, Weissport Borough, East Penn Township, Franklin Township, and Mahoning Township. The district operates three primary campuses — the Elementary Center (Pre-K through Grade 5, constructed in 2018), the Middle School (Grades 6-8), and the High School (Grades 9-12, built in 1993) — plus the Lehighton Area Virtual Academy (LAVA) for online learners and the PA Pre-K Counts early-childhood program.

LASD employs more than 155 professional staff and is governed by an elected Board of Directors led by Superintendent Jason Moser. Specialized programs include the Therapy Dog Program, K-12 Guidance Plan (339 Plan), McKinney-Vento homeless student support, and a Community Eligibility Provision offering free meals to all students. The district also administers federal and state grants covering Title I-IV, Pre-K Counts, and PCCD safety and mental health initiatives.

The business model is non-commercial: the district is funded primarily through local property taxes across its six municipalities, supplemented by Pennsylvania state aid and federal grants. Annual operating budget is $42.5 million. Technology infrastructure includes Google Workspace, PowerSchool (student information system), Finalsite (website), Nutrislice (digital menus), School Cafe (Primero Edge meal payments), BoardDocs and Keystone Agenda (governance), and Safe2Say Something (safety reporting). The district is a government entity with no private ownership, M&A activity, or capital-raising operations.

Name

Lehighton Area School District

Legal name

Lehighton Area School District

Website

https://lehighton.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lehighton Area School District is a Pennsylvania public K-12 school district serving approximately 2,400 students across six municipalities in a 67-square-mile area, operating an Elementary Center, Middle School, High School, and Virtual Academy on a $42.5 million tax-funded budget.

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), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Special education programs
• Virtual academy learning
• School nutrition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lehighton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: The district operates as a public school district funded primarily through local property taxes, state funding, and federal grants. The district has an operating budget of $42.5 million and collects school taxes from residents of its six communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lehighton Area School District is a public K-12 school system that delivers comprehensive educational services to approximately 2,400 students from Pre-K through grade 12 across six municipalities in a 67-square-mile area of Pennsylvania. The district operates an Elementary Center, a Middle School, a High School, and a Virtual Academy, complemented by programs such as PA Pre-K Counts, special education, food services, and student wellness initiatives including a therapy dog program.

Product overview

Lehighton Area School District provides a comprehensive K-12 public education system serving approximately 2,400 students across six communities in a 67 square mile area. The district operates through a platform of four main educational facilities: Lehighton Area Elementary Center (Pre-K through grade 5, constructed in 2018), Lehighton Area Middle School (grades 6-8), Lehighton Area High School (grades 9-12), and the Lehighton Area Virtual Academy for online learning. The district complements these core schools with specialized programs including the PA Pre-K Counts early childhood initiative, therapy dog program for student wellness, grants administration, comprehensive strategic planning services, McKinney-Vento homeless student support, and K-12 guidance counseling. With an operating budget of $42.5 million and over 155 professional staff, the district emphasizes basic skills, equal opportunities, and technology integration across all educational programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lehighton Area High School: High school facility serving students, built in 1993, with grades 9-12
• Lehighton Area Middle School
• Lehighton Area Elementary Center
• Lehighton Area Virtual Academy (LAVA)

Products and services

• Lehighton Area Elementary Center
• Lehighton Area Middle School
• Lehighton Area High School
• Lehighton Area Virtual Academy (LAVA)
• PA Pre-K Counts Program
• LASD Therapy Dog Program
• Homeless and Foster Care Liaison Services
• K-12 Guidance Plan (339 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

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• George's Transportation CompanyminorOthersGeorge's Transportation Company provides transportation services for the district. The district also partners with L & S School Buses for transportation needs as indicated by the Transportation department link.
• Berkheimer Tax AdministratorminorOthersBerkheimer Tax Administrator collects Local Earned Income Tax and Local Services Tax for the district as required by ACT 32 state legislation. The tax rate and filing dates remain the same.
• The Nutrition GroupminorOthersThe Nutrition Group is the district's food service management company providing quality food service to students and staff. The district also lists Nicole Hayes as Director of Food Services from The Nutrition Group.
• Alliance of Therapy DogsminorOthersThe Alliance of Therapy Dogs certified Angelo, a chocolate Labrador retriever, through their certification program. Angelo was originally trained through Vet2Vet before becoming certified as a therapy dog for the district.
• St. Luke's HospitalminorOthersSt. Luke's Hospital in Carbon County is where Ruger, a Golden Retriever therapy dog, volunteered before joining the district's therapy dog program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• PowerSchool Group: EdTech vendor whose SIS/parent portal platform is integrated into Lehighton's operations; comparable as a technology ecosystem participant that supports rather than competes with public K-12 districts of similar scale.

Broad incumbents

• Allentown School District: Major Pennsylvania urban public K-12 district operating under the same state education regulations and funding formula, providing a benchmark for charter competition exposure and large-district governance models relevant to Lehighton's cyber/charter risk.
• Parkland School District: Larger Lehigh County PA public K-12 district operating in the same broader Pennsylvania public education ecosystem with similar state funding exposure but at significantly larger enrollment scale, useful as a peer benchmark for operational maturity.

Direct peers

• Blue Mountain School District: Schuylkill/Carbon County PA public K-12 district with overlapping catchment and similar rural Pennsylvania profile, providing a directly comparable operating model and funding environment.
• Palmerton Area School District: Neighboring Carbon County PA public school district serving a similar small, rural Pennsylvania community with comparable K-12 enrollment scale, geographic catchment model, and reliance on property tax and state aid funding.
• Tamaqua Area School District: Schuylkill/Carbon County PA K-12 public school district serving a rural Pennsylvania community of comparable size and demographics, with similar grade-band structure (elementary, middle, high) and revenue model.
• East Stroudsburg Area School District: Monroe County PA K-12 public school district serving the broader Pocono region with comparable Pennsylvania public school funding model and Pre-K-12 program structure.
• Pocono Mountain School District: Monroe County PA public K-12 district serving a comparable rural-to-suburban Pennsylvania community with similar multi-municipality geography and Pennsylvania state-aid funding dynamics.
• Jim Thorpe Area School District: Adjacent Carbon County PA K-12 public school district with a similar small-town demographic profile, multi-municipality service area, and public education funding structure directly comparable to Lehighton.

Emerging players

• PA Distance Learning Charter School: Pennsylvania statewide cyber charter school that competes directly with Lehighton's LAVA virtual academy for online K-12 students, representing a primary alternative channel that can divert tuition dollars away from the home district.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/lasd_info?s=11&t=xfNjDlJLbmV529vo4bQ5Ow
• Facebookfacebook.com/LehightonAthletics?mibextid=YMEMSu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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