Tunica County School District

What Tunica County School District does

Tunica County School District (TCSD) is a public K-12 school district and government state entity serving the residents of Tunica County, Mississippi. The district operates five schools — Robinsonville Elementary, Tunica Elementary, Tunica Middle School, Rosa Fort High School, and the David Williams Jr. Career and Technical Center — providing comprehensive educational services from kindergarten through 12th grade, supplemented by special education, gifted education, English Language Learner support, career and technical training (including NCCER construction credentials), athletics, and child nutrition programs. TCSD is governed by an elected Board of Education and led by Superintendent Dr. Frederick Robinson, with a central administrative office at 744 School Street, Tunica, Mississippi, and supporting Maintenance and Transportation facilities.

The district's technology infrastructure is built on a portfolio of third-party educational platforms rather than proprietary systems: Canvas LMS for course delivery, Clever for single sign-on, Renaissance Learning and i-Ready for diagnostic and instructional support, Read Live for reading intervention, Mastery Connect and LinkIt for assessments, ACT WorkKeys for workplace skills assessment, Classwize for classroom management and content filtering, Finalsite for communications, Active Student/Active Parent portals for student information, SAM7 for gradebook, and Google Workspace for staff email. Curriculum is aligned to Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards, with Response to Intervention (RTI) frameworks, MAP assessments, and a Literacy-Based Promotion Act program targeting K-3 reading proficiency.

As a public school district, TCSD is funded through a combination of Mississippi state education allocations, federal Title I/II/IV/V program grants, and local property taxes. No tuition is charged for core educational services. The district employs approximately 350 personnel across instructional, administrative, operations, and support functions. Revenue and budget figures are not publicly disclosed. The district has achieved a "B" accountability grade from the Mississippi Department of Education and has demonstrated improvement in 3rd Grade Reading Assessment scores. Because TCSD is the sole public school district in Tunica County, it functions as a government monopoly for K-12 public education within its geographic service area.

Name

Tunica County School District

Legal name

Tunica County School District

Website

https://tunicak12.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tunica County School District is a public K-12 government entity operating five schools in Tunica County, Mississippi, serving resident students with general education, special education, CTE, and federal Title programs funded by state allocations and local taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Public school district
• K-12 instruction
• Career technical education
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tunica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Federal Title Programs: The district receives funding through Title I Basic, Title II (Improving Teacher Quality), Title IV (Student Support & Academic Enrichment), and Title V (Rural and Low-Income Schools) programs under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
2. State Funding: Mississippi State funding for K-12 public education distributed through the Mississippi Department of Education
3. Local Tax Revenue: Local property and other tax revenues supporting public school operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tunica County School District provides free public K-12 education to students in Tunica County, Mississippi, operating five schools: Robinsonville Elementary School, Tunica Elementary School, Tunica Middle School, Rosa Fort High School, and David Williams Jr. Career and Technical Center. The district delivers core academic instruction, college and career readiness programs, special education, gifted education, federal Title program support, transportation, and child nutrition services.

Product overview

Tunica County School District operates as a public K-12 school district providing comprehensive educational services through a platform structure consisting of five schools (two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one career/technical center) plus centralized support departments. The core product is K-12 general education services, supplemented by specialized programs including Special Education, Federal Title Programs (Title I, II, IV, V), Curriculum & Assessment, Technology Support, Transportation, Child Nutrition, and Gifted Education. The district's technology infrastructure integrates multiple educational platforms including Canvas LMS, Renaissance Learning, and i-Ready for instructional delivery, with support services organized as department-level modules covering academics, operations, and student welfare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 General Education Services Comprehensive K-12 public education services across five schools serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade, including core academic instruction, extracurricular activities, and college/career readiness programs. Free to enrolled students in Tunica County, Mississippi.
• Robinsonville Elementary School
• Rosa Fort High School Traditional high school providing comprehensive secondary education, college preparatory courses, dual enrollment opportunities, and career technical pathways for students in Tunica County.
• Tunica Elementary School Elementary school serving early learners with emphasis on literacy development, reading readiness, and foundational academic preparation for K-3 students.
• Tunica Middle School Middle school providing transitional education for adolescent learners with focus on academic preparedness and college/career awareness.
• David Williams Jr. Career and Technical Center Career and technical education center offering vocational training programs, including NCCER certification pathways for construction and technical trades for high school students.
• Special Education Services Comprehensive special education program including Child Find identification services, IEP development, speech therapy, and specialized instructional support for students with disabilities ages 3-21 within Tunica County School District.
• Federal Title Programs (Title I, II, IV, V) Federally-funded educational programs including Title I Basic (reading/math support), Title II (teacher quality), Title IV (well-rounded education, safe schools, technology), and Title V (rural and low-income schools) programs delivered under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
• Curriculum and Assessment Services District curriculum coordination, Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards alignment, Response to Intervention (RTI), and district/state testing administration including MAP assessments across the district's schools.
• Transportation Services Student transportation via school buses with designated pickup/drop-off locations, bus route management, and transportation for extracurricular activities operated from 6129 Fox Island Road, Tunica.
• Child Nutrition Program School meal program providing breakfast and lunch services to students across the district, managed through an external nutrition services platform.
• Gifted and Talented Education Program Specialized educational program for gifted students featuring differentiated curriculum, accelerated instruction, and multi-disciplinary learning experiences aligned with students' exceptional abilities.
• Literacy-Based Promotion Act Program Literacy intervention program focused on reading proficiency for K-3 students, implementing the 3rd grade reading assessment requirement for promotion to 4th grade under Mississippi's Literacy-Based Promotion Act.
• Athletics Program District athletics including football, basketball, and other sports programs delivered across the district's member schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accountability grade of "B" achieved
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Head StartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Tunica County School District partners with Head Start to better address the early childhood needs of pre-school children. Head Start is designed to foster healthy development in low-income children by delivering a range of services responsive and appropriate to each child's and family's heritage and experience, encompassing all aspects of child development and learning.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DeSoto County School District: Largest public K-12 district in Mississippi, located in the same north-Mississippi region. Included as a broad incumbent that operates at significantly greater scale in the same state regulatory and funding environment.

Direct peers

• Coahoma County School District: Public K-12 district in Coahoma County, Mississippi, located in the same Mississippi Delta region. Overlaps with Tunica County in demographic profile, poverty rates, and Title program structure, making it a close operational and funding comparable.
• West Bolivar Consolidated School District: Public K-12 consolidated district in the Mississippi Delta. Comparable in scale, demographics, and federal Title dependency, operating multiple schools across a rural low-income county.
• South Panola School District: Public K-12 district in Batesville, Mississippi. Tunica County School District's own board member Mr. Marcus Autry is employed there, and it serves a similar north-Mississippi rural student population with comparable economic indicators.
• North Panola School District: Public K-12 district in Sardis, Mississippi. Adjacent Panola County district with comparable size and rural Mississippi Delta demographic profile, making it a direct peer in instruction, funding mix, and accountability context.
• Lafayette County School District: Public K-12 district in Oxford, Mississippi. Comparable mid-sized north-Mississippi district operating under the same state accountability framework and ESSA Title funding structure.
• Clarksdale Municipal School District: Public K-12 district in Clarksdale, Mississippi — a nearby, similarly sized peer in the Mississippi Delta region serving a comparable rural, low-income student population through elementary, middle, and high schools.
• Holly Springs School District: Public K-12 district in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Comparable small-district footprint in north Mississippi with similar rural, low-income demographics and reliance on federal Title funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TCSDistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/tunicacsd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tunica-county-school-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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