clarion - goldfield - dows csd

What clarion - goldfield - dows csd does

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District (CGD) is a public K-12 school district incorporated under Iowa state law, serving the communities of Clarion, Goldfield, and Dows in Wright and Franklin counties. Governed by an elected school board with Jared Carder as Superintendent and Troy Seaba as Board President, the district provides comprehensive educational services from preschool through 12th grade, including special education, ELL support, Title I reading, talented and gifted programming, agricultural education, industrial technology, and college and career transition counseling. Operations are organized across elementary, middle school, and high school sites with school bus transportation serving the attendance area.

CGD operates on a standard K-12 administrative technology stack: JMC provides the student information system, gradebook, and parent/student portal with integrated meal point-of-sale; SchoolBlocks powers the district website and content management; SchoolFeed serves as the news and events hub; RevTrack handles online fee and apparel payments; and Boxcast TV delivers live streaming of school events. Transportation, food services, and facilities management are operated in-house under dedicated directors. Marketing and community engagement are conducted through the district website plus Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram channels, and a CGD-branded apparel webstore generates ancillary merchandise revenue.

Funding derives from local property taxes, Iowa state aid, and federal education programs, supplemented by federal USDA Child Nutrition Program reimbursements (School Breakfast, National School Lunch, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable) and modest transactional revenue from student and adult meal sales (breakfast $1.95–$2.60, lunch $2.65–$5.25) and reduced-price meals for qualifying students ($0.30 breakfast, $0.50 lunch). No commercial revenue, funding rounds, or private capital are involved, and the district does not disclose budget or enrollment figures publicly in the available data.

Name

clarion - goldfield - dows csd

Legal name

Clarion - Goldfield - Dows School District

Website

https://clargold.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District is a public K-12 school district in Iowa, serving students from preschool through 12th grade in the Clarion, Goldfield, and Dows communities. It is funded by local property taxes, state aid, and federal programs, and operates standard administrative platforms including JMC, SchoolBlocks, and RevTrack.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Title I & Compensatory Education Programs (EDAJAGAJ), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ), Registration, Admissions, Zoning & Lottery Management (EDAJAHAD), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Child nutrition programs
• Student transportation services
• Public education administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarion

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: School district funded through local property taxes, state aid, and federal education programs. Operates under the Iowa public school funding model.
2. USDA Child Nutrition Programs: Participates in School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program providing meals to students. Revenue from federal reimbursement for meals served.
3. Meal Sales: Direct meal sales to students and adults at published price points. Reduced price meals available for qualifying students.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District is a public K-12 educational institution serving students from preschool through 12th grade in the Clarion, Goldfield, and Dows communities of Iowa. It delivers comprehensive academic instruction, special education, ELL, Title I reading, talented and gifted programs, agricultural and industrial technology education, college and career counseling, transportation, and food/nutrition services including federal USDA meal programs. The district operates its own administrative, parent, and student-facing web tools for enrollment, payments, news, and live event streaming.

Product overview

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District is a public K-12 educational institution offering academic programs across multiple school sites. The district provides educational services including academics, communications, problem-solving, career preparation, citizenship, wellness, arts, and global awareness. The district operates web-based tools including the JMC Portal for student/parent access, RevTrack for online payments, live streaming via Boxcast TV, and an apparel webstore. Transportation and nutrition/food services are also provided.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JMC Student/Parent Portal
• RevTrack Online Payments Online payment platform allowing families to pay school fees, activity fees, and other district charges electronically.
• CGD A/V Live Stream Live streaming service for school events and athletic activities, broadcast via Boxcast TV for community viewing.
• CGD Apparel Webstore Webstore for purchasing CGD-themed apparel and merchandise for students, families, and community supporters.
• School Nutrition Meal Program Daily school breakfast and lunch service for K-12 students, participating in USDA federal child nutrition programs with reduced-price options for qualifying students.
• Student Transportation Service School bus transportation along established routes serving students residing in the Clarion, Goldfield, and Dows Iowa communities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JMC (School Management Software)coreTechnology or IntegrationJMC provides comprehensive school management software including Office (administration), Teacher tools, Student portal, Parent/Family portal, Community Messenger, Point of Sale for meals, GATE (gift and talented), and General Store functionality. The district uses JMC for student information management, gradebook, parent portals, and lunch account tracking.
• SchoolBlocks (Website Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite powered by SchoolBlocks platform providing the district website, navigation, and content management system for announcements, staff directory, calendars, and news.
• SchoolFeedcoreTechnology or IntegrationSchoolFeed serves as the news and events center for the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District, powering the SchoolFeed section of the website.
• USDA Child Nutrition ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict participates in federal USDA programs including School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Federal reimbursement supports meal provision to students.
• Clarion, Iowa (Sister City Partnership)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGD maintains a Sister City Partnership with Clarion, Iowa, promoting cultural exchange and community connections.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fort Dodge Community School District: Larger but nearby Iowa public K-12 school district serving communities in Webster County. Directly comparable as a publicly funded Iowa school district operating under the same state aid formula and federal program framework, with similar governance and funding model structure.
• Webster City Community School District: Adjacent rural Iowa public K-12 school district in Hamilton County operating under the same Iowa public school funding model. Comparable in governance structure, K-12 program breadth, and reliance on local property tax and state aid revenue mix.
• Iowa Falls-Alden School District: Public K-12 district serving two small Hardin County communities in north-central Iowa. Directly comparable consolidated multi-community structure, rural Iowa operating environment, and reliance on the same state and federal funding programs as CGD.
• Eagle Grove Community School District: Small rural Iowa public K-12 school district in Wright County — directly neighboring CGD. Operates under the same state funding model with similar scale, program breadth, and rural Iowa demographic profile.
• Belmond-Klemme Community School District: Public K-12 district serving two small Wright and Hancock county communities in north-central Iowa. Closely comparable consolidated rural district structure, enrollment scale, and operating environment to CGD.
• Hampton-Dumont Community School District: Public K-12 district serving Hampton and Dumont in Franklin County — one of the same counties CGD serves. Operates under the identical Iowa public school funding model with directly overlapping geographic and demographic profile.

Others

• JMC (Iowa Computer Aided Design): CGD's core student information system and parent portal vendor. Not a peer institution but a key technology enabler providing SIS, gradebook, parent portal, and lunch POS that CGD operations depend on.
• PowerSchool: Dominant K-12 student information system and EdTech platform serving thousands of US school districts. Relevant as the broader market category and competitor alternative to JMC, the platform CGD uses for SIS and parent engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/cgdsupt
• Facebookfacebook.com/CGDHS
• Instagraminstagram.com/cgd_schools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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