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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended June 30 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number 001-33883 Stride , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 2300 Corporate Park Drive Herndon , VA 20171 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer to Trading Symbol LRN 95-4774688 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 703 ) 483-7000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ) None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes □ No The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non - voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of December 31 , 2020 was $ 638,551,439 . Aggregate market value excludes an aggregate of approximately 11,481,403 shares of common stock held by officers and directors and by each person known by the registrant to own 5 % or more of the outstanding common stock on such date . Exclusion of shares held by any of these persons should not be construed to indicate that such person possesses the power , direct or indirect , to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the registrant , or that such person is controlled by or under common control with the registrant . The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as of July 30 , 2021 was 41,591,963 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant's fiscal year ended June 30 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .