Stride, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $3.77B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.3
- Dividend yield
- –
About Stride
Services-Educational Services, SIC 8200
Stride operates an educational platform providing online learning solutions across two primary K-12 segments, General Education and Career Learning, alongside an Adult Learning division. Its General Education segment delivers core K-12 academic coursework, while Career Learning offers middle and high school students career-oriented pathways in fields such as information technology, healthcare, and general business. The Adult Learning business provides post-secondary training and credentialing in software engineering and healthcare. Stride delivers comprehensive school-as-a-service packages encompassing digital curriculum, learning management systems, instruction, and administrative support, as well as individual standalone educational products. The company primarily serves public and private schools, school districts, and charter boards, while also selling directly to employers, government agencies, and individual families.
During the 2025-2026 school year, the company delivered school-as-a-service offerings to 92 General Education schools across 31 states and Washington, D.C., and 57 Career Learning schools or programs across 25 states and Washington, D.C. It also operates online private schools serving students globally. Stride employs around 9,200 individuals and manages roughly 9,600 teachers. The provided text does not disclose the company's headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Stride's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Stride, Inc.
- Founded
- 2000
- Headquarters
- Reston, VA
- Address
- 11720 Plaza America Drive, 9th Floor 20190
- Phone
- (703) 483-7000
- Website
- stridelearning.com
- Employees
- 9,200, Jun 30, 2026
- Industry
- Services-Educational Services
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- June 30
- Auditor
- BDO USA,P.C., Potomac, Maryland
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- LRN
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Dec 14, 2007
- Shares outstanding
- 42M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $1.97B, Dec 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1157408
- CUSIP
- 86333M108
- ISIN
- US86333M1080
- LEI
- 254900BRWS3AFONWU277
- EIN
- 95-4774688
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Robert E. Knowling Jr | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 93,800 |
| James Jeaho Rhyu | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director | 733,227 |
| Todd Goldthwaite | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 107,151 |
| Donna Blackman | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 203,639 |
| Greerson Greene McMullen | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | 24,035 |
| Brian A. Shepherd | Director | 1,536 |
| Allison Lawrence | Director | – |
| Aida Alvarez | Director | 42,201 |
| Steven B. Fink | Director | 240,567 |
| Joseph A. Verbrugge | Director | 257 |
| Eliza McFadden | Director | 6,359 |
| Ralph R. Smith | Director | 2,280 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 James Rhyu | $21.50M | $110.46M | $2.91M | $300 | $79 |
| FY2024 James Rhyu | $15.62M | $44.42M | $3.25M | $220 | $59 |
| FY2023 James Rhyu | $9.74M | $9.25M | $2.21M | $150 | $47 |
| FY2022 James Rhyu | $7.69M | $10.59M | $2.27M | $152 | $61 |
| FY2021 James Rhyu | $4.72M | $7.78M | $6.27M | $126 | $103 |
| FY2021 Nathaniel Davis | $6.02M | $4.38M | $6.27M | $126 | $103 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of June 30, 2026, we had approximately 9,200 employees (including teachers), and substantially all of these employees are located in the United States.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings