Hillsboro City Schools

What Hillsboro City Schools does

Hillsboro City Schools is a public K-12 school district operating under the legal name Hillsboro City School District, headquartered at 39 Willettsville Pike, Hillsboro, Ohio. The district serves students from kindergarten through grade 12 across three brick-and-mortar facilities: Hillsboro Elementary School (K-5), Hillsboro Middle School (6-8), and Hillsboro High School (9-12). It is a governmental entity and political subdivision of the State of Ohio, governed by an elected Board of Education and operating under oversight of the Ohio Department of Education. Core customer segments include resident K-12 students and families, special population students (special education, ELL, homeless, military-connected, gifted), and district staff and educators. The firmographics indicate a founding year of 1846, and the district is operating as of July 2026 based on current website content.

The district's technology stack is built around Google Suite for Education as the core instructional and administrative platform, integrated via Clever as a single sign-on portal that connects students and staff to supplementary learning tools including PLATO (Edmentum), Accelerated Reader (Renaissance), Aimsweb, Varsity Tutors, and Pearson EasyBridge. The district website is powered by Finalsite, and administrative operations are supported by AESOP for substitute management, Public SchoolWorks for health and safety compliance, Samegoal for IEP management, and Progressbook (via MVECA consortium) for student information and grade management. Communication tools include One Call Now, Remind, Class Dojo, and district-managed social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook. The PBIS framework is deployed district-wide for behavioral management.

As a public school district, Hillsboro City Schools does not generate commercial revenue; funding flows from Ohio state foundation payments, local property tax levies, and federal education grants including Title I, IDEA (special education), and USDA child nutrition programs. The district operates free public education with no tuition model, and supplemental fee-based services (cafe payments via Linq Connect, activity fees via Final Forms) are ancillary. Distribution is exclusively within district geographic boundaries through direct enrollment of resident students and open enrollment of non-resident students, delivered via in-person instruction across the three school facilities. Technology partnerships total roughly 18 vendor integrations spanning instructional, administrative, safety, and family engagement functions.

Name

Hillsboro City Schools

Legal name

Hillsboro City School District

Website

https://hillsboro.k12.oh.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1846

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hillsboro City Schools is a public K-12 school district in Hillsboro, Ohio, operating elementary, middle, and high schools under Ohio Department of Education oversight. It serves resident and open-enrolled students with Google Suite-based instruction and state, local, and federal funding.

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)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary secondary schools
• Special education services
• Gifted education programs
• Title I federal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hillsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hillsboro City Schools is a public K-12 school district operating three campuses (Elementary K-5, Middle 6-8, High 9-12) in Hillsboro, Ohio. It delivers free public education to district residents and open-enrollment students, supported by federal programs (Title I, ELL, special education), gifted education, food services, athletics, and a Google Workspace-based digital learning environment integrated through the Clever portal.

Product overview

Hillsboro City Schools is a three-school public school district (K-12) in Hillsboro, Ohio, consisting of Hillsboro Elementary School, Hillsboro Middle School, and Hillsboro High School. The district operates on a unified platform architecture built around Google Suite for Education as the core instructional and administrative tool, supplemented by specialized programs including Federal Programs (Title I, ELL, Homeless support), Special Education services managed via Samegoal, Gifted Education, Food Services, and School Nurse services. The district utilizes Clever as its portal for educational application integration, enabling single sign-on access to supplementary learning platforms like PLATO, Accelerated Reader, Aimsweb, and Varsity Tutors. Administrative operations are supported by systems including AESOP for absence management, Public SchoolWorks for health and safety compliance, and various parent communication tools like Remind and Class Dojo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hillsboro Elementary School Public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Hillsboro City School District, providing foundational education with early literacy programs and PBIS behavioral support for district-resident and open-enrolled students.
• Hillsboro Middle School Public middle school serving grades 6-8 with developmentally appropriate academic, social, and extracurricular programs for Hillsboro City School District students.
• Hillsboro High School Public high school serving grades 9-12, providing comprehensive secondary education with academic programs, college preparation, career and technical education, and athletics for Hillsboro City School District students.
• Special Education Services Special education department providing individualized education program (IEP) services, Child Find identification, parent resources, and Peterson Scholarship support for K-12 students with disabilities, with IEP management via the Samegoal platform.
• Gifted Education & Services Department offering programs and services designed for academically gifted K-12 students to enhance learning opportunities and meet differentiated instructional needs within the Hillsboro City School District.
• Food Services School nutrition and food service program providing breakfast and lunch to K-12 students via USDA's National School Lunch Program, with online meal account management through Linq Connect / Cafe Payment Center.
• Federal Programs Department Federal Programs department administering Title I, English Language Learners (ELL/ESL), services for homeless students, federal funds management, parent links, and test security for K-12 students in the Hillsboro City School District.
• School Nurse / Health & Wellness Services School nurse and health & wellness services providing student health registration, health records management through CareDox (School Care), and wellness programming for K-12 students.
• Athletics Program Hillsboro High School athletics program offering extracurricular sports participation for students in grades 9-12, with scheduling and forms managed via Final Forms and the Snap! Schools athletics portal.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Google (Google Suite for Education)coreTechnology or IntegrationDistrict utilizes Google's suite of educational tools including Google Meet (video conferencing), Gmail, Google Classroom (class content management), Google Drive (file storage), Google Docs/Sheets/Slides (productivity), and Google Calendar for scheduling and district communications.
• FinalsitecoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider powering the district's main website (hcs-k12.org) with content management and communication tools.
• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationSingle sign-on education portal integrated with district systems to provide students and staff seamless access to educational applications including Google Classroom, PLATO, Accelerated Reader, and other learning tools.
• MVECA (Miami Valley Educational Computer Association)coreTechnology or IntegrationRegional educational technology consortium providing shared technology services, Progressbook student information system access, AESOP substitute management, and professional development resources.
• Highland District LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal library partnership providing library resources, summer reading programs, and community literacy support.
• Ohio Department of EducationcoreOthersState education agency providing oversight, funding through various programs including Title I, special education ( IDEA), and state testing requirements.
• USDA (Food Services)minorOthersFederal child nutrition programs providing school meals through the National School Lunch Program and breakfast programs.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wilmington City Schools: Clinton County, Ohio public K-12 district of similar small-city scale. Comparable in operating three-school K-12 structure, open enrollment, and dependence on Ohio Department of Education funding streams.
• Chillicothe City Schools: Ross County, Ohio public K-12 district serving a larger but demographically similar southern Ohio city. Comparable in three-school K-12 structure and reliance on state and federal funding.
• Greenfield Exempted Village Schools: Adjacent public K-12 school district in Highland County, Ohio. Directly comparable as a small rural Ohio district with similar funding structure, demographic profile, and reliance on state foundation payments and local levies.
• Washington Court House City Schools: Fayette County, Ohio public K-12 district serving a similar small-city southern Ohio community. Comparable scale, three-school structure, and rural Ohio demographic profile.
• Waverly City Schools: Pike County, Ohio public K-12 district serving a comparable small-town southern Ohio population. Similar in size, governance structure, and rural Appalachian demographic context.

Regional players

• Lynchburg-Clay Local School District: Highland County, Ohio public K-12 district in the immediate geographic vicinity of Hillsboro. Comparable rural southern Ohio district competing for the same open-enrollment students and competing in the same athletic conferences.
• Bright Local School District: Highland County, Ohio public K-12 district serving a smaller rural community adjacent to Hillsboro. Comparable in rural Ohio demographic profile and consolidated K-12 instructional structure.
• Fairfield Local School District: Highland County, Ohio public K-12 district. Direct geographic neighbor of Hillsboro City Schools with similar rural Appalachian student demographics and comparable reliance on local property tax levies.

Others

• Ohio Department of Education: State education agency providing oversight, foundation funding, Title I administration, IDEA special education funding, and state testing requirements. Regulatory and funding counterpart for all Ohio public K-12 districts including Hillsboro.
• MVECA (Miami Valley Educational Computer Association): Regional educational technology consortium serving multiple Ohio school districts. Hillsboro is a member and uses MVECA for shared Progressbook, AESOP, and professional development services, making it a critical operational partner rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HCSDistrictNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/HillsboroCitySchools

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Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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