mid-prairie csd

What mid-prairie csd does

Mid-Prairie Community School District is a state-chartered public K-12 school district headquartered in Wellman, Iowa, serving approximately 1,500 students across the communities of Wellman, Kalona, Frytown, Joetown, West Chester, Sharon Center, and Richmond in Washington County. The district operates four physical schools — East Elementary (Kalona), West Elementary (Wellman), Middle School (Kalona, grades 5–8 with 400+ students), and High School (Wellman, grades 9–12) — together with a Home School Assistance Program (MP-HSAP) staffed by 30+ homeschool teachers and a Virtual Academy delivered through the Edmentum/EdOptions Academy platform.

The academic portfolio spans free preschool for qualifying 3-year-olds and all 4-year-olds, a K-12 Computer Science and Technology curriculum that includes robotics and drones, seven AP courses, Career and Technical Education, and a concurrent college-credit partnership with Kirkwood Community College through which an average of 135 high school students annually earn college credit at no cost. The district also operates mentorship programs (Big Hawk Little Hawk, Hawk Links, In Control SEL), the Silver Cord community service recognition program, National Honor Society, championship athletics, and award-winning fine arts.

Mid-Prairie is funded primarily through local property taxes, Iowa state education aid, and federal grants; there is no tuition for district residents. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Distribution relies on direct enrollment for residents, open enrollment (currently exceeding 600 students from outside district boundaries), and self-serve online enrollment for Virtual Academy and HSAP families, supported by a website (mphawks.org), iOS/Android apps, and active social channels. The technology backbone is a multi-vendor SaaS stack — PowerSchool for SIS, Edmentum for online curriculum, GeniusSIS, Apptegy for web/app, GoBound for activities, Meal Magic and Health Pro for food service, Hudl for live athletic streaming, and Xello for career planning — but no proprietary AI, APIs, or in-house model development is present.

Name

mid-prairie csd

Legal name

Mid-Prairie Community School District

Website

https://mphawks.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mid-Prairie Community School District is a public K-12 school district serving approximately 1,500 students across Wellman, Kalona, and surrounding Iowa communities through four brick-and-mortar schools, a Virtual Academy, and a Home School Assistance Program.

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 Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Homeschool assistance programs
• Virtual academy learning
• Early childhood preschool
• College credit partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes and state education funding. No tuition charged to district residents. Free Pre-K programs available for qualifying 3 and 4-year-olds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mid-Prairie Community School District is a public K-12 school district that provides comprehensive education services to approximately 1,500 students across four brick-and-mortar schools (East Elementary, West Elementary, Middle School, and High School), a Home School Assistance Program with 30+ homeschool teachers and over 30,000 educational resources, and a Virtual Academy offering fully accredited online learning via Edmentum. The district delivers preschool through 12th-grade curriculum including AP courses, Career and Technical Education, fine arts, athletics, free concurrent college credit through Kirkwood Community College, and free Pre-K for qualifying 3- and 4-year-olds, all tuition-free to district residents.

Product overview

Mid-Prairie Community School District is a K-12 public school district serving approximately 1,500 students across Iowa communities including Wellman, Kalona, and surrounding areas. The district operates as a unified platform of educational offerings comprising five brick-and-mortar schools (East Elementary, West Elementary, Middle School, and High School), a Home School Assistance Program (MP-HSAP) with extensive resources and teacher support, and a Virtual Academy powered by Edmentum for fully online learning. The portfolio includes early childhood education (preschool for qualifying 3 and 4-year-olds), rigorous academic programs with 7 AP courses and dual college credit through Kirkwood Community College (averaging 135 students annually), Career and Technical Education, award-winning fine arts, championship athletics, and specialized programs such as robotics/drones, Big Hawk Little Hawk mentoring, Silver Cord community service, and National Honor Society. The district also offers social-emotional learning through Character Strong and In Control curriculum, technology education from K-12, and the new Mid-Prairie Activities Facility. Alternative pathways include the Virtual Academy for flexible online learning and HSAP's high school diploma option.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Golden Hawks: The mascot and team name for Mid-Prairie athletic and activity programs
• Big Hawk Little Hawk
• MP-HSAP
• Silver Cord

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% of MPHS students involved in at least one extracurricular activity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kirkwood Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership allows Mid-Prairie students to earn college credit while still in high school. An average of 135 students annually take concurrent classes through Kirkwood, providing head start on college and reducing future college costs. Students experience college-level coursework while in high school, building confidence and academic readiness.
• Edmentum/EdOptions AcademycoreTechnology or IntegrationEdmentum and EdOptions Academy provide the technology platform for Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy. The partnership offers a fully accredited, full-time online learning program featuring rigorous curriculum taught by Iowa-certified teachers with flexible scheduling and strong academic support.
• Washington County ExtensionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWashington County Extension provides Ag in the Classroom programming, including annual Ag Day on the Lawn events with MP FFA members. The partnership connects students to agricultural education and real-world farming knowledge.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Williamsburg Community School District: A small rural Iowa public school district serving the Williamsburg area in Iowa County. Comparable to Mid-Prairie as a similarly sized K-12 public district in eastern Iowa with overlapping feeder geographies and a comparable mix of academic, athletic, and activity programs.
• Highland Community School District: A small rural Iowa public school district located in Washington County, the same county as Mid-Prairie. Directly comparable as a neighboring K-12 public district competing for the same open-enrollment students and family pool.
• Washington Community School District: A rural Iowa public K-12 school district based in Washington, Iowa, in Washington County. Comparable to Mid-Prairie in scale, governance, funding model, and the rural Iowa competitive landscape for open-enrolled students.
• WACO Community School District: A small rural Iowa public school district formed from the merger of Wayland and Crawfordsville communities in southeast Iowa. Comparable as a similarly sized K-12 public district competing for open-enrolled students from rural Iowa communities.
• Riverside Community School District: A rural Iowa public school district serving communities in the southeast Iowa region. Comparable to Mid-Prairie as a neighboring rural K-12 district with overlapping competitive dynamics for open-enrolled students in the Iowa City/Washington County corridor.
• Iowa Connections Academy: An Iowa statewide online public K-12 program. Comparable to Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy as a state-accredited online learning option serving Iowa families seeking flexible, at-home education with a public school district affiliation.

Broad incumbents

• Iowa City Community School District: A larger Iowa public K-12 district serving Iowa City and surrounding areas. While much larger in scale, it is the dominant public district in the region and competes with Mid-Prairie for open-enrolled students from Washington County and rural fringe areas.
• Cedar Rapids Community School District: A large Iowa public K-12 district serving Cedar Rapids in eastern Iowa. Functions as a broader incumbent public district in the same state funding environment and labor market as Mid-Prairie, with overlapping programmatic models (AP, CTE, fine arts).
• Des Moines Public Schools: The largest public K-12 school district in Iowa. Comparable as an Iowa public district operating under the same state funding framework with similar program categories (AP, CTE, athletics, virtual/online options), though at materially greater scale.
• Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.): A large nationwide online K-12 learning provider and curriculum platform, also an EdOptions Academy partner. Comparable to Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy as a broader incumbent in online K-12 delivery, supplying the technology platform underlying many district-run virtual programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Mid_Prairie
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mpyoutube1039
• Facebookfacebook.com/mphawks
• Instagraminstagram.com/midprairiecsd

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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