Whitewater Unified School District

What Whitewater Unified School District does

Whitewater Unified School District is a public K-12 school district serving the city of Whitewater, Wisconsin. It operates six schools: Lakeview Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Washington Elementary at the elementary level; Whitewater Middle School; Whitewater High School; and Whippet Athletics, which manages the district's athletic programs. The district is led by Superintendent Samuel Karns and Director of Activities and Athletics Michael Dowden, and it serves local students and families residing within its geographic catchment area.

The district's technology stack is composed of vendor-provided platforms rather than proprietary systems. Infinite Campus serves as the student information system, Apptegy powers the district's content management and website, and Thrillshare delivers a mobile application available on iOS and Android for family and community communication. GoBound handles athletic registration and program management for Whippet Athletics. No in-house technology development, AI capabilities, or proprietary data products are referenced in the available sources.

As a Wisconsin public school district, Whitewater Unified School District is funded through a combination of state aid, local property taxes, and federal sources, with no discretionary pricing power. Revenue figures are not disclosed in the source material. The district pursues supplementary funding through referenda and is conducting a strategic planning process anchored in a Whole Child framework, supplemented by community focus groups to gather stakeholder input on district priorities.

Name

Whitewater Unified School District

Legal name

Whitewater Unified School District

Website

https://wwusd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Whitewater Unified School District is a public K-12 school district in Whitewater, Wisconsin, operating six schools serving local students from elementary through high school. It is funded by state aid, local property taxes, and federal 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 School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary school services
• Secondary school services
• Student athletics programs
• School dining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Whitewater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: As a public school district, WUSD is funded through a combination of state aid, local property taxes, and federal funding. The district conducts referendum voting for additional funding needs as referenced in referendum updates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Whitewater Unified School District provides tuition-free K-12 public education to students in the Whitewater, Wisconsin area through three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Beyond classroom instruction, the district offers free universal breakfast, tiered-priced school meals, summer school programs, and student athletics under the Whippet brand. Supporting services include parent and student portal access via Infinite Campus and a district website for enrollment, calendars, and updates.

Product overview

Whitewater Unified School District operates a unified K-12 public education platform consisting of three elementary schools (Lakeview, Lincoln, and Washington), one middle school (Whitewater Middle), and one high school (Whitewater High), collectively serving the Whitewater, Wisconsin community. The district's core offering is comprehensive educational instruction aligned with the Whole Child framework, supplemented by co-curricular programs including Whippet Athletics and activities. Supporting services include school dining (breakfast and lunch programs), summer school enrichment, strategic planning initiatives, and parent/student portal access via Infinite Campus. The district is powered by Apptegy's website CMS platform and uses GoBound for athletic registration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Whippet Athletics: Athletic department of Whitewater Unified School District, serving students at Whitewater High School with various sports programs.

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Services Comprehensive tuition-free K-12 public education program for resident students in Whitewater, Wisconsin, delivered through three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school using evidence-based instructional practices and the Whole Child framework.
• Whippet Activities & Athletics Student athletics and extracurricular activities program under the Whippet brand serving Whitewater Middle and High School students, with registration and ticketing handled through the GoBound platform.
• School Dining Services Nutritious breakfast and lunch meal programs served daily to students, with free universal breakfast across all grade levels and tiered lunch pricing (Elementary $2.60, Middle School $2.90, High School $3.10), plus free/reduced meal eligibility and adult meal pricing.
• Summer School Programs Extended learning opportunities during summer months for students seeking academic enrichment or remediation, delivered by the district.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fort Atkinson School District: Neighboring Wisconsin unified K-12 public district serving a similarly sized small-city community; directly comparable in governance structure, funding model, and student population scale.
• Milton School District: Adjacent Wisconsin unified K-12 district with similar enrollment scale and a comparable mix of elementary, middle, and high school operations.
• Janesville School District: Larger Wisconsin unified K-12 public district in the same region, providing a scaled comparable for funding, multi-school operations, and athletic program delivery similar to Whippet Athletics.
• Beloit School District: Wisconsin unified K-12 public district serving a similar regional population, providing a useful comparable for district-level funding dynamics and multi-school operations.
• Palmyra-Eagle Area School District: Small Wisconsin unified K-12 district in close geographic proximity to Whitewater, directly comparable in scale and operating model.
• Lake Mills Area School District: Small Wisconsin unified K-12 district in the same geographic region, closely comparable in scale, demographics, and rural-adjacent public-school funding dynamics.
• Elkhorn Area School District: Nearby Wisconsin unified K-12 district of comparable size and configuration, operating multiple schools under a single district governance structure analogous to WUSD.
• Delavan-Darien School District: Nearby Wisconsin unified K-12 public district with similar multi-school structure, athletic programs, and reliance on property-tax and state-aid funding.

Broad incumbents

• Kenosha Unified School District: Larger, established Wisconsin K-12 district offering the same unified K-12 public education model across many schools; useful as an upper-scale Wisconsin public district comparable.

Others

• School District of Janesville: Listed for redundancy avoidance; same entity as Janesville School District above. Omitted in favor of the more complete listing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wwusd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whitewater-unified-school-district

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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