Elgin Public Schools

What Elgin Public Schools does

Elgin Public Schools is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 501 K Street in Elgin, Comanche County, Oklahoma, operating continuously since its establishment on April 3, 1902 as School District No. 16, County of Comanche, Oklahoma Territory. The district is a government state entity under the authority of the Oklahoma State Department of Education and a locally elected Board of Education; it has been accredited since 1928 and currently spans 125.5 square miles. It serves PreK-12 students across four operating school sites — Elgin Lower Elementary, Elgin Upper Elementary, Elgin Middle School, and Elgin High School — supplemented by Performing Arts and Athletics programs, an Alternative Education Program serving 25–30 students aged 13–21, and supporting services that include Special Education, Gifted & Talented, English Learners, McKinney-Vento Homeless support, and Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) support.

The district's core products are public educational services and supporting digital infrastructure. Its technology stack includes the SylogistEd/Wengage online gradebook (with mobile apps for parents and students to view grades and make school-meal payments), ClassLink single sign-on for staff, Google G Suite for Education, School Messenger for calls/emails/texts, a public-facing website at elginps.org with subsites for each school, individual school Facebook pages (including Elgin High School "Home of the Owls"), and The Owl Network Cable Channel 99 for televised announcements and event coverage. The mobile Wengage app is published on both the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Elgin Public Schools does not operate as a commercial enterprise. The district is funded through a combination of state appropriations, local property taxes, and federal grants (including Title I and Special Education programs), with supplemental resources channeled through the Elgin Schools Education Foundation (ESEF). The only direct-revenue activity disclosed is the school nutrition program, which uses tiered per-meal pricing for PK-2, Grades 3-6, Grades 7-12, and adult customers, billed pay-as-you-go and processed through the SylogistEd/Wengage online payment portal. Recent years have produced multiple statewide educator awards, including the 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year (Melissa Evon) and the 2026 OAESP Principal of Excellence Award (Traci Newell).

Name

Elgin Public Schools

Legal name

Elgin Public School District

Website

https://elginps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Elgin Public Schools is a K-12 public school district in Comanche County, Oklahoma, operating four schools (Lower and Upper Elementary, Middle School, and High School) that serve PreK-12 students and their families within a 125.5 square mile area, founded in 1902.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Elgin

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, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Elgin Public Schools is a public K-12 school district that delivers PreK through 12th-grade general education, special education, English learner, gifted and talented, alternative education, and McKinney-Vento homeless education services across four school campuses in Elgin, Oklahoma. The district also operates child nutrition, transportation, facilities maintenance, athletics, and performing arts programs, and supports parent engagement through the SylogistEd/Wengage gradebook and parent portal.

Product overview

Elgin Public Schools operates a unified website portal complemented by the Wengage by SylogistED mobile app. The district website serves as the central hub for all schools (Elgin High School, Elgin Lower Elementary, Elgin Middle School, and Elgin Upper Elementary), providing access to district services, news, events, and resources. The Wengage app extends this to mobile devices for parents and students to access grades and make meal payments. Supporting digital channels include The Owl Network (Cable Channel 99) for televised announcements and individual school subsites for Athletics and Performing Arts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elgin Public School District PK-12 Education Services Comprehensive public education from Pre-K through 12th grade, including general education, Special Education, English Learners, Gifted & Talented, McKinney-Vento Homeless services, and Title I programs, delivered across four school campuses for Elgin-area students and families.
• Alternative Education Program Competency-based alternative education program serving 25-30 students ages 13-21 who need a non-traditional pathway to high school completion.
• Special Education Services Special education programming for students with disabilities, governed by FERPA and IDEA-related compliance, operated by the district's Special Education Director.
• Child Nutrition Food Services School breakfast and lunch meal services for PK-12 students with tiered pricing by grade band (PK-2, Grades 3-6, Grades 7-12) and adult meals, including Free and Reduced Lunch eligibility and online payments via SylogistEd/Wengage.
• District Plant Maintenance and Facilities Services Janitorial, maintenance, and facility support services across the district, with online request workflows for facility and maintenance needs.
• Student Transportation Services Student bus transportation across the 125.5-square-mile district, with High School Principal serving concurrently as Transportation Director and online transportation request and calendar tools.
• Athletics Program School-based athletic programs for Elgin Owls students across multiple sports, with a dedicated website and live-streamed events via Facebook.
• Performing Arts Program Performing arts education and showcase programs for students in the district, featuring events broadcast on The Owl Network.
• Wengage by SylogistED Mobile App Mobile application enabling parents and students to view grades, schedules, and make online payments for school meals, integrating with the SylogistEd gradebook ecosystem.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elgin Schools Education Foundation (ESEF)coreOthersNon-profit charitable community organization dedicated to securing and distributing contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations for the benefit of Elgin Public Schools. Mission is to inspire academic excellence by providing resources to enhance education.
• Southern Plains Cable CompanycoreTechnology or IntegrationCable company agreement that makes Elgin Schools Cable Channel 99 (The Owl Network) available to cable television subscribers in the school district for educational programming.
• Community Champions PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business partners including Ace Hardware, All American Bank, Elgin Realty, Kori Eslick Farmer's Insurance, Liberty National Bank, Hilliary Communications, and The Chronicle Newspaper that support the school community through the Community Champions program.
• Connection ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal church partner that supported Teacher Appreciation Week by providing food for teachers and staff.
• Hilliary CommunicationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal communications company that supported Teacher Appreciation Week and is listed as a Community Champion partner.
• Lev CoffeeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal coffee business that provided coffee and treats for teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lawton Public Schools: Largest public school district also located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Operates PK-12 schools and serves the same regional student population as Elgin Public Schools, making it the most directly comparable peer in the immediate area.
• Cache Public Schools: Adjacent rural public school district in Comanche County, Oklahoma, serving a similar small-town community. Closely comparable scale and demographics to Elgin Public Schools.
• Comanche Public Schools: Public school district headquartered in Comanche, Oklahoma, within the same county as Elgin. Provides PK-12 education with comparable rural Oklahoma district characteristics.
• Fletcher Public Schools: Small rural Oklahoma public school district in Comanche County. Operates PK-12 schools with similar staffing scale and community profile to Elgin Public Schools.
• Sterling Public Schools: Small rural public school district in Comanche County, Oklahoma, directly comparable to Elgin Public Schools in geographic scope, student population, and operational scale.

Broad incumbents

• Oklahoma City Public Schools: The largest public school district in Oklahoma, providing the full PK-12 service portfolio plus extensive alternative and specialized programs. Comparable in operating model and Oklahoma-specific funding context, but substantially larger than Elgin Public Schools.
• Edmond Public Schools: One of the largest public school districts in Oklahoma, serving a much larger and more suburban community. Comparable in offering comprehensive PK-12 programs and the same Oklahoma state regulatory framework, but operates at substantially greater scale.
• Norman Public Schools: Major Oklahoma public school district with comprehensive PK-12 services, special education, and alternative education programs. Operates at much greater scale but shares the same Oklahoma regulatory and funding environment as Elgin Public Schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Elgin-Public-Schools/100063825582807
• Xx.com/elginschools

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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