Stride, Inc.

Stride, Inc.
Company typePublicly held
NYSELRN
Russell 2000 Component
S&P 600 component
IndustryEducation
Founded2000[1]
FounderRonald J. Packard[1]
HeadquartersHerndon, Virginia, U.S.
Area served
International
Key people
Nathaniel B. Greene, Chairman
James J. Rhyu, CEO
ProductsEducation software, textbooks, workbooks
RevenueIncrease $2.04 billion (FY 2024)[2]
$249.6 million (FY 2024)[2]
Total equity$1.176 billion (FY 2024)[2]
Number of employees
7,800 (FY 2024)[2]
Websitestridelearning.com

Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.) is a for-profit education company that provides online and blended education programs. Stride, Inc. is an education management organization (EMO) that provides online education designed as an alternative to traditional "brick and mortar" education for public school students from kindergarten to 12th grade (hence its former name), as well as career learning programs. As of 2012, publicly traded Stride, Inc. was the largest EMO in terms of enrollment.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Virtual Schools, Real Business". Forbes. August 11, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Stride, Inc. EDGAR Entity Landing Page". SEC. Retrieved Oct 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Miron, Gary; Jessica L. Urschel; Mayra A. Yat Aguilar; Breanna Dailey (January 2012). "Profiles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Education Management Organizations" (PDF). National Education Policy Center. Retrieved November 8, 2012.