Maquoketa Valley School Adm

What Maquoketa Valley School Adm does

Maquoketa Valley Community School District is a public K-12 school district and political subdivision of the State of Iowa, serving approximately 650+ students across five school buildings in the rural communities of Delhi, Earlville, Hopkinton, and surrounding areas of eastern Iowa. The district operates Earlville Elementary (PK-K), Johnston Elementary (grades 1-2), Delhi Elementary (grades 3-5), Maquoketa Valley Middle School (grades 6-8), and Maquoketa Valley High School (grades 9-12), with the latter ranked #11 among Iowa public high schools by U.S. News & World Report. Programming encompasses four Career and Technical Education pathways (Agriculture/Food/Natural Resources, Applied Sciences/Technology/Engineering/Manufacturing, Business/Finance/Marketing/Management, and Human Services), a K-12 Makerspace with Bee-Bot and Code.org coding instruction, the Character Strong PK-5 social-emotional curriculum, an NFT hydroponic lettuce agricultural-education greenhouse, and dual-enrollment partnerships with Northeast Iowa Community College and the University of Northern Iowa that allow students to earn transferable college credits.

The underlying operating technology stack is a standard K-12 educational software configuration: PowerSchool for the student information system and parent portal, Google Workspace for Education for student email and collaboration, Clever as a single-sign-on portal to digital learning applications, Meal Magic for food-service account management, RevTrak for online fee payments, GoBound for event ticketing, Constant Contact for the Wildcat Report newsletter and family communications, and Tri Rivers Conference for athletic scheduling. Product offerings also include athletics, FFA and other extracurricular clubs, the Dollars for Scholars community-funded scholarship program, and a free/reduced-price meal program. There is no proprietary technology platform, API, or SDK; all digital systems are third-party vendor integrations.

The district's business model is a public-education funding model with three streams: (1) recurring per-pupil state aid and local property tax revenue, which is the primary funding source and the basis for ongoing operations; (2) transactional school meal fees — student breakfast at $1.85, elementary lunch at $2.55, middle/high school lunch at $2.80, with snack items at $0.35 and à la carte add-ons (extra entrée $2.00, milk $0.65, juice $0.70) — supplemented by free/reduced meal programs; and (3) managed grant and donation inflows from entities such as the Dubuque Racing Association and National FFA. The primary "customer" segment is K-12 students and families within the district's geographic boundaries (with open enrollment available to out-of-district families), supported by a secondary career-readiness segment served through CTE programming. District governance is provided by an elected Board of Education, and executive leadership is consolidated under a shared superintendent arrangement with Edgewood-Colesburg School District for the 2025/2026 school year, preceded by an interim shared superintendent designation beginning July 1, 2024.

Name

Maquoketa Valley School Adm

Legal name

Maquoketa Valley Community School District

Website

https://maquoketa-v.k12.ia.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Maquoketa Valley Community School District is a public K-12 district in eastern Iowa operating five schools across Delhi, Earlville, and Hopkinton, serving 650+ students through state-funded general education, CTE programs, Makerspace, and dual-enrollment partnerships with NICC and UNI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Career technical education
• Elementary secondary education
• School meal services
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Delhi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: State and local tax revenue funding for public K-12 education
2. Student Meal Programs: Revenue from student breakfast and lunch programs, with free/reduced meal programs for qualifying families
3. Grants and Donations: Grant funding from organizations like Dubuque Racing Association for facility and technology improvements

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maquoketa Valley Community School District operates a public K-12 educational system serving approximately 650+ students across five schools spanning pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in eastern Iowa. The district delivers academic instruction, Career and Technical Education (agriculture, industrial technology, business, human services), social-emotional learning via Character Strong curriculum, hands-on Makerspace programming, athletics, food services, and dual-enrollment college credit partnerships with Northeast Iowa Community College and the University of Northern Iowa.

Product overview

Maquoketa Valley Community School District is a public K-12 school district serving approximately 650+ students across five schools in Delhi, Earlville, Hopkinton, and surrounding areas of Iowa. The district operates as a unified educational platform offering five schools (Earlville Elementary PK-K, Johnston Elementary 1-2, Delhi Elementary 3-5, Middle School 6-8, and High School 9-12), supported by Career and Technical Education programs in Agriculture, Technology/Engineering, Business, and Human Services. The district provides educational programs including a Makerspace for hands-on learning, Character Strong social-emotional curriculum, and dual enrollment partnerships with Northeast Iowa Community College. Additional services include athletics, clubs, food services, and the Wildcat Report newsletter communications program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Earlville Elementary School (PK-K)

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Edgewood-Colesburg School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2024Maquoketa Valley and Edgewood-Colesburg share a superintendent position, with Troy Osterhaus hired as the shared superintendent for the 2025/2026 school year. Kim Huckstadt served as interim superintendent for 2024/2025. Both districts share similar values and work together to provide best educational experiences.
• NICC (Northeast Iowa Community College)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for college credit programs including Public Speaking course offered in-house, and career learning link programs. Students can earn NICC credits and certificates through district programs.
• National FFAminorOthersReceived a grant from National FFA for NFT Hydroponic Lettuce Table for the agricultural education greenhouse. FFA chapter actively participates in state-level competitions and recognition programs.
• UNI (University of Northern Iowa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for financial literacy course (FIN1040) allowing students to earn three UNI college credits. UNI also supports the Superintendent Certification Program where Kim Huckstadt previously coordinated before serving as interim superintendent.
• Dubuque Racing AssociationminorOthersProvides education grants to support district improvements including security camera systems, iPad purchases for elementary classrooms, accessibility improvements, and security door lock systems across all school buildings.
• Community Insurance/Delhi InsuranceminorOthersDonated $4000 to Fine Arts and Activities accounts to support extracurricular programs.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system used for parent/student portal, grades, attendance, and communication.
• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital learning management portal providing single sign-on access to educational applications for students.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stride (formerly K12 Inc): Large publicly traded online K-12 education provider offering virtual and blended learning nationwide. Not a direct competitor in the bricks-and-mortar rural Iowa market but represents the broader K-12 incumbency and a structural alternative to traditional public school districts.
• Connections Academy: Major online K-12 provider (Pearson subsidiary) offering tuition-free public online schooling across many U.S. states. Operates as a broader incumbent alternative that could compete with traditional districts like Maquoketa Valley for open-enrollment and homeschool-redirect families.

Direct peers

• North Cedar Community School District: Small eastern Iowa public school district serving a comparable rural footprint under the same Iowa foundation-aid funding model. Relevant peer for benchmarking small-district operating economics.
• Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District: Adjacent eastern Iowa public school district that shares a superintendent with Maquoketa Valley (Troy Osterhaus, 2025-26). Same funding regime, similar size tier, and direct operational coupling make it the closest functional peer.
• Dubuque Community School District: Regional Iowa public school district anchored in Dubuque, the same county seat as the Dubuque Racing Association grant provider for Maquoketa Valley. Same funding regime and a realistic open-enrollment destination for Maquoketa Valley families.
• Anamosa Community School District: Eastern Iowa public school district of similar scale and rural-community profile, competing for the same regional student pool and operating under identical state funding formulas.
• Clayton Ridge Community School District: Small rural eastern Iowa public school district of comparable enrollment size (sub-1,000 students) operating under the same Iowa funding model. Useful size and rural-peer benchmark for Maquoketa Valley.
• Maquoketa Community School District: Nearby Iowa public school district sharing the Maquoketa regional identity. Same funding model, similar community demographics, and a direct open-enrollment competitor for families in Jackson County.
• Monticello Community School District: Eastern Iowa public school district of similar small-to-mid scale, also serving a rural community. Comparable operating model, CTE offerings, and athletic conference participation.
• Western Dubuque Community School District: Larger nearby eastern Iowa public school district serving similar communities. Operates the same Iowa public K-12 funding model, competes for open-enrollment students, and represents the primary alternative for families in the Maquoketa Valley service area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdASHN9NuTVl8sdW9QefrSQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/maqvalleycats

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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