Harlan County School District

What Harlan County School District does

Harlan Community School District is a public K-12 school district operating under Iowa state law, governed by an elected school board and headquartered at 2103 Durant Street in Harlan, Iowa. The district operates four schools on a single campus corridor: Harlan Primary Elementary (PK-2), Harlan Intermediate Elementary (3-5), Harlan Middle School (6-8, ~360 students), and Harlan High School (9-12, ~500 students), serving approximately 1,260 students across the communities of Corley, Defiance, Earling, Harlan, Jacksonville, Panama, Portsmouth, and Westphalia in southwest Iowa. The district's core academic product includes dual enrollment with 16 college credit classes, career and technical education in Agriculture, Auto/Diesel, Business, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Science, and Industrial Technology, plus 17 varsity sports and 20+ clubs.

The district's technology stack is built around PowerSchool (student information system, parent portal, online enrollment, district code QGDK) and an Edlio-powered public website, supplemented by EZ School Pay for fee/meal payments, BOUND for athletic eligibility forms, ClassLink LaunchPad as single sign-on, Follett Destiny for library management, Frontline for staff/substitute management, and HealthPRO for interactive meal menus. Its signature 1:1 Mobile Computing Initiative provisions district-issued devices to all students in grades 1-12, governed by a bilingual (English/Spanish) handbook. Supporting services include school nursing, bus transportation per Iowa distance guidelines, the TeamMates Mentoring chapter (active since 2011), and the Harlan Community Education Foundation.

HCSD is funded primarily through local property taxes and Iowa state education aid; revenue is not publicly disclosed on the district site. Fee-based revenue streams include technology fees ($55 elementary, $60 middle, $65 high school), meal charges ($1.55 breakfast, $3.10-$3.25 lunch with reduced-price tiers), and optional activity tickets/prom fees. Marketing is conducted through the Edlio website, Facebook/Twitter/Instagram accounts under @hcsdcyclones, email, and community channels. The district holds no patents and operates no proprietary technology products of its own.

Name

Harlan County School District

Legal name

Harlan Community School District

Website

https://harlan.k12.ia.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Harlan Community School District is a public K-12 district in southwest Iowa operating four schools (PK-12) serving approximately 1,260 students across Harlan and surrounding communities, funded by property taxes and state aid with a 1:1 device program and PowerSchool-based operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAE

Public K–12 Combined Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• Student support services
• School nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Harlan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Student Meal Programs: School breakfast and lunch programs with standard pricing. Breakfast at $1.55/student, lunch $3.10-$3.25 depending on grade level. Ala carte options available. Free and reduced price meal applications available for qualifying families.
2. Technology and Activity Fees: Technology fees charged at registration: $55 Elementary, $60 Middle School, $65 High School. Optional Activity Tickets at $50 for all levels. Prom fee of $10 for high school.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Harlan Community School District operates four public schools in Harlan, Iowa — Harlan Primary Elementary (PK-2), Harlan Intermediate Elementary (3-5), Harlan Middle School (6-8), and Harlan High School (9-12) — providing comprehensive K-12 education to approximately 1,860 students from communities across southwest Iowa. The district delivers core academic instruction, dual enrollment college credit classes, career and technical education, 1:1 mobile computing devices for grades 1-12, and ancillary services including food service, transportation, school nursing, counseling, and extracurricular athletics and activities.

Product overview

Harlan Community School District is a public school district operating four schools in Harlan, Iowa: Harlan Primary Elementary (PK-2), Harlan Intermediate Elementary (3rd-5th), Harlan Middle School (6th-8th), and Harlan High School (9th-12th), serving approximately 1,260 students across communities including Corley, Defiance, Earling, Harlan, Jacksonville, Panama, Portsmouth, and Westphalia. The district offers its primary digital services through an Edlio-powered website and PowerSchool SIS, supplemented by PowerSchool Enrollment for online registration, EZ School Pay for fee and meal payments, and BOUND for athletic eligibility forms. Its 1:1 Mobile Computing Initiative provides devices to all students in grades 1-12, governed by the HCSD Mobile Computing Handbook. The district's academic program includes dual enrollment with 16 college credit classes, career and technical programs (Agriculture, Auto/Diesel, Business, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Science, Industrial Technology), and over 20 clubs/organizations. Supporting services include a Food Service & Wellness Program (breakfast/lunch on HealthPRO menus), TeamMates Mentoring Program, HCHS Counseling & Student Services, School Nursing & Health Services, District Transportation, and the Harlan Community Education Foundation for fundraising and classroom grants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Harlan Community Schools District Academic Programs Comprehensive PK-12 academic programming across four schools (Primary Elementary, Intermediate Elementary, Middle School, High School) serving approximately 1,860 students, including dual enrollment with 16 college credit classes and career and technical education programs in Agriculture, Auto/Diesel, Business, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Science, and Industrial Technology. State assessment scores rank above the Iowa state average.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TeamMates Mentoring ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Founded by Dr. Tom and Nancy Osborne in 1991, the TeamMates Mentoring Program positively impacts youth by matching them with volunteer mentors who meet one hour weekly during school. The Harlan Community chapter has served students since 2011, with nominations coming from teachers, parents, and counselors for students in 4th-7th grades.
• Harlan Community Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports the school district through fundraising, endowed fund goals of $250,000, classroom grants up to $1,000 for PK-12th grade teachers, and alumni communication. Received over $100,000 in donations during Giving Tuesday.
• Public Health (Iowa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Public Health to offer flu shots for students, with scheduled clinic dates in October 2025 for Elementary, Intermediate, and MS/HS students.
• Iowa Western Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a local provider for driver education options. District offers dual enrollment with 16 college credit classes available through in-building programs.
• Safe Start - HarlanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal driver education provider listed as option for Harlan Community School District students.
• Community Foundation for Western IowaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlatform used for Harlan Community Education Foundation endowment donations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Iowa City Community School District: Major Iowa public school district anchored by the University of Iowa. A broad incumbent with established dual enrollment and college-prep programming that defines the upper bound of K-12 outcomes against which smaller districts like Harlan benchmark.
• Cedar Rapids Community School District: Second-largest Iowa public school district. Operates as a broad K-12 incumbent with overlapping ed-tech stack and dual enrollment partnerships, setting statewide benchmarks that smaller rural districts measure themselves against.
• Des Moines Public Schools: Iowa's largest public school district, the urban incumbent serving the state capital. While not a scale peer, it shapes statewide K-12 policy, technology procurement patterns, and open enrollment dynamics affecting smaller districts like Harlan.

Direct peers

• Shenandoah Community School District: Southwest Iowa public school district serving PK-12 in Page County. Similar scale, rural Iowa context, college dual enrollment programming, and reliance on PowerSchool SIS technology stack.
• Red Oak Community School District: Southwest Iowa public school district serving PK-12 in Montgomery County. Comparable to Harlan in enrollment size, rural setting, and open enrollment exposure under Iowa Code 282.18.
• Denison Community School District: Iowa public school district serving PK-12 in Crawford County with similar enrollment scale to Harlan. Comparable rural catchment, dual enrollment offerings, and interscholastic athletics footprint.
• Atlantic Community School District: Small Iowa public school district serving PK-12 students in the Cass County area. Comparable to Harlan in scale, rural Midwest setting, and reliance on state funding, with a similar mix of athletic and academic programs.
• Glenwood Community School District: Southwest Iowa public school district serving PK-12 in Mills County, geographically adjacent to Harlan. Comparable in size, rural-suburban mix, open enrollment dynamics, and 1:1 device adoption stage.
• Clarinda Community School District: Southwest Iowa public school district serving PK-12 in Page County. Comparable enrollment scale, rural Iowa catchment, and similar extracurricular and athletic profile to Harlan CSD.

Regional players

• Council Bluffs Community School District: Larger southwest Iowa public school district on the Nebraska border. Operates in the same regional labor shed as Harlan but at materially larger scale, serving as a primary open-enrollment competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hcsdcyclones
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Harlan-Community-School-District/100063693905416
• Instagraminstagram.com/hcsdcyclones

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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