Portageville School District

What Portageville School District does

Portageville School District is a governmental public K-12 school district headquartered at 499 W State Hwy 162, Portageville, Missouri, serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 within Pemiscot County. The district operates three campuses — Portageville Elementary School (grades PK-5), Portageville Middle School (grades 6-8), and Portageville High School (grades 9-12) — all sharing the 904 King Ave. address, under the leadership of Superintendent Barry Branscum. Its core offering is free, compulsory public education with no tuition charged to district residents; ancillary revenue is limited to optional services such as paid school lunch (with free and reduced-lunch programs), school insurance signup, and extracurricular activity fees. Funding is sourced from local property taxes, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) formula funding, and federal Title I, Title II, and ESSA grants rather than from discretionary sales.

The district's technology stack is built on a SharpSchool CMS multi-site ecosystem (district-level plus three branded school microsites), augmented by Infinite Campus as the student information system, Google Classroom and Edgenuity for instruction and credit recovery, Zoom for remote learning, MOREnet for connectivity, a custom Bulldog Mail email system, the MySchoolMenus food service platform, GameChanger for athletic stats, Parchment for transcript ordering, and a 2020-launched custom mobile app for push notifications. Compliance posture includes Section 504, Title II of the Rehabilitation Act, and WCAG 2.0-2.1 A/AA accessibility standards.

The go-to-market is non-commercial: enrollment is community-led through direct application by district-resident families via online or in-person forms, with out-of-district transfers requiring a formal date form. Community and parent engagement is delivered through the district website, Facebook (facebook.com/portagevillehigh), Bulldog Mail, the mobile app, and the soon-to-launch Bulldog Foundation donation vehicle, supported by local business sponsorships such as Bank of New Madrid and RESRG Automotive. Distribution is constrained to a single Missouri locale, and the value proposition emphasizes small-district personalization, Title I/ESSA support programs, dual-enrollment college credit through Arkansas Northeastern College, and extracurricular breadth spanning FFA, FBLA, Beta Club, JAG, and athletics.

Name

Portageville School District

Legal name

Portageville School District

Website

https://portageville.k12.mo.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Portageville School District is a Missouri public K-12 school district operating one elementary, one middle, and one high school serving pre-K through grade 12 students in Pemiscot County. It is funded by local property taxes, state DESE formula funding, and federal Title I/ESSA grants, delivering free public education to district-resident families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Rural school district
• Elementary secondary education
• Title I programs
• Dual enrollment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Portageville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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: Public school district funded primarily through local property taxes, state education funding from Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and federal grants including Title I, Title II, and ESSA funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Portageville School District provides free public K-12 education to students residing within district boundaries in Pemiscot County, Missouri. The district operates three schools—Elementary (Pre-K through 5th grade), Middle School (6th through 8th grade), and High School (9th through 12th grade)—delivering core academics, special education services, Title I/ESSA support, career and technical education, college preparation through dual enrollment with Arkansas Northeastern College, athletics, and extracurricular programs.

Product overview

Portageville School District operates a unified website ecosystem built on SharpSchool CMS, comprising district-level and three school-specific websites (High School, Middle School, Elementary School). The product portfolio includes core school websites with embedded student information portals (Parent Portal, Student Portal), email system (Bulldog Mail), and remote learning infrastructure (Google Classroom, Edgenuity, Zoom). The district also provides a mobile app for notifications. All schools share common infrastructure while maintaining distinct branded presences for their respective grade levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portageville High School Education Program Public high school education for grades 9-12 serving students in the Portageville, MO area, including core academics, dual enrollment college credit courses with Arkansas Northeastern College, athletics, and extracurricular clubs.
• Portageville Middle School Education Program
• Portageville Elementary School Education Program
• Dual Enrollment Program with Arkansas Northeastern College
• Title I/ESSA Federal Assistance Programs
• Portageville School District Mobile App
• School Nutrition / Lunch Program
• Athletics and Extracurricular Programs

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual enrollment partnership allowing high school students to earn college credits while completing high school requirements. Students can access college courses at ANC while enrolled at Portageville High School.
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)coreOthersState education department overseeing school accountability, assessment requirements (MAP/EOC testing), ESSA compliance, and school improvement programs. Provides state funding and regulatory oversight.
• Bank of New MadridminorOthersLocal bank that sponsors the district's website. Community business supporter of local education.
• RESRG AutomotiveminorOthersLocal automotive business that donated to the district (announced January 2026). Example of community business partnership supporting school programs.
• MOREnetcoreTechnology or IntegrationMissouri Research and Education Network providing internet connectivity, technology resources, and digital infrastructure support for Missouri public schools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: Dominant K-12 student information system and edtech vendor. Comparable as a SIS provider competing with Infinite Campus (used by Portageville) and serving the same K-12 public school customer base.

Direct peers

• Edgenuity (Imagine Learning): Online course and credit-recovery provider used by Portageville via MOCAP. Comparable as a direct edtech partner serving the same K-12 student population with supplemental instruction.
• Charleston R-I School District: Mississippi County, Missouri public school district. Comparable small rural district in the same Bootheel region with similar student demographics.
• Caruthersville School District: Neighboring public K-12 school district in Pemiscot County, Missouri. Directly comparable as a small, rural southeast Missouri district serving a similar demographic and funding base.
• Kennett School District: Nearby Dunklin County, Missouri public school district operating PK-12 schools. Comparable as a small rural Bootheel district with similar funding mix and student demographics.
• Hayti R-II School District: Adjacent public school district in Pemiscot County serving Hayti, MO. Closely comparable rural, low-income Missouri district with similar Title I/ESSA program exposure.
• New Madrid County R-I School District: Public K-12 district in New Madrid County, Missouri. Directly comparable rural Bootheel district with similar socioeconomic profile and funding structure.
• Scott County R-IV School District: Southeast Missouri public school district serving Scott County. Comparable in size, rural context, and reliance on Title funding and DESE oversight.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/portagevilleschools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/portageville-school-district

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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