Frankfort C.U.S.D

What Frankfort C.U.S.D does

Frankfort CUSD 168 is a Community Unit School District organized under Illinois state law and headquartered at 900 N. Cherry St., West Frankfort, Illinois. As a government state entity, it provides public K-12 education services to students residing within its defined district boundaries, operating four schools: Frankfort Community High School (grades 9-12), Central Junior High School (grades 6-8), Frankfort Intermediate School, and Denning Elementary School. Athletics and extracurricular activities are administered through the Frankfort Activities program, housed at a separate office at 601 E. Main St. The district is governed by an elected school board and funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal sources, rather than commercial pricing.

The district's technology stack is built entirely on third-party EdTech platforms: Apptegy powers the public-facing website (wfschools.org) and sub-sites for each school; Teacher Ease handles attendance and grades; Google Workspace for Education supports student and staff productivity; Thrillshare powers the parent portal and sign-in; SDS serves as the staff data system; and Big Teams supports athletics. Distribution reaches families through the website, a Facebook page ('West-Frankfort-Redbirds-168'), a YouTube channel for activities, and dedicated iOS and Android applications. Geographic reach is single-country and domestic, limited to the West Frankfort area in southern Illinois.

There are no indications of venture or private equity ownership, no commercial revenue model, no pricing structure, and no management team or leadership profiles disclosed in the source data. The operating status is active with website content refreshed for the 2025-2026 school year, including updated calendars, handbooks, and policy documents. As a public entity, Frankfort CUSD 168 does not pursue typical commercial strategic actions such as M&A, funding rounds, or product launches targeting external markets; its 'strategic activity' consists of operational planning, labor negotiations (publicly posted in 2025), and digital infrastructure maintenance.

Name

Frankfort C.U.S.D

Legal name

Frankfort CUSD 168

Website

https://wfschools.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Frankfort CUSD 168 is a public K-12 school district in West Frankfort, Illinois, operating four schools (elementary through high school) and an athletics program for district residents, funded by local taxes and state/federal education sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 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 industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Primary secondary education
• Extracurricular athletics programs
• Community education services

Headquarters

HQ city

West Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Frankfort CUSD 168 is a public K-12 school district that provides comprehensive education services to students in West Frankfort, Illinois through four schools covering elementary through high school grades. The district delivers classroom instruction, extracurricular activities, athletic programs, and student support services funded through local property taxes and state education funding. It operates school buildings, manages attendance and grading via Teacher Ease, and communicates with families through Thrillshare and Google Workspace-enabled tools.

Product overview

Frankfort CUSD 168 is a public school district providing K-12 education through a unified platform of five schools: Frankfort Community High School (grades 9-12), Central Junior High School (grades 6-8), Frankfort Intermediate School, and Denning Elementary School, all supported by the Frankfort Activities athletics and extracurricular program. The district operates using Apptegy-powered web infrastructure, Teacher Ease for attendance and grades management, Google Workspace for productivity, and Thrillshare for parent communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Frankfort Community High School High school serving students in grades 9-12 within the Frankfort CUSD 168 district.
• Central Junior High School Junior high school serving students in grades 6-8 within the Frankfort CUSD 168 district.
• Frankfort Intermediate School Intermediate school serving students within the Frankfort CUSD 168 district.
• Denning Elementary School Elementary school serving younger students within the Frankfort CUSD 168 district.
• Frankfort Activities Athletics and activities program providing sports schedules and extracurricular opportunities for district students.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• Apptegy: Vendor that powers the district's website and communication platform; an ecosystem enabler providing the digital infrastructure Frankfort CUSD 168 uses for parent engagement and web presence.
• Thrillshare: Provider of the district's parent portal and authentication system; an ecosystem enabler supplying the parent communication tools used by Frankfort CUSD 168.

Direct peers

• Marion Community Unit School District 2: Neighboring Illinois community unit school district operating multiple K-12 schools under a unified district structure; directly comparable in governance model, funding source, and grade-band configuration to Frankfort CUSD 168.
• Benton Consolidated High School District 103: Nearby southern Illinois public school district serving K-12 students with a similar multi-school structure and community-unit style governance, comparable to Frankfort CUSD 168.
• Herrin Community Unit School District 4: Adjacent southern Illinois CUSD providing K-12 public education; same Illinois community-unit district governance and funding model, making it a close operational and demographic peer.
• DuQuoin Community Unit School District 300: Rural southern Illinois CUSD operating a K-12 multi-school structure similar to Frankfort CUSD 168, with comparable enrollment scale and reliance on state aid and local property taxes.
• Carbondale Elementary School District 95: Southern Illinois public school district operating K-8 schools with feeder relationships to a community high school; shares the same regional labor market and state funding environment as Frankfort CUSD 168.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): State-level education authority that governs and funds all Illinois public school districts including Frankfort CUSD 168; a broader incumbent regulator/funder rather than a competing operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-PWCNpPEdGoucqlrZ05-aQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/p/West-Frankfort-Redbirds-168-100083174388791

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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