What Cleburne Independent School District does

Cleburne Independent School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 505 North Ridgeway Drive in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, operating since 1884 under the oversight of the Texas Education Agency. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across 12 campuses: Cleburne High School, TEAM School, Wheat Middle School, Smith Intermediate School, seven elementary schools (Adams, Coleman, Cooke, Gerard, Irving, Marti, Santa Fe), and the Phoenix Campus (DAEP alternative education). Its mission is to deliver rigorous and relevant learning, with emphasis on college and career readiness, career and technical education, fine arts, athletics, and special education. The district does not charge tuition; it is funded through local property taxes levied within its boundary and through state education funding distributed by TEA.

The district's operating technology stack is a standard Texas K-12 configuration rather than proprietary infrastructure. Finalsite powers the c-isd.com district website; Canvas serves as the learning management system with a parent access module; Skyward Family Access provides the student information system for grades, attendance, schedules, and report cards; ClassLink delivers single sign-on for digital resources; and ParentSquare and StudentSquare handle two-way family and student messaging. Operational systems include SMART Tag for school bus routing and tracking, School Cafe and School Nutrition and Fitness for cafeteria meal accounts and menus, Anonymous Alerts for confidential tip reporting, and a Chromebook 1:1 device initiative. No artificial intelligence or machine learning capabilities are disclosed across the stack.

The district is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Trustees (Places 1-7) led by a President, Vice President, and Secretary, with executive leadership provided by the Superintendent. Dr. Coby Kirkpatrick currently serves as Superintendent (referenced in 2025 bond materials), succeeding Dr. Kyle Heath who held the role as of June 2022. The district runs a recurring bond program for facility improvements (2016, 2021, and a proposed 2025) and partners with the independent Cleburne Education Foundation to fund grants and enrichment programs that supplement tax-supported operations.

Name

Cleburne Independent School District

Legal name

Cleburne Independent School District

Website

https://c-isd.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cleburne ISD is a Texas public K-12 school district serving Cleburne and Johnson County. Funded by local property taxes and state aid, it operates 12 campuses (one high school, middle, intermediate, seven elementary, and an alternative education site) using standard edtech platforms including Canvas and Skyward.

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), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Inclusive / Co-Taught Special Education Programs (EDAKAAAK), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Special Needs-Inclusive Early Learning Academies (EDACADAI)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Career technical education
• Special education programs
• Student information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleburne

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Property Tax Revenue: Funded primarily through local property taxes from residents of the Cleburne ISD boundary
2. State Education Funding: Texas state funding for public education distributed through the Texas Education Agency

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cleburne Independent School District provides free public K-12 education to students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade within Johnson County, Texas, operating 12 campuses. Core offerings include standard academic instruction, college and career readiness programming, career and technical education (CTE) pathways, special education services, athletics, fine arts, and summer learning camps. The district supplements classroom instruction with a digital learning ecosystem (Canvas LMS, Skyward, ClassLink) and family engagement tools (ParentSquare, StudentSquare).

Product overview

Cleburne Independent School District operates a comprehensive educational technology ecosystem serving approximately 13 schools in Cleburne, Texas. The district's digital infrastructure centers on its official website at c-isd.com (powered by Finalsite) as the primary communication hub, supplemented by Canvas as the learning management system for course delivery, Skyward Family Access for student information management, ClassLink for single sign-on student authentication, and ParentSquare/StudentSquare for family and student communication. Additional integrated services include SMART Tag for transportation tracking, School Cafe for meal account management, and various student support services including special education, career and technical education, summer learning programs, and athletics. The district also maintains Chromebook deployment for student use and provides extensive resources for families through its online portals and community resource connections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program Comprehensive tuition-free K-12 public education program serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across Cleburne ISD's 12 campuses, including Cleburne High School, Wheat Middle School, Smith Intermediate School, seven elementary schools (Adams, Coleman, Cooke, Gerard, Irving, Marti, Santa Fe), TEAM School, and Phoenix Campus (DAEP).
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Career and technical education programs preparing high school students for workforce entry and college readiness through structured pathways and industry-aligned certifications.
• Special Education Services Comprehensive special education program including available services, Child Find screening, Section 504 accommodations, transition services, and parent resources for students with disabilities.
• Summer Learning Programs Comprehensive summer learning offerings including Student Learning Camp (SLC) for PK-K Enrichment, Elementary K-5, Middle School 6-8, and High School 9-12, plus ESL programs, athletic camps, STEAM Camp, Art Camp, and Culinary Camp.
• Cleburne ISD Athletics Athletics program providing team schedules, registration, and competitive sports opportunities for Cleburne High School and middle school students.
• Cleburne Community Resources Resource hub connecting Cleburne ISD families with community services including health, counseling, homeless services, language access, and family engagement programs.
• Counseling and Guidance Services Counseling and guidance services including CISD College & Career Day of Testing, Crisis Hotlines, College & Career Readiness, House Bill 5 advisement, and Social Emotional Learning programming for students.
• Child Nutrition Program School nutrition program providing daily meals to enrolled students, with cafeteria menus published through School Nutrition and Fitness and meal account management handled through School Cafe.
• Curriculum and Instruction Services Curriculum and instruction services including Advanced Academics Gifted & Talented, AVID, Dyslexia Services, Elementary STEAM, Instructional Technology, Learning Cycle Curriculum Guides, Mathematics, Middle School STEAM Robotics, PE & Health, Pre-Kindergarten, and Reading Language Arts.
• Transportation Services Student transportation services supported by the SMART Tag parent portal, enabling families to monitor bus routing and student location in real time.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cleburne Education FoundationminorOthersNon-profit education foundation supporting Cleburne ISD students and teachers through grants and educational programs. Independent organization that collaborates with the district to enhance educational opportunities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Instructure (Canvas): Vendor of Cleburne ISD's core learning management system. Not a competitive peer but a critical ecosystem enabler; their pricing and product roadmap directly shape Cleburne ISD's digital instructional capability.

Direct peers

• Joshua Independent School District: Adjacent Johnson County Texas ISD of comparable scale. Competes directly with Cleburne ISD for residential growth, open-enrollment transfers, and staff talent in the same labor market.
• Midlothian Independent School District: Comparable DFW-area ISD with similar enrollment scale and demographic profile. Competes in the same residential growth market and runs a similar CTE-anchored program portfolio.
• Waxahachie Independent School District: South of the DFW metroplex, comparable sized Texas ISD serving a similar suburban-to-rural mix with similar program portfolio (CTE, special education, athletics). Provides useful peer benchmark for facilities, programs, and outcomes.
• Burleson Independent School District: Neighboring Johnson/Tarrant County Texas ISD with similar K-12 public district profile and overlapping feeder geography. Most direct enrollment-competition comparable for Cleburne ISD families on district boundaries.
• Alvarado Independent School District: Nearby Johnson County ISD with comparable rural-to-suburban profile, similar funding model (local property tax + state), and competing for the same Dallas–Fort Worth growth corridor families.

Broad incumbents

• Crowley Independent School District: Larger Tarrant County Texas ISD with established K-12 operations and similar program portfolio. Useful comparable for understanding how a similar district scales programs, facilities, and bond-financed expansion.
• Mansfield Independent School District: Larger Tarrant County ISD operating many more campuses. Shares the same Texas public K-12 operating model, accountability framework, and property-tax/state-funding mix; comparable benchmark for Cleburne ISD's mid-size district operations.

Regional players

• Ennis Independent School District: South of the DFW metroplex, comparable sized ISD serving a similar demographic and operating under the same Texas public school financing framework. A useful geographic peer for benchmarking enrollment, programs, and outcomes.
• Godley Independent School District: Adjacent Johnson County ISD of smaller scale. Strong regional peer given shared county, overlapping feeder patterns, and similar rural-suburban transition dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CleburneISD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CleburneISDcentral
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cleburne-Independent-School-District-105275024523149
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cleburne-isd
• Instagraminstagram.com/cleburneisd

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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