What Gervais School District does

Gervais School District #1 is a public K-12 school district operating under the authority of the State of Oregon and headquartered in Gervais, Oregon. It operates three schools covering the full K-12 continuum: Gervais Elementary School (grades K-5), Gervais Middle School (grades 6-8), and Gervais High School (grades 9-12). The district reports an average class size of 19 students and a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:18, and serves students and families within its designated geographic boundary.

The district's service portfolio includes a Welcome Center that functions as a central hub for K-12 and preschool registration, special programs (Migrant, English Language Learner, Homelessness, Pregnant and Parenting Teens), and community resource referrals. A Human Resources portal supports prospective and current staff with job applications, salary schedules, benefits, payroll, and compliance. The 'We Are Gervais' video series, presented by the GSD A.C.C.E.S.S Team, serves as a community engagement asset. The district's digital infrastructure is built on the Apptegy platform (CMS and mobile apps) integrated with Thrillshare for single sign-on and RSchoolToday for calendaring.

As a government entity, Gervais School District is funded through state and federal education appropriations and local property taxes, with no tuition or fees charged to students. It is not investor-owned, has no parent company, and has no publicly traded securities. Governance is by an elected school board and district administration. The district is currently promoting a Gervais bond initiative (gervaisbond.org) on its homepage, indicating active capital fundraising. No headcount, enrollment, or financial figures are disclosed in the source materials.

Name

Gervais School District

Legal name

Gervais School District

Website

https://gervais.k12.or.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gervais School District is a public K-12 school district in Gervais, Oregon, operating Elementary, Middle, and High Schools plus a Welcome Center that serves students, families, and the local community through publicly funded education and special programs.

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 School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Registration, Admissions, Zoning & Lottery Management (EDAJAHAD)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary school services
• Secondary school programs
• College career readiness
• Special education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gervais

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gervais School District operates a public K-12 education system through three schools: Gervais Elementary School (grades K-5), Gervais Middle School (grades 6-8), and Gervais High School (grades 9-12). The district delivers free, publicly funded education to students residing in the Gervais, Oregon area, supplemented by a Welcome Center for enrollment and family services, special support programs, and a Human Resources department for staff.

Product overview

Gervais School District operates as a public K-12 school district consisting of three schools: Gervais High School (grades 9-12), Gervais Middle School (grades 6-8), and Gervais Elementary School (grades K-5). The district provides educational services through these schools along with supporting operations including a Welcome Center for enrollment and family services, Human Resources services for staff management, and community engagement through the We Are Gervais video series. The district utilizes the Apptegy platform for its website infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gervais Elementary School Public elementary school serving students in grades K-5, home of the Bees. Operates with an average class size of 19 students and a 1:18 teacher-to-student ratio.
• Gervais Middle School Public middle school serving students in grades 6-8, home of the Wolverines.
• Gervais High School Public high school serving students in grades 9-12, home of the Cougars. Offers a College and Career Readiness program with an information center for students and families.
• Welcome Center Central hub providing K-12 and preschool registration, district transfer processing, and information on special programs (Migrant, English Language Learner, Homelessness, Pregnant and Parenting Teens). Also offers parent involvement programs and referrals to community resources including healthcare and social services.
• Human Resources Services Comprehensive HR portal for prospective and current employees including job applications, salary schedules, benefits, payroll information, staff calendars, mandatory training compliance, and volunteer background checks.
• We Are Gervais Video Series Community engagement video series featuring authentic voices and stories from district families and staff, presented by the GSD A.C.C.E.S.S Team.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• North Marion School District: Small Oregon public K-12 district operating in a rural/agricultural area similar to Gervais. Directly comparable in scale, funding model, and student demographics, including Migrant education populations.
• Stayton School District: Small-to-mid Oregon public K-12 district in a similar rural Willamette Valley community. Operates under identical state funding formulas and serves comparable socioeconomic populations, making it a meaningful scale peer.
• Woodburn School District: Neighboring Oregon public K-12 district serving a similarly small community with comparable demographics (significant Hispanic/Latino and agricultural population). Comparable scale and structural profile, including reliance on state funding and small-school operational model.
• Mt. Angel School District: Very small Oregon public K-12 district in a rural agricultural community near Gervais. Closest scale and operating profile comparable to Gervais - both serve similar small-town demographics with multi-school K-12 structures.

Others

• Apptegy: Vendor platform that powers Gervais's website, mobile apps, and digital communications (evidenced by cmsv2-assets.apptegy.net URLs). Functions as enabling infrastructure rather than a competitor, but represents the district's primary external technology dependency.

Emerging players

• Stride Learning (formerly K12 Inc.): National online and hybrid K-12 education operator offering an alternative public-school delivery model. Not a direct district peer, but represents the emerging competitive threat of virtual public schooling that could draw students away from small brick-and-mortar districts like Gervais.

Broad incumbents

• Hillsboro School District: Large suburban Oregon public K-12 district operating in the same funding and regulatory framework as Gervais. Serves as a regional alternative for families seeking different school environments within commuting distance.
• Beaverton School District: Large Oregon public K-12 district in the Portland metro area, governed by the same Oregon Department of Education rules as Gervais. Broad incumbent competing with Gervais for teacher talent and parental choice in the regional education market.
• Salem-Keizer Public Schools: Second-largest school district in Oregon, operating dozens of schools in the same region as Gervais. Broad incumbent operating in the same state funding system and serving overlapping regional families, with far greater scale and program breadth.
• Portland Public Schools: Largest Oregon public K-12 district and the dominant incumbent in the broader Portland metro labor market from which Gervais draws teachers. Operates under the same state regulatory framework but at vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@gervaisschooldistrict?feature=shared
• Facebookfacebook.com/gervaissd

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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