Owens Valley Unified Schl Dst

What Owens Valley Unified Schl Dst does

Owens Valley Unified School District (OVUSD) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 202 S. Clay St. in Independence, California, serving students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade in the rural Owens Valley region of Inyo County. The district operates two schools — Owens Valley Elementary School and Owens Valley Middle/High School — delivering academic programs, athletics, arts and clubs, and special education services to its enrolled families. OVUSD is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees (Alisa Lynch, Becky Taylor, Steven Pischel, Joey Peterson, Allie Whisler) and is a government entity, not a publicly traded company, with no parent company or private investors.

The district's operational technology stack centers on two third-party platforms: Aeries, which functions as the student information system and parent portal for registration, grades, and attendance; and ParentSquare, which serves as the primary family communication platform powering announcements, news feeds, and the district's mobile app. Additional integrations include SISC's Get Safety Trained for staff training, MDLive for telehealth, and Blue Shield of California, CVS/Caremark, Delta Dental, and VSP for employee benefits. The district maintains a Title IX compliance framework and a Section 504-accessible website meeting WCAG 2.0-2.1 A/AA standards.

OVUSD does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), federal allocations, and local property taxes, and does not charge tuition. Its addressable market is structurally defined as the families residing within its assigned geographic boundary, with no competitive alternatives within the catchment area. The district has no M&A activity, no funding rounds, and no expansion outside its single California geography.

Name

Owens Valley Unified Schl Dst

Legal name

Owens Valley Unified School District

Website

https://ovusd.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Owens Valley Unified School District is a public K-12 school district in Independence, California, serving students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade through two schools, funded by state, federal, and local tax sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Public school administration
• Special education services
• Student information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Independence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Owens Valley Unified School District (OVUSD) is a public K-12 school district serving students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade in Independence, California, and the surrounding Owens Valley community. The district delivers comprehensive educational programs including academics, athletics, arts and clubs, and special education services, alongside student information management via the Aeries Parent Portal and family communications through the ParentSquare platform.

Product overview

Owens Valley Unified School District operates as a public K-12 school district serving students in Independence, California. The district provides educational services through a unified platform architecture consisting of Aeries Parent Portal for student information management, ParentSquare for parent communications, and core educational programs including Academics, Athletics, Arts & Clubs, and Special Education services. The district also provides supplementary services such as school handbooks, bell schedules, summer meal programs, and staff resources including retirement and insurance benefits administration through integrations with CalPERS, CalSTRS, and various health insurance providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Academic Programs

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Parents Anonymous Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2020In partnership with Governor Newsom, Parents Anonymous Inc. launched the California Parent & Youth Helpline providing free trauma-informed emotional support to parents, children and youth. The district promotes this resource to families as part of its student support services.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationParentSquare is the district's primary family communication platform, enabling announcements, event notifications, and two-way communication between schools and families. The platform hosts the district website and provides mobile app access for parents.
• CalSTRS (California State Teachers' Retirement System)coreOthersCalSTRS provides retirement benefits for certificated (teaching) employees. The district contributes to and administers teacher retirement through CalSTRS.
• CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System)coreOthersCalPERS provides retirement benefits for classified (non-teaching) employees including administrative and support staff.
• CVT (Schools Insurance Program for Employees)coreOthersCVT provides employee benefits administration including medical, dental, vision, and telehealth services. OVUSD offers Blue Shield of California medical insurance, CVS/Caremark prescription services, Delta Dental, MDLive telehealth, and VSP Vision coverage through CVT.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Aeries Software (Eagle Software): Vendor of the Aeries Student Information System that OVUSD uses. Listed as an ecosystem/technology peer — adjacent rather than directly competing — to capture comparable institutional technology exposure.
• ParentSquare: Vendor of the family communication platform that OVUSD relies on for parent engagement, mobile app, and district website hosting. Ecosystem-level peer given the deep operational integration with the district.

Regional players

• Round Valley Unified School District: Small, geographically isolated unified K-12 district in rural Northern California with similar scale, funding mix, and breadth-of-program constraints. Useful comparator for rural K-12 operating economics.
• Big Pine Unified School District: Small Inyo County unified school district serving a remote Owens Valley community. Comparable in geography, governance structure (elected board), and reliance on state LCFF funding.
• Mammoth Unified School District: Another small unified district in the Eastern Sierra (Mono County) of California with a similar rural mountain-community profile, two-school structure, and reliance on LCFF and tourism-area property tax base.
• Bishop Unified School District: Neighboring small rural unified school district in Inyo County, California. Directly comparable in scale, funding model (LCFF), and rural/community-based operating profile to OVUSD.
• Lone Pine Unified School District: Another small Inyo County / Owens Valley unified K-12 district with a comparable rural, low-enrollment operating profile and LCFF funding model.

Direct peers

• Death Valley Unified School District: Tiny California unified school district serving a similarly remote, low-population area (Furnace Creek). Operates with an even smaller enrollment base, making it a direct functional comparator on rural-district scale and funding mechanics.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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