Brownwood Independent School District

What Brownwood Independent School District does

Brownwood Independent School District is a public K-12 school district operating under Texas Education Agency governance in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas. It serves students from Pre-K through 12th grade across six campuses: Brownwood High School, Brownwood Middle School, and four elementary schools (Coggin, Northwest, Woodland Heights, and East Elementary). The district employs an administrative headquarters (Central Support Center), a Transportation Department operating 12 route buses, and a Technology Department providing device management, help desk, and CIPA-compliant internet safety services. Its core service offering is comprehensive public education, with specialized programs for special populations (special education, ESL/emergent bilingual, gifted and talented, dyslexia, Section 504, autism, RTI), athletics anchored by Gordon Wood Stadium, and extracurriculars including the BHS Lionettes drill team and band programs.

The district's underlying technology is a standard public-sector K-12 stack rather than proprietary intellectual property. It uses Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft Office 365 as productivity platforms, with iPads managed through Mosyle and the Google Admin MDM console. Student access is governed by CIPA-compliant filtering and is restricted from third-party app stores on district devices. Communications are migrating from SchoolMessenger to ParentSquare for multi-channel parent outreach (email, app, voice, text), with Clever serving as the SSO portal and Ascender ParentPortal handling student information. Free meals are delivered through the Community Eligibility Provision in partnership with Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE), serving approximately 602,000 meals annually plus 8,500 summer meals.

BISD is funded through local property taxes, per-pupil state aid from the Texas Education Agency, and federal grants (Title I, IDEA, and nutrition reimbursements). It is governed by a publicly elected Board of Trustees (seven places, with Places 1, 3, 6, and 7 up for election in November 2026). Because it is a government entity, there are no shareholders, private investors, or revenue disclosures in the conventional sense. Distribution of services occurs through campus-based delivery (six physical sites within Brownwood), centralized enrollment and administration at the Central Support Center, and a 12-bus transportation fleet. Community partnerships extend reach beyond the district's walls, notably with AccelHealth and Hendrick Provider Network (delivering ~368 free annual sports physicals) and Howard Payne University (Percussion Festival).

Name

Brownwood Independent School District

Legal name

Brownwood Independent School District

Website

https://brownwoodisd.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brownwood ISD is a Texas public K-12 school district serving Pre-K through 12th grade students across six campuses (one high school, one middle school, four elementary schools) in Brownwood, Brown County, via campus-based delivery funded by property taxes, state aid, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School nutrition services
• Student transportation
• Special education services
• Extracurricular athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Brownwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Local Property Tax Revenue: Primary funding source from local property taxes assessed within the district boundaries.
2. State Education Funding: Per-pupil state funding from Texas Education Agency based on average daily attendance and weighted enrollment.
3. Federal Grants: Title I, special education (IDEA), and other federal program funds. Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) provides free meals without individual applications.
4. School Nutrition Program: National School Lunch and Breakfast Program with federal reimbursement for meals served to eligible students. Serves approximately 602,000 meals annually plus 8,500 summer meals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brownwood Independent School District is a public K-12 school district operating six campuses in Brownwood, Texas, providing pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade education to students in Brown County. The district delivers comprehensive educational services including core academics, special education, gifted and talented programs, athletics, fine arts, transportation, and school nutrition through the Community Eligibility Provision.

Product overview

Brownwood Independent School District operates as a traditional public school district offering educational services across six campuses. The district's product portfolio includes: educational instruction at elementary, middle, and high school levels; a School Nutrition program (in partnership with Southwest Foodservice Excellence) providing meals via the Community Eligibility Provision; Transportation services with 12 route buses; Technology Department providing device management, help desk support, and online safety programs; Athletics programs; Library/Digital Media Center services; Special Education and Special Populations programs; and Summer Learning/Additional Day School Year (ADSY) programs. The district's primary digital communication platform is ParentSquare, which serves as the hub for parent-school communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Education Services
• School Nutrition Program
• Student Transportation Services
• Special Education and Special Populations Services
• Summer Learning Program (ADSY)
• BHS Lionettes Dance and Drill Team

Quantifiable outcome

• 368 free physicals provided annually through community partnership
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFE partners with BISD to operate the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program. Provides nutritious meals meeting USDA guidelines. Manages food service operations across all six campuses serving approximately 602,000 meals annually.
• AccelHealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccelHealth coordinates annual free UIL sports physicals for BISD student athletes, providing approximately 350-368 free physicals per year at the BISD Multi-Purpose Activity Center. Michael Cloy has organized the event since approximately 2001.
• Hendrick Provider NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical providers from Hendrick Provider Network including Dr. James Deal, Sara Stephenson PA, Joel Bachman PA participate in the annual free physicals event alongside AccelHealth staff.
• Howard Payne UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoward Payne University hosts annual Percussion Festival at Mims Auditorium. Dr. Jon Kraemer, Director of Bands, collaborates with BISD to provide festival opportunity for BHS percussion students.
• TexasBank and Demand Staff, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTexasBank and Demand Staff, Inc. co-sponsor the monthly BHS Teacher and Staff Member of the Month recognition program, providing $200 checks to honorees.
• Jacobs Family PharmacyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJacobs Family Pharmacy sponsors the monthly BISD Spotlight program through partnership with the Brownwood Education Foundation, recognizing faculty and staff who go above and beyond.
• Education Service Center/Region 15minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegion 15 service center nominated Rebecca Faulkner for SECAC appointment. Faulkner represents the perspective of public school systems in statewide special education policy discussions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• ParentSquare: BISD's primary district-wide communication platform; represents the class of K-12 family-engagement vendors (replacing SchoolMessenger at BISD) that increasingly anchor parent-school interaction.
• PowerSchool: Major student information system and K-12 edtech vendor; comparable to BISD's use of Ascender ParentPortal, Clever, and Google Admin — illustrates the platform ecosystem on which BISD depends.
• Frontline Education: K-12 administrative software provider covering HR, finance, and student management; comparable to BISD's operational stack including its Business Office and Human Resources functions.
• Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE): BISD's actual K-12 nutrition services partner operating the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program across all six campuses; representative of the outsourced food-service management category serving Texas small and mid-sized districts.

Regional players

• Abilene Independent School District: Larger regional Texas ISD serving as the broader West Texas reference point; significantly larger scale and broader program offerings, making it both a competitor for students and a benchmark for programmatic capabilities.
• Comanche Independent School District: Rural Central Texas ISD of similar size and demographic profile; comparable funding mix and student-support service model.
• Coleman Independent School District: West Texas ISD of comparable rural scale, competing in overlapping UIL regions and facing similar demographic and funding pressures.
• Stephenville Independent School District: West-central Texas ISD of similar enrollment scale, serving a comparable rural/small-city community with shared reliance on agricultural and small-business property tax base.

Direct peers

• Bangs Independent School District: Adjacent Brown County ISD serving a similar small-town/rural Texas community; comparable K-12 footprint, funding model, and athletic competition profile.
• Early Independent School District: Neighboring Brown County ISD of comparable rural size; directly competes for students and competes in the same UIL athletic district, making it the closest demographic and operational peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BrownwoodISD
• Xx.com/bwdisd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brownwood-independent-school-district

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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