What Bibb County School District does

Bibb County School District is a public K-12 school system headquartered at 721 Walnut Street, Centreville, Alabama, operating nine schools that span elementary, middle, and high school grades across Bibb County: Bibb County Career Academy, Bibb County High School, Brent Elementary, Centreville Middle, Randolph Elementary, West Blocton Elementary, West Blocton High, West Blocton Middle, and Woodstock Elementary. The district is governed by the Bibb County Board of Education, a governmental entity of the State of Alabama, led by Superintendent Kevin Cotner with a five-member elected board (Camille Gibson as President, Elaine Jones as Vice President, and board members Mike McMillan, Morris Moody, and Cheryl Dodson).

Core educational offerings include K-12 general education, career and technical education through the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy and its Innovation and Technology Academy extension (opened December 2024, full courses August 2025) with new pathways in robotics, AI/cybersecurity, and Electric Vehicle systems, plus student support services (mental health coordination, special education/Child Find, school nursing) and operational services (Child Nutrition Program under the Community Eligibility Provision providing free meals to all students, and student transportation via a 200-bus fleet with integrated GPS, tablets, and AI-assisted maintenance systems transporting 10,000+ students daily).

The technology stack is composed of third-party SaaS: PowerSchool for student information management, Schoology as the LMS, Clever as the SSO portal, LINQ Connect for meal payments, Mealviewer for menu publishing, and Parchment for transcripts. Revenue is generated through public education funding mechanisms — state education allocations, local property taxes, and federal grants including ESSER — with no tuition, fees, or direct payments from households. The district pursues digital engagement through its bibbed.org website, a dedicated mobile app (Bibbed App), and Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels that also live-stream Board of Education meetings.

Name

Bibb County School District

Legal name

Bibb County Schools

Website

https://bibbed.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Bibb County School District is a public K-12 school system in Centreville, Alabama, operating nine schools and serving students county-wide with general education, career and technical education, mental health services, free meals, and a 200-bus student transportation fleet.

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)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Student transportation services
• Child nutrition programs
• Career technical education
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Centreville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through state education funding, local property taxes, and federal grants including ESSER funding. Revenue is not generated through direct customer payments but through public education financing mechanisms.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bibb County School District operates a unified K-12 public education system across nine schools in Centreville, Alabama. It delivers general academic instruction from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, career and technical education through the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy and its Innovation and Technology Academy extension, and ancillary support services including student mental health coordination, special education/Child Find, child nutrition, and bus transportation with a 200-bus fleet serving over 10,000 students.

Product overview

Bibb County School District operates a unified K-12 educational system across nine schools in central Alabama. The district's product portfolio includes core general education programs (K-12), career and technical education through the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy and its Innovation and Technology Academy extension (offering robotics/AI/cybersecurity and Electric Vehicle pathways), student support services (mental health coordination, special education/Child Find), and operational services (Child Nutrition Program, student transportation with telematics-enabled fleet management). Digital tools include Schoology LMS, PowerSchool SIS, Clever SSO, Mealviewer menus, LINQ Connect meal payments, and Parchment transcripts. A December 2024 ribbon-cutting opened the new Innovation and Technology Academy with expanded CTE pathways, and an April 2026 event unveiled 15 electric school buses as the district's first fleet electrification step.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 General Education Programs The district's primary educational offering spanning pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across nine schools in Centreville, Alabama, including elementary, middle, and high school programs.
• Innovation and Technology Academy A career and technical education facility operated as an extension of the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy, offering expanded pathways in robotics and AI/cybersecurity, plus a new Electric Vehicle career pathway covering EV systems, battery technology, and renewable energy integration.
• Student Mental Health Services District-wide mental health support including a Mental Health Services Coordinator, three school social workers, partnership with Cahaba Medical for school-based counseling, and Youth Mental Health First Aid training for staff.
• Child Nutrition Program Federally funded meal program providing free breakfast and lunch daily to all students through the Community Eligibility Program (CEP), managed by the district's CNP department.
• Student Transportation School bus fleet operations transporting over 10,000 students across the district using integrated GPS, tablets, and maintenance management systems, with a fleet of 200 buses.
• Special Education Services District-run Child Find program for identifying and evaluating children with disabilities ages 3-21, coordinated by the Special Education department.
• Student Registration Services Online new and returning student registration for the school year, powered by PowerSchool, available in English and Spanish.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced suspensions through student listening sessions

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Blue Bird CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Blue Bird Corporation manufactured 15 Type C electric school buses for Bibb County School District, marking the district's first step toward fleet electrification. The buses are expected to reduce exposure to diesel exhaust, lower maintenance costs, and provide a quieter ride for students.
• Highland Electric FleetscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Highland Electric Fleets is supporting the charging infrastructure and managing daily operations of the 15 electric school buses to ensure the fleet is ready for regular routes.
• Macon-Bibb County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2024Partnership between Bibb County School District and Macon-Bibb County held ribbon cutting ceremony for the Innovation and Technology Academy, a new career and technical education facility.
• Urban Development AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2024Partnered with the district on the Innovation and Technology Academy project located on Eisenhower Parkway in central Bibb County.
• Butler Collision CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2024Donated building for the Innovation and Technology Academy, an extension of the William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy.
• Partners for Educational LeadershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered to create structured routines for gathering and acting on student insights through focus groups, interviews, and surveys, positioning students as genuine partners rather than data sources in school improvement processes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Hoover City Schools: A larger Alabama suburban public school district with broader program offerings and funding. Comparable as a regional reference for student-services, transportation, and technology investments at scale.
• Homewood City Schools: A smaller, well-resourced Alabama public school district serving a suburban community. Comparable to Bibb on the overall K-12 operating model but operating with a materially stronger property-tax base.
• Shelby County Schools (Alabama): A larger, higher-resource Alabama public school district within the same state. Useful as a regional upper-bound benchmark—relevant for facilities, technology, and CTE programming that Bibb's smaller scale cannot yet match.

Direct peers

• Chilton County Schools: A small-to-mid rural Alabama public school district serving a similar mix of town and rural students. Comparable on funding mix (state aid + property tax), service scale, and the operational constraints of running K-12 programs in rural Alabama.
• Dallas County Schools: A small rural Alabama public school district comparable to Bibb on enrollment, geographic setting, and dependence on state and federal aid. Useful as a same-state peer for funding-policy and demographic comparisons.
• Perry County Schools: A small, rural Alabama public school district with very limited scale. Comparable on rural operations, constrained tax base, and similar student-support services structure.
• Tuscaloosa City Schools: A nearby Alabama city school district of broadly similar enrollment scale (~10,000 students), operating a comparable K-12 portfolio including CTE, transportation, and mental health services. Provides the cleanest public-district benchmark for size and operating model.
• Bibb County School District (Georgia): The Georgia-based school district of the same name formed through the Macon-Bibb County consolidation. It is directly comparable on namesake, K-12 service scope, and the explicit 'Macon-Bibb County Government' partnership references in the anchor data—making it the closest namesake and operational peer.
• Autauga County Schools: A mid-size Alabama public school district operating K-12 schools across both town and rural attendance zones. Comparable to Bibb on geographic profile and on the mix of elementary, middle, and high school programs.

Others

• PowerSchool Holdings: PowerSchool is Bibb's primary Student Information System vendor and core to its digital ecosystem (registration, grades, attendance). Included as an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor—useful for framing the district's dependence on a single SIS platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bcsboe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCulXGfmOV4omLhYpRQxWVBA
• Facebookfacebook.com/bcsboe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-blocton-elementary-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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