Marsh Valley School District

What Marsh Valley School District does

Marsh Valley School District #21 is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 40 School Street, Arimo, Idaho, operating as a government state entity under Idaho law. The district delivers free primary and secondary education to students residing within its defined geographic catchment area in the Marsh Valley region, covering core academic instruction, athletics, and extracurricular programs. It is governed by an elected school board and operates on a 26-27 academic calendar, with no tuition or fees charged to district residents.

The district's operational technology stack is built around four core third-party integrations: PowerSchool for the student and parent information system (grades, attendance, academic records), Clever for single sign-on across educational applications, ReadySub for substitute teacher scheduling and absence management, and Instant Payment for online student lunch payments. These tools are accessed through a district web portal and dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications. Marketing and community engagement are limited to a Facebook group page; the district maintains no public-facing social profiles on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, YouTube, or GitHub.

The revenue model is entirely non-commercial and not disclosed in available sources. Funding derives from a combination of local property taxes, Idaho state appropriations, and federal funding, with no tuition, fees, or commercial pricing. The district employs between 101 and 250 staff, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no investors, and no M&A history. Its operating geography is restricted to a single domestic market (USA, Idaho), and no certifications, patents, trademarks, or external awards are recorded in the source data.

Name

Marsh Valley School District

Legal name

Marsh Valley School District #21

Website

https://mvsd21.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Marsh Valley School District #21 is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Arimo, Idaho, providing free primary and secondary education, athletics, and extracurricular programs to students and families residing within its defined district boundaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Administration of Education Programs (923110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

District Enrollment, Zoning & School Choice Administration (EDADABAL)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Student information system
• School meal payments
• Substitute teacher management
• Single sign-on education

Headquarters

HQ city

Arimo

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 channels1 record

Core offering

Marsh Valley School District #21 is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Arimo, Idaho, providing free public education to students residing within district boundaries. The district delivers academic instruction across grade levels, plus extracurricular activities, athletics, student transportation, and student support services including student/parent portal access, online meal payments, and substitute teacher coordination.

Product overview

Marsh Valley School District #21 is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Arimo, Idaho. The district operates as a single unified educational institution offering comprehensive academic programs across multiple school levels. The district provides educational services including student information management through PowerSchool, lunch payment processing via Instant Payment, substitute management through Ready Sub, and single sign-on access via Clever. The district is governed by a School Board and operates on a 26-27 academic calendar.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marsh Valley School District #21 K-12 Education Program Comprehensive free K-12 public education program operated by Marsh Valley School District #21, delivering academic instruction across grade levels to enrolled students within the Arimo, Idaho district boundaries. The program also includes extracurricular activities, athletics, and student transportation.
• School Meal Payment Service Online lunch payment system provided through Instant Payment (secureinstantpayments.com), enabling parents and guardians to make secure payments for student meals.
• PowerSchool Student/Parent Portal Student and parent portal (mvsd21.powerschool.com) operated through PowerSchool, allowing families to access grades, attendance, and academic information for enrolled 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

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the student and parent portal for the district, allowing families to access grades, attendance, and academic information through the PowerSchool platform at mvsd21.powerschool.com.
• Instant PaymentcoreTechnology or IntegrationInstant Payment provides the district's lunch payment system, enabling parents to make online payments for student meals through a secure platform.
• ReadySubcoreTechnology or IntegrationReadySub provides the district's absent and substitute teacher management system, facilitating substitute scheduling and coverage requests.
• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationClever provides single sign-on integration for district students and staff, allowing access to multiple educational applications through one login portal.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• PowerSchool Group: Major K-12 student information system provider that Marsh Valley uses as a core vendor. Included as an adjacent ecosystem participant given the dependency relationship, though it is not a peer district.

Direct peers

• Firth School District #59: Public K-12 district in Bingham County, Idaho. Operates as a small rural Idaho public school district with a similar funding model and student population profile.
• Shelley Joint School District #60: Public K-12 district in Bingham County, Idaho serving a small community in eastern Idaho. Highly comparable in governance, funding structure, and rural Idaho operational context.
• American Falls School District #381: Public K-12 district in Power County, Idaho serving a small rural town with a comparable funding and governance model. Closely comparable in scale, rural character, and reliance on state and federal K-12 funding streams.
• Bear Lake County School District #33: Public K-12 district serving rural Bear Lake County in southeastern Idaho. Comparable as a small, rural Idaho public school district with similar funding structure and demographic profile.
• Cassia Joint School District #151: Neighboring rural Idaho school district serving K-12 students in the Mini-Cassia region with a similar enrollment scale and public funding model. Highly comparable as both are rural Idaho public K-12 districts with analogous governance structures.
• Soda Springs Joint School District #150: Public K-12 school district in Caribou County, Idaho serving a small rural community. Comparable in scale, funding model, and rural community context as a fellow small Idaho public K-12 district.
• Preston School District #201: Public K-12 school district in Franklin County, Idaho serving a similar rural community with comparable funding sources and scale. Operates as a direct peer in the same state funding environment and shares similar demographic and economic dynamics.
• West Side School District #202: Public K-12 district in Franklin County, Idaho operating in a small rural community. Comparable in scale, funding mechanism, and rural demographic profile to Marsh Valley.
• Oneida County School District #351: Public K-12 district serving rural Oneida County, Idaho. Comparable as a small, rural public school district with the same Idaho funding environment and limited diversification.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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