Kennett School District 39

What Kennett School District 39 does

Kennett School District 39 is a public K-12 school district organized under Missouri state law as a political subdivision of the state, serving students and families in Kennett, Missouri. The district operates six schools: H. Byron Masterson Elementary School and South Elementary School (K-4), Kennett Middle School (5-8), Kennett High School (9-12), the Kennett Career & Technology Center, and a Diagnostic Center providing special education evaluation and related services. Supporting service departments include Special Services (with a foster/homeless liaison and Project AWARE coordination), Health Services (nursing and health coordination), and a Technology Department handling IT and network management.

The district's core technology stack consists of commodity K-12 administrative and educational tooling: Chromebooks as the student device platform under a 1:1 district-wide initiative, PowerSchool as the student information system (grades, attendance, parent portal), Google Workspace for educational content and collaboration, and Apptegy as the website and mobile application platform powering iOS and Android district apps. The district also integrates Jostens for yearbook services and Kairos for student ID photo services. No proprietary technology, AI capabilities, patents, or research programs are disclosed.

Kennett School District 39 is government-funded, with revenue sourced from local property taxes, Missouri state education funding (administered through DESE oversight), and federal grants. Educational services are provided at no direct cost to families. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education and led by Superintendent Richie Leeker with Assistant Superintendent Nathan Baker as second-in-command. The district's customer base is wholly captive — families residing within district attendance boundaries — and there is no expansion beyond the fixed geographic service area.

Name

Kennett School District 39

Legal name

Kennett School District 39

Website

https://kennett.k12.mo.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kennett School District 39 is a publicly funded K-12 school district in Kennett, Missouri, operating six schools (elementary through high school plus a career/technology center and diagnostic center) that provide free public education and special services to local students and families.

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 School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• Student health services
• District technology integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennett

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded public school district primarily supported by local, state, and federal tax revenues. Serves students in Kennett, Missouri at no direct cost to families.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kennett School District 39 provides free public K-12 education to students in Kennett, Missouri through two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, a Career & Technology Center, and a Diagnostic Center. The district also delivers special education services, foster and homeless student liaison support, school health and nursing services, and district-wide technology integration, all funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants.

Product overview

Kennett School District 39 is a public school district operating a unified portfolio of educational institutions and service departments in Kennett, Missouri. The district comprises six schools: two elementary schools (Masterson Elementary and South Elementary), one middle school (Kennett Middle School), one high school (Kennett High School), and one career and technology center (Kennett Career & Technology Center). Supporting these schools are service departments including a Diagnostic Center for special education evaluations, Special Services for special education and foster/homeless liaison programs, Health Services for student health coordination, and a Technology Department for IT support and network management. The district utilizes PowerSchool as its student information system and provides mobile applications for iOS and Android.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Masterson Elementary School

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system partner providing grades, attendance, and parent portal access for all district schools
• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider powering the district's official website and mobile applications
• DESE (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)coreOthersState education regulatory body providing oversight, compliance requirements, and Parent Bill of Rights guidelines for special education services

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Dexter R-XI School District: Public K-12 district in southeast Missouri of similar enrollment size, serving a comparable small-city/rural community under the same DESE regulations.
• Malden R-I School District: Small public school district in the Bootheel region with similar enrollment profile and rural community demographics.
• Poplar Bluff R-I School District: Regional southeast Missouri public K-12 district of comparable scale serving a similar rural-urban mix with a Career and Technology Center offering.
• Cape Girardeau Public Schools: Public K-12 school district in southeast Missouri serving a similar regional footprint with comparable K-12 structure and DESE oversight.
• Sikeston R-6 School District: Neighboring Missouri Bootheel public school district of similar size, operating elementary, middle, and high schools under the same state regulatory framework.
• Portageville School District: Neighboring Missouri Bootheel K-12 district serving a comparable small-town population with similar state funding dependencies.
• Caruthersville School District 18: Small public school district in the Missouri Bootheel operating K-12 schools in a similar small-town environment with comparable funding structure.
• Hayti R-II School District: Adjacent Bootheel public school district operating K-12 schools in a similar rural southeast Missouri community with comparable socioeconomic profile.

Others

• PowerSchool: Technology vendor providing the student information system used by the district; relevant as an enabling partner whose platform supports district operations.

Broad incumbents

• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE): State regulatory authority overseeing all Missouri public school districts including Kennett 39; comparable as the institutional framework that governs district operations and funding allocations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kennett39
• Facebookfacebook.com/Kennett39SchoolDistrict

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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