Goddard Public Schools

What Goddard Public Schools does

Goddard Public Schools (legal name USD 265 Goddard Public Schools) is a public unified K-12 school district operating under Kansas state law as a governmental subdivision in Sedgwick County. It serves resident students from Pre-K through 12th grade through 12 physical sites: five elementary schools (Amelia Earhart, Apollo, Clark Davidson, Explorer, Oak Street), two intermediate schools (Challenger, Discovery) for grades 5-6, two middle schools (Eisenhower, Goddard) for grades 7-8, two high schools (Eisenhower, Goddard) for grades 9-12, and the Goddard Academy alternative program. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education and led by Superintendent Dr. Justin B. Henry; Dane Baxa serves concurrently as BOE Clerk, Director of Community Relations, and Executive Director of the Goddard Education Foundation (GEF).

The district's core product is free public education to resident students, augmented by a differentiated program stack that includes Capturing Kids' Hearts (social-emotional learning), Project Lead The Way (STEM/computer science/engineering), Career Technical Education pathways, a multi-band summer learning program (D.A.R.E., STEM Academy, Goddard Kids Rock, Big Cat Summer, Credit Advancement/Recovery, Driver Education), and mental health resources delivered through a partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection's ParentGuidance.org in English and Spanish. High school students can earn dual credit through a partnership with WSU Tech (Wichita State University Tech), whose representatives visit the campuses to assist enrollment. Technology infrastructure is built around the third-party Skyward student information system for enrollment and family access, complemented by iOS and Android mobile apps, an active presence on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram, email newsletters, and a public district website.

The business model is non-commercial: as a public school district, USD 265 is funded through local property taxes, Kansas state education funding, and federal education grants. Education is provided free of tuition to district residents, and the sole nonresident channel is a seat-constrained open enrollment process that does not provide transportation. There are no tuition-based programs, no commercial customers, and no published pricing; the GEF (Goddard Education Foundation) operates as an adjacent nonprofit arm of the district's community relations function.

Name

Goddard Public Schools

Legal name

USD 265 Goddard Public Schools

Website

https://goddardusd.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Goddard Public Schools (USD 265) is a public K-12 unified school district in Sedgwick County, Kansas, serving resident students from Pre-K through 12th grade across 12 schools, funded by local taxes and state and federal education aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

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
• Elementary education services
• Secondary education services
• Career technical education
• Summer learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Goddard

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school district, Goddard USD 265 is funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal education grants. Education is provided free of tuition to district residents.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Goddard Public Schools (USD 265) is a public unified K-12 school district in Sedgwick County, Kansas, providing tuition-free public education to resident students from Pre-K through grade 12 across five elementary schools, two intermediate schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and one alternative academy. The district supplements core instruction with spotlight programs (Capturing Kids' Hearts, Project Lead The Way, Career Technical Education), summer learning programs across all grade levels, a WSU Tech dual-credit partnership, and free mental health and parent guidance resources delivered in partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection.

Product overview

Goddard Public Schools (USD 265) is a public school district in Goddard, Kansas operating a unified educational platform consisting of five elementary schools (Pre-K to Grade 4), two intermediate schools (Grades 5-6), two middle schools (Grades 7-8), two high schools (Grades 9-12), and one academy. The district offers its primary digital service through its website for enrollment, academic affairs, and family communications. Additional educational programs include Summer Learning Programs (K-12), Career Technical Education, Project Lead The Way (STEM), Capturing Kids' Hearts (social-emotional learning), and Parent Guidance mental health resources in partnership with ParentGuidance.org. The district uses Skyward for student information and family access systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elementary Schools (Pre-K to Grade 4)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cook Center for Human Connection / ParentGuidance.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoddard Public Schools partners with the Cook Center for Human Connection to provide ParentGuidance.org mental health resources to families. This partnership offers on-demand, anonymous courses and resources from licensed therapists covering anxiety, social media use, school avoidance, bullying, and other common parenting challenges. Content is available in English and Spanish completely free.
• WSU Tech (Wichita State University Tech)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSU Tech provides dual credit opportunities for high school students in the Goddard district. Eisenhower High School and Goddard High School students can enroll in WSU Tech courses to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously. WSU Tech representatives visit the high schools to assist with enrollment.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Andover Public Schools (USD 385): Suburban Wichita-metro unified district operating multiple elementary, middle, and high schools. Direct competitor for families choosing among suburban Sedgwick County districts and offering similar dual-credit and CTE pathways.
• Derby Public Schools (USD 260): Suburban Wichita-area unified district with Pre-K-12 schools, CTE programs, and dual-credit partnerships. Comparable in size and suburban profile, competing for the same family pool east and south of Wichita.
• Valley Center Public Schools (USD 262): North Wichita-metro unified district with Pre-K-12 schools and similar program offerings. Comparable scale and operating model, competing for families north of Wichita.
• Maize Unified School District 266: Adjacent suburban Wichita-area unified district offering Pre-K-12 public education with comparable academic, athletic, and CTE programs. Closest geographic peer competing for the same suburban Sedgwick County families.
• Haysville Public Schools (USD 261): Sedgwick County suburban unified district operating multiple schools across grade levels. Direct geographic peer in the south Wichita suburbs with similar program mix and demographics.
• Renwick Unified School District 267: Adjacent unified district serving western Sedgwick County and northern Sumner County with K-12 programming. Comparable suburban/semi-rural mix competing for families along the US-54 corridor near Goddard.

Broad incumbents

• Wichita Public Schools (USD 259): The largest K-12 public school district in Kansas, also headquartered in the Wichita metro/Sedgwick County area. Directly comparable as a public unified district serving Pre-K-12 with CTE, dual credit, and mental health programming, but operates at materially greater scale and serves an urban core.

Regional players

• Cheney Public Schools (USD 268): Smaller Kansas unified district west of Wichita in Sedgwick County. Comparable public K-12 operating model with similar program categories, but smaller scale and more rural footprint than Goddard.

Others

• WSU Tech (Wichita State University Tech): Wichita-based two-year technical college that partners with Goddard and other Kansas districts to deliver dual-credit coursework on high school campuses. Not a peer in the K-12 sense, but a critical delivery partner for Goddard's college-readiness differentiation.
• Kansas State Department of Education: State-level education agency that funds, oversees, and regulates all Kansas public school districts including USD 265. Not a competitor, but the primary regulatory and funding counterpart governing Goddard's operations and accountability reporting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/USD265_Goddard
• Facebookfacebook.com/GoddardPublicSchoolsUSD265
• Instagraminstagram.com/usd265_goddard/?hl=en&scrlybrkr

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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