Monroe County School District

What Monroe County School District does

Monroe County School District (MCSD) is a county-level public school district headquartered at the Monroe Government Complex in Amory, Mississippi, serving approximately 2,300 students through a network of five campus locations across Monroe County. The district operates three K-12 attendance centers — Hamilton School (~650 students), Hatley School (~1,100 students), and Smithville School (~550 students) — alongside two satellite campuses: the Advanced Learning Center, which provides dual credit college courses, Advanced Placement courses, and electives in art, Spanish, law and public safety, and culinary arts for grades 10-12; and the Career & Technical Center, which delivers six state-approved traditional vocational programs (culinary, healthcare, business, law and public safety, welding, construction, engineering, collision repair) to students from Monroe County, Aberdeen, and Nettleton School Districts. The district is led by Superintendent Dr. Chad O'Brian and a five-member elected School Board, with three Assistant Superintendents overseeing Curriculum & Instruction/Federal Programs, Planning/Policy/Assessment/Transportation, and Exceptional Student Education/Title IX.

The district's technology layer is built primarily on the Google for Education stack. Google Classroom is the district-wide learning management system for student-teacher collaboration, with @mcsd.us accounts for teachers and district-assigned Google accounts for students. Google Workspace for Education provides cloud services (Gmail, Drive, Calendar). The district supplements this core with more than 20 additional ed-tech integrations, including Canvas (state LMS instance), Clever for single sign-on, Active Parent/Active Student portals, Renaissance Learning, iReady, Khan Academy, SchoolStatus, MySchoolBucks for meal payments, ClassWize for classroom management and web filtering, Paper for anonymous incident reporting, and a Spiceworks-based IT helpdesk. Special Education, Federal Programs (Title I, English Learner coordination, Homeless Liaison, Foster Care support), and Food Services (National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, free/reduced meal applications) round out the service portfolio.

As a government entity, MCSD does not charge tuition and is funded through Mississippi state education allocations (e.g., MAEP), federal program grants (Title I, IDEA, nutrition programs), and local ad valorem property taxes. The district is not privately owned and not investment-eligible in the conventional PE/VC sense; revenue is not publicly disclosed, though implied all-funds expenditure for a ~2,300-student Mississippi district is estimated in the $25M-$50M annual range. The district achieved an 'A' rating from the Mississippi Department of Education for four consecutive years and operates within the standards, accountability, and reporting framework of the Mississippi Department of Education.

Name

Monroe County School District

Legal name

Monroe County School District

Website

https://mcsd.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Monroe County School District is a Mississippi public K-12 school system operating five campuses — Hamilton, Hatley, Smithville attendance centers plus Advanced Learning Center and Career & Technical Center — serving approximately 2,300 students with dual credit, AP, and vocational programs funded by state, federal, and local government sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Dual credit courses
• Career technical education
• Special education services
• School meal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded through Mississippi state education funding, federal programs, and local tax revenues. Operates as a public school district with no direct revenue from students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Monroe County School District operates a county-wide K-12 public education system across five campus locations in Monroe County, Mississippi, serving approximately 2,300 students through three K-12 attendance centers (Hamilton, Hatley, Smithville) and two satellite campuses (Advanced Learning Center for dual credit/AP courses and Career & Technical Center for vocational training). The district delivers comprehensive K-12 instruction supplemented by federal programs (Title I, English Learner support), special education services, food services, and Google Workspace-enabled online learning.

Product overview

Monroe County School District is a county school system operating a platform-plus-schools architecture consisting of five campus locations across Monroe County, Mississippi. The district's core educational offerings are delivered through three K-12 attendance centers (Hamilton School, Hatley School, Smithville School) and two satellite campuses (Advanced Learning Center for dual credit/AP courses and Career & Technical Center for vocational programs). Supporting sub-products include Google Classroom for learning management, Food Services for meal programs, Federal Programs for Title I and support services, Special Education Programs, Technical Support Services, and Cloud Services via Google Workspace. The district serves approximately 2,300 students and 300 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hamilton School (Hamilton Attendance Center) K-12 attendance center in Hamilton, Mississippi serving approximately 650 students, offering both elementary and high school programs as part of the Monroe County School District.
• Hatley School (Hatley Attendance Center) K-12 attendance center in Hatley, Mississippi serving approximately 1,100 students, the district's largest campus, branded the 'Blue and Gold Standard' with the Hatley Tigers mascot.
• Smithville School (Smithville Attendance Center) K-12 attendance center in Smithville, Mississippi serving approximately 550 students, home of the Seminoles and rated 'A' for four consecutive years.
• Advanced Learning Center (ALC) Satellite campus serving grades 10-12 from all three K-12 attendance centers plus Aberdeen and Nettleton districts, offering dual credit college courses, AP courses, and specialized programs in art, foreign language (Spanish), law and public safety, and culinary arts.
• Career & Technical Center (CTC) Vocational and technical education center serving grades 10-12 from Monroe County, Aberdeen, and Nettleton School Districts. Offers six state-approved traditional vocational programs including culinary, healthcare, business, law and public safety, welding, construction, engineering, and collision repair, with national certifications and on-the-job training.
• Google Classroom for Education District-wide online learning platform supporting student-teacher collaboration, with teachers using @MCSD.US accounts and students using district-assigned Google accounts. Available via iOS, Android, and Chromebook mobile apps.
• Food Services District-wide meal services operating the National School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, and a la carte options. Manages free and reduced meal applications and online meal payments via MySchoolBucks.
• Federal Programs Federal education programs including Title I, English Learner coordination, Homeless Liaison services, and Foster Care support.
• Special Education Programs Exceptional Student Education services including special education instruction, Section 504 accommodations, and Title IX compliance for students across the district.
• Cloud Services Google Workspace-based cloud services for students, faculty, and staff including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and district website hosting at the mcsd.us domain.

Quantifiable outcome

• A-rated school district for 4 consecutive years

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration35 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Aberdeen School DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAberdeen School District students attend classes at Monroe County's Advanced Learning Center through a partnership between the districts.
• Nettleton School DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNettleton School District students attend classes at Monroe County's Advanced Learning Center through a partnership between the districts.
• Mississippi Department of EducationcoreOthersDistrict operates under state education standards and participates in state testing, curriculum frameworks, and report card systems administered by Mississippi DOE.
• Itawamba Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents have access to Itawamba Community College through district resources; dual credit courses enable college pathway connections.
• Mississippi State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as university resource for students through district student information portal.
• University of MississippiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as university resource for students through district student information portal.
• Google for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationDistrict uses Google Classroom platform and Google Workspace for Education for online learning, student-teacher collaboration, and administrative cloud services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tupelo Public School District: Neighboring north Mississippi public K-12 district of comparable scale. Competes for families and inter-district partnerships in the same regional labor market as MCSD.
• Lee County School District: Adjacent Mississippi public school district serving a similar rural/small-city footprint with K-12 attendance centers. Directly comparable in funding model and program mix.
• Oxford School District: North Mississippi K-12 public district operating with similar accountability structure under MDE. Comparable in scale and serves as a benchmark for A-rated performance in the region.
• Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District: Consolidated public K-12 district in north Mississippi with comparable enrollment size and advanced-program offerings. Competes for top-rated district recognition within the state.
• Itawamba County School District: Adjacent rural Mississippi public K-12 district of similar size and demographic profile. Provides overlap with MCSD's Itawamba Community College dual-credit pipeline.
• Lowndes County School District: Neighboring east Mississippi public K-12 district serving a comparable rural county footprint under the same MDE accountability system.
• Nettleton School District: Smaller Mississippi public K-12 district already partnering with MCSD via the Advanced Learning Center; provides a direct cooperation/competition touchpoint.
• Aberdeen School District: Mississippi public K-12 district that sends students to MCSD's ALC and CTC through inter-district partnerships; closely comparable in size and rural context.

Regional players

• Pontotoc City School District: North Mississippi K-12 district operating with similar state funding model and accountability framework, but serving a different municipal catchment.

Broad incumbents

• DeSoto County School District: Larger, higher-resourced Mississippi public K-12 district serving a metro Memphis exurb. Demonstrates scale of career-tech and advanced-program investment available to Mississippi districts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/monroecoschools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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