Danbury ISD

What Danbury ISD does

Danbury Independent School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Danbury, Brazoria County, Texas, serving Pre-K through 12th grade students across three campuses: Danbury Elementary School, Danbury Middle School, and Danbury High School. The district operates on a four-day school week calendar, an arrangement it brands as a signature differentiator ("Home of the Four-Day Week in Brazoria County"), and holds a District of Innovation designation that grants statutory exemptions from select Texas Education Code provisions. It was founded circa 1952 and currently employs 251-500 staff, including a Superintendent, CFO, Director of HR/Communications, campus principals, and a dedicated Technology/PEIMS Director. The district holds a Texas School FIRST 'A' rating for Superior Achievement and has a track record of UIL sweepstakes wins in band, theater, and athletics.

The district's operational technology stack is built on standard K-12 administrative platforms rather than proprietary systems: Skyward (Student Information System with Family/Student/Employee Access portals), ClassLink (single sign-on), Google Workspace (Gmail and Google Classroom), Follett Destiny (library management), RevTrak (online payments via "Panther Payments"), ASCENDER, and Edlio for the public-facing website and mobile School News App. Chromebooks are deployed for student instruction. There are no disclosed proprietary AI/ML capabilities or developer APIs.

Danbury ISD is funded through a mix of local property taxes (split between Maintenance & Operations and Interest & Sinking for bond repayment), state allocations from the Texas Education Agency (including phased relief from the small-district adjustment penalty adding approximately $785,000/year), federal programs (e.g., USDA free and reduced meals), and private philanthropic support via the Danbury Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that has disbursed over $57,000 in teacher grants. Voters approved an $18,700,000 bond in November 2017 to fund a new elementary school (maximum 600-student capacity) constructed July 2018-August 2019. The district does not have a parent company, is not privately held, and operates under an elected Board of Trustees.

Name

Danbury ISD

Legal name

Danbury Independent School District

Website

https://danburyisd.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Danbury ISD is a public K-12 school district in Danbury, Texas, serving Pre-K through 12th grade students across three campuses on a four-day school week, funded through property taxes, state allocations, and federal programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public school district
• K-12 education
• Student information systems
• School transportation services
• Public education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Danbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes, with tax rate split between Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and Interest & Sinking (I&S) components for bond repayment.
2. State Funding: District receives state funding from Texas Education Agency, including additional funding from revocation of small district adjustment penalty providing approximately $785,000 per year (phased in over 5-6 years).
3. Education Foundation Donations: Danbury ISD Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, provides private support and grants to teachers and educational activities not funded by tax dollars.
4. Federal Programs: District participates in federal programs including free and reduced meal programs through USDA.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Danbury Independent School District is a public K-12 school district operating three campuses (Elementary, Middle School, and High School) in Danbury, Brazoria County, Texas. It delivers Pre-K through 12th grade education along with food services, transportation, athletics, band, special education, and gifted and talented programs to local community students and families. The district also maintains supporting technology platforms including the Skyward Family Access portal, a mobile School News App, and an Edlio-powered district website.

Product overview

Danbury ISD operates a K-12 public school district serving Pre-K through 12th grade with three campuses (Elementary, Middle School, High School). The district's technology offerings consist of an Edlio-powered public website serving as the central information and communication hub, the Skyward Student Information System providing family/student portals for enrollment and academic access, and a mobile School News App for push notifications. The district's mascot is the Panther, and it is located in Danbury, Texas (Brazoria County), operating on a four-day school week.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Danbury Education Foundation: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt philanthropic organization that supports educational activities in Danbury ISD through private grants and fundraising. Awards funds through a volunteer Board of Directors made up of business, community and educational leaders.

Products and services

• Pre-K through 5th Grade Elementary Education Program

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Danbury Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt philanthropic organization that enhances education in Danbury ISD through private grants, teacher awards, and support for activities not funded by tax dollars. Operates independently with its own Board of Directors.
• UTMB HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUTMB Health partnered with Galveston County Vaccination Hub to provide COVID-19 vaccinations at locations in Galveston and Brazoria counties during the pandemic.
• Brazoria County Law EnforcementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanbury ISD Police Department participated in joint proclamation with 35 law enforcement agencies from Brazoria County, including honoring young community member DJ Daniel as Honorary Law Enforcement Officer.
• Balfour (Yearbook)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorYearbook orders processed through Balfour's online ordering platform.
• Gulf Coast Regional Blood CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanbury High School hosts blood drives through Commit for Life program, with donors receiving jackets and students needing donations for graduation cords.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Angleton ISD: Public K-12 school district also serving Brazoria County, Texas. Directly comparable to Danbury ISD in geography, funding structure (M&O + I&S property taxes + state aid), and rural/small-city student profile, but operates a five-day week and serves a larger enrollment base.
• Brazosport ISD: Larger public K-12 school district also in Brazoria County. Comparable in funding structure and Texas regulatory environment but serves a more industrial/urban catchment and a significantly larger student population, making it a useful scale peer for capacity and program comparison.

Direct peers

• Columbia-Brazoria ISD: Adjacent Brazoria County public school district with similar small/rural student population, comparable property-tax funding model, and overlapping extracurricular offerings. Directly competes with Danbury ISD for in-county student enrollment.
• Sweeny ISD: Public K-12 district in Brazoria County, Texas, with comparable enrollment scale and small-town demographic. Operates similar UIL athletics, band, and academic competition programs, making it a direct functional peer for academic and extracurricular benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• Alvin ISD: Suburban Brazoria County public K-12 district with materially larger enrollment and broader curricular offerings. Comparable regulatory and funding environment but materially different scale; serves as a 'larger incumbent' peer that Danbury ISD competes with for suburban transfer students.
• Pearland ISD: Large, high-growth public K-12 district in Brazoria County. Operates within the same Texas regulatory framework and funding model but serves a substantially larger and more affluent student base, making it a relevant incumbent peer for competitive positioning rather than direct comparison.

Others

• Edlio: K-12 communication and CMS platform provider powering Danbury ISD's website and School News App. Included as an enabling technology partner rather than a competitive peer — illustrates the ecosystem of EdTech vendors serving small public districts.
• Skyward (Skyward School Business): Student information system (SIS) provider used by Danbury ISD for enrollment, grade reporting, and family access. Serves as an adjacent infrastructure vendor; relevant as a comparable enterprise software provider used across Texas small-to-mid ISDs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOsFJXsWc5ADv8ulv60P_5g
• Facebookfacebook.com/DanburyISDOfficial

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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