What pasquotank public schools does

Pasquotank Public Schools is a public K-12 school district located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, operating as a government state entity under the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Board of Education. The School Nutrition Services department provides breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students across the district's Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, operating under the USDA's Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which enables universal free meals funded by federal reimbursement. The department is led by a three-person core team — School Nutrition Director Tammy Rinehart, Bookkeeper Dyan McDaries, and Compliance Coordinator Crystal Turner — supported by additional part-time and on-call staff. The department's mailing address is P.O. Box 2247, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, with operations based at 1200 Halstead Boulevard.

The product surface consists of a core School Meal Program (free breakfast and lunch under CEP), a Web Menus mobile application for iOS and Android, MySchoolBucks online prepayment accounts, Special Meal Accommodations for dietary needs, a Nutrition and Fitness Education program, a Wellness Policy initiative, and a Smart Snacks compliance program aligned with the USDA Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. All meals are required to meet USDA Dietary Guidelines, delivering approximately one-third of the recommended daily nutrient allowance per lunch. The technology backbone is a web-based School Nutrition & Fitness platform provided by ISITE Software, LLC, which integrates with MySchoolBucks for payment processing.

The revenue model is structurally different from a commercial enterprise. Primary funding flows from federal USDA reimbursements under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, with reimbursement rates driven by student participation. Under CEP, this becomes effectively a fixed-reimbursement-per-meal-served model with guaranteed coverage for all students. Supplemental revenue is generated through a la carte sales (milk at $0.70, ice cream at $1.00) to students and adults. No private pricing tiers, subscription tiers, or commercial go-to-market motion exists; distribution is exclusively through school cafeterias within the single district's geography.

Name

pasquotank public schools

Legal name

Elizabeth City - Pasquotank Public Schools

Website

https://ecppscafe.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 School Nutrition Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Meal Program Compliance & Administration (NSLP/SBP, Reimbursements) (EDAEAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Services Administration (Meal Eligibility, POS, Nutrition Compliance) (EDAJAHAJ), Menu Planning, Nutrition & Dietary Accommodation Services (Allergens, Special Diets) (EDAEAEAD)

Keywords

• K-12 meal programs
• School nutrition services
• USDA school lunch
• Student meal programs
• Community eligibility meals

Headquarters

HQ city

Elizabeth City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. National School Lunch and Breakfast Program: The district participates in the federally funded National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, receiving USDA reimbursements for meals served to students. Under CEP, all students receive meals at no cost, with the district receiving federal reimbursement based on student participation rates.
2. A la Carte Sales: Supplemental food items such as milk ($0.70) and ice cream ($1.00) are sold separately to students and adults on an a la carte basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pasquotank Public Schools' School Nutrition Services department operates a federally funded K-12 meal program providing free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) across all Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. The department also offers special meal accommodations for students with medical dietary needs, a la carte items, nutrition and fitness education resources, and an online payment system for meal account prepayments.

Product overview

Pasquotank Public Schools operates a comprehensive School Nutrition Services program consisting of the core School Meal Program providing free breakfast and lunch to all students under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), supplemented by the Web Menus Mobile App for menu access and nutrient information, Pre-Payment Meal Accounts via MySchoolBucks, Special Meal Accommodations for dietary needs, Nutrition and Fitness Education resources, Wellness Policy Program, and Smart Snacks Program. The program adheres to USDA Dietary Guidelines and National School Lunch Program requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Nutrition Services Program District-wide school nutrition program providing breakfast and lunch meals to all enrolled K-12 students at no cost under the Community Eligibility Provision, compliant with USDA Dietary Guidelines and the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs.
• Special Meal Accommodations Meal substitution service for students with disabilities or medical/special dietary needs, supported by physician-signed medical statements as required by USDA regulations.
• A la Carte Sales Supplemental food items such as milk ($0.70) and ice cream ($1.00) sold separately to students and adults in school cafeterias on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Going Green Email Menus Monthly email newsletter service sending student menus and nutrition newsletters to subscribed parents.
• Wellness Policy Program District wellness policy focused on improving student health through nutrition education, physical activity, and school-based wellness activities, developed with input from teachers, parents, administrators, and the district nurse.

Quantifiable outcome

• School lunches contain one-third of the recommended daily nutrient allowance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)coreOthersThe district participates in the USDA National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, receiving federal reimbursements for meals served. Meals comply with USDA Dietary Guidelines. The USDA Food & Nutrition Services provides regulatory oversight and funding.
• School Nutrition AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting school nutrition professionals. Listed as a partner in the district's Wellness Policy and provides resources for nutrition standards and best practices.
• SuperKids NutritioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides comprehensive nutrition education curriculum, Super Crew characters for student engagement, lesson plans, activity sheets, and parent/teacher resources. Melissa Halas-Liang, MS RD CDE, serves as the nutrition expert contributor.
• ISITE Software, LLC (School Nutrition & Fitness)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the web-based platform powering the district's nutrition services website, including menu management, mobile app, and online payment integration through MySchoolBucks.
• Centers for Disease ControlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a wellness partner providing public health guidance and resources for the district's wellness policy.
• National PTAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting family involvement in school wellness initiatives.
• ChooseMyPlate (USDA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSDA nutrition guidelines platform referenced throughout the district's nutrition education materials and used to guide meal planning.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wake County Public School System: Largest K-12 public school district in North Carolina, operating its own in-house school nutrition program under the same NSLP/CEP federal framework. Directly comparable in regulatory environment, funding model, and meal program structure as a peer NC district.
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: Second-largest NC school district, runs Child Nutrition Services department participating in NSLP/SBP with CEP at qualifying schools. Directly comparable as a peer NC district under the same state child nutrition regulations and USDA oversight.
• Durham Public Schools: Mid-size NC school district with its own School Nutrition Services department operating under federal NSLP framework. Comparable peer district with parallel structure for cafeteria operations, POS systems, and CEP eligibility.
• Cumberland County Schools: NC public school district running Child Nutrition Services under NSLP/SBP. Comparable as a peer NC district operating its own in-house nutrition program with similar federal funding model and compliance requirements.
• Guilford County Schools: NC public school district with School Nutrition Services department operating under federal meal program framework. Comparable peer district with similar scale profile and self-operated (rather than outsourced) cafeteria model.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo Education: One of the largest contracted K-12 food service management companies in the US, operating school nutrition programs for districts that outsource cafeteria operations. Comparable as the broad incumbent that competes with in-house operation models like Pasquotank's.
• Chartwells (Compass Group): K-12 food service management division of Compass Group, providing contracted school meal programs across hundreds of US districts. Comparable as the broad incumbent alternative operating model to in-house district nutrition programs.
• Aramark Education: Major contracted food service operator with K-12 school meal program business. Comparable as a broad incumbent alternative to in-house district operation, offering outsourced cafeteria and nutrition program management.

Emerging players

• ISITE Software (School Nutrition & Fitness): Technology vendor providing the web-based nutrition platform, mobile app, and menu management system that Pasquotank currently licenses. Directly comparable as the underlying SaaS layer serving similar K-12 nutrition programs at scale.

Others

• MySchoolBucks (Heartland Payment Systems): Online payment platform used by Pasquotank for parent meal account prepayment, integrated across thousands of US K-12 nutrition programs. Comparable as the ecosystem-level payment infrastructure that enables the district's a la carte and prepaid meal operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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