Bishop Union Elementary School District

What Bishop Union Elementary School District does

Bishop Union Elementary School District is a California public K-12 school district (government entity) headquartered at 656 W. Pine Street, Bishop, CA, with doing-business-as name Bishop Unified School District. It operates four schools: Bishop Elementary School (TK-5, 800 W. Elm Street), Home Street Middle School (6-8, 201 Home Street — 2024 California Distinguished School), Bishop Union High School (9-12, 301 N. Fowler Street — 98% graduation rate, seven AP offerings), and Palisade Glacier High School (9-12 alternative education, Big Pine). The district's technology stack is standard California K-12 edtech: Aeries for student information, ParentSquare for parent communications, Frontline AESOP for substitute management, Health Office Anywhere for student health records, Spiceworks for maintenance requests, GoFan for athletic ticketing, EzSchoolPay for cafeteria payments, and Google Workspace. No proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability is disclosed.

The district serves students, parents/guardians, and homeless/foster youth in the Eastern Sierra / Owens Valley region, with bus transportation to Dyer, Benton, and Chalfant. Wraparound services include the Bronco Health Clinic operated with Northern Inyo Healthcare District, the Inyo Farm@School program run with Eastern Sierra Farm Fresh and the Inyo County Office of Education, free universal meals under the Community Eligibility Provision for 2025-2026, short-term independent study contracts, and athletics across fall/winter/spring seasons.

The business model is government-funded rather than commercial: revenue derives from LCFF apportionments, local property taxes, the November 2024 Measures R and S facilities bonds, federal Title aid, and categorical grants; revenue is not publicly disclosed as a commercial figure. Governance is an elected Board of Trustees with Katherine Kolker as Superintendent and Secretary to the Board since November 2019, overseen by directors for Facilities (Kristin Loven, bond projects), Food Service (Becky Dondero), and Athletics (Stacy Van Nest), plus BUHS Principal Corinne Quintana. There is no equity ownership, parent company, or investment thesis in the conventional sense — the district's "performance" is measured by graduation rate, accreditation, and program breadth rather than revenue or ROI.

Name

Bishop Union Elementary School District

Legal name

Bishop Union Elementary School District

Website

https://bishopschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bishop Union Elementary School District is a California public K-12 school district operating four schools (elementary, middle, high, and alternative education) in the Bishop/Owens Valley area, serving students from transitional kindergarten through grade 12 with academics, free meals, transportation, athletics, a school-based health clinic, and an agricultural education program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary school services
• Secondary school programs
• Student transportation
• School food services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bishop

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bishop Unified School District provides public K-12 education services to students in the Bishop, California area through four school campuses: Bishop Elementary School (TK-5), Home Street Middle School (6-8), Bishop Union High School (9-12), and Palisade Glacier High School (alternative education). The district also provides student transportation, free meal services via the Community Eligibility Provision, athletics programs, a school-based health clinic, and college and career preparation including seven AP courses.

Product overview

Bishop Unified School District is a public K-12 education system comprising four schools: Bishop Elementary School (TK-5), Home Street Middle School (6-8), Bishop Union High School (9-12), and Palisade Glacier High School (alternative education). The district provides comprehensive educational services including core academic instruction, food services with free meals for all students, transportation, athletics programs, a school-based health clinic, and agricultural education through its farm program. The district operates under a platform of school sites serving different grade levels, supported by shared administrative systems including the Aeries student information system, ParentSquare communications, and district-wide facility management through bond-funded improvements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bishop Elementary School Elementary school serving students from Transitional Kindergarten through 5th grade at 800 West Elm Street, Bishop, CA.
• Home Street Middle School Middle school serving grades 6-8, recognized as a 2024 California Distinguished School.
• Bishop Union High School High school serving grades 9-12, offering seven AP courses, athletics, Bronco Health Clinic, and college and career preparation programs with a 98% graduation rate.
• Palisade Glacier High School Alternative education high school serving grades 9-12, located in Big Pine, CA.
• Food Services / Cafeteria Program District-wide meal program providing free breakfast and lunch to all students for the 2025-2026 school year under the Community Eligibility Provision.
• Transportation Services Bus transportation services for students covering Dyer, Benton, and Chalfant routes with scheduled pickup and drop-off.
• Bronco Health Clinic School-based health center operated in partnership with Northern Inyo Healthcare District, providing healthcare services at Bishop Union High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Short Term Independent Study Independent study contracts allowing students to continue learning while absent from school for 1-15 days per school year.
• School Farm and Agricultural Education Inyo Farm@School program where students plant, cultivate, harvest, and sell produce at local markets, teaching agricultural skills and entrepreneurship.
• Athletics Programs Athletic programs at Bishop Union High School including football, volleyball, tennis, cross country, wrestling, basketball, ski team, and ice hockey across fall, winter, and spring seasons.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% graduation rate at Bishop Union High School
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northern Inyo Healthcare DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to operate the Bronco Health Clinic at Bishop Union High School. The school-based health center brings healthcare providers into the school setting, helping reduce absences, dropout rates, disciplinary problems, and negative academic outcomes. Clinic is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Eastern Sierra Farm FreshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Inyo Farm@School site and orchard planting initiatives. Students participate in planting, caring for, harvesting, and selling produce at local markets. Partnership helps create an orchard and provides hands-on agricultural education.
• Inyo County Office of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Inyo Farm@School site as part of the local public education system. Joint efforts on orchard planting days and farm-to-school programs.
• Inyo CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInyo County offers a FREE 3-part Teen Seminar Series for parents/caregivers of 6-12th grade students. County behavioral health resources and services are referenced for student mental health support.
• North Star CounselingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free Parent Support & Skills Group for Inyo Families. Six-week support group held Thursdays with child care and dinner provided. Partnership supports student and family wellness.
• IMACA Head StartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Figueroa, Board Vice President, has worked for IMACA Head Start preschool for 24 years, supervising centers in Inyo and Mono counties.
• AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteve Elia, Board Member, is employed as a Teaching & Learning Program Specialist for AVID. AVID is an educational program used across BUSD to prepare students for college success.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Mammoth Unified School District: Adjacent public K-12 district serving Mammoth Lakes, CA — the closest geographic and demographic peer to Bishop USD in the Eastern Sierra region. Operates a comparable small rural school district model with similar staffing scale.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool Holdings: Largest K-12 student information system and education technology platform in North America. A broad incumbent that competes in the same SIS/operations category that Bishop USD's Aeries integration sits within.
• Los Angeles Unified School District: California's largest public K-12 district. A broad incumbent offering overlapping educational services, food programs, and health partnerships at scale — relevant as a benchmark rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Stride Inc. (K12 Inc.): Online learning and alternative education provider serving K-12 students, including blended and full-time virtual programs. Comparable to Bishop USD's Palisade Glacier alternative high school offering.
• Palo Alto Unified School District: High-performing California public K-12 district comparable in its AP/college-readiness focus and community-centric governance model. Useful benchmark for outcome-driven CA districts of similar grade-span structure.

Others

• Frontline Education: Vendor of the Frontline AESOP substitute management and human capital platform used by BUSD. A direct technology partner for K-12 operational workflows across similar California districts.
• Aeries Software (Eagle Software): Vendor providing the Aeries Student Information System that BUSD runs for enrollment, gradebook, and parent portal. A direct technology peer in the K-12 SIS category serving similar California districts.

Emerging players

• Illuminate Education: K-12 data, assessment, and student information platform serving California public school districts. An emerging player in the same SIS/analytics category that BUSD's tech stack operates in.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BishopUnifiedSchoolDistrict

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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