Tippecanoe School Corporation

What Tippecanoe School Corporation does

Tippecanoe School Corporation (TSC) is an Indiana public K-12 school corporation headquartered at 20 Elston Road, Lafayette, Indiana, serving approximately 13,500-13,823 students across 436-437 square miles of Tippecanoe County, making it the second-largest geographic school district in Indiana. It operates 11 elementary schools (K-5), 6 middle schools (grades 6-8), and 3 high schools (grades 9-12), supplemented by the Greater Lafayette Career Academy (40+ career pathways including aviation maintenance, criminal justice, cosmetology, and nursing) and the Tippecanoe Online Academy. The district supports 800+ certified teachers with an average 11.5 years of experience, a 95% graduation rate (among the top in Indiana), and 250+ Indiana Academic Honors Diplomas awarded in 2025, with 73 languages spoken across its families. Governance is by an elected seven-member Board of School Trustees and operational leadership under Superintendent Dr. Scott Hanback (Indiana Superintendent of the Year, IAPSS 2026).

TSC's core technology stack is built on third-party enterprise platforms: PowerSchool for student information, Canvas for learning management, Google Workspace for productivity, IncidentIQ for IT service management, SMART as a custom district portal, and Tyler Technologies' My Ride K-12 for bus GPS tracking, all managed by a centralized Technology Center at 21 Elston Road. A 1:1 student-to-device ratio across K-12 (Chromebooks and iPads) underpins classroom technology access. Operational infrastructure includes 2.6 million+ square feet of buildings, a 122-bus fleet covering 2.5 million+ miles annually, and Nutrition Services serving 1.4 million+ lunches and 469,000+ breakfasts per year. Recent capital projects include the Elston Administration Center opening, Klondike Elementary and Intermediate renovations, and a new classroom wing at Wea Ridge Middle School in 2026.

TSC's business model is that of a government entity rather than a commercial operator: revenue is legislatively fixed at 56.12% state sources and 31.88% local property taxes, with 12.0% from other sources including grants and nutrition service fees, totaling approximately $213.1 million in the 2025-26 budget. No tuition is charged to resident students. GTM is direct enrollment of families within Tippecanoe County via the Enroll at TSC portal and in-person registration, supported by community partnerships (Public Schools Foundation of Tippecanoe County, United Way of Greater Lafayette, Greater Lafayette Commerce, Purdue University SCALE K-12, GE Aerospace, Junior Achievement, SIA Foundation), the TSC2Go mobile app, district newsletters, social media, YouTube-livestreamed Board meetings, and event-driven engagement such as Family Fun Nights and career fairs. Strategic ecosystem ties to Purdue University and major regional employers (GE Aerospace, Subaru of Indiana Automotive, upcoming SK hynix) position the district as a feeder for regional workforce pipelines.

Name

Tippecanoe School Corporation

Legal name

Tippecanoe School Corporation

Website

https://tsc.k12.in.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1853

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Tippecanoe School Corporation is an Indiana public K-12 school corporation serving approximately 13,500 students across 20 schools in Tippecanoe County (Lafayette). Funded by state revenue and local property taxes, it provides free public education with 1:1 devices, 40+ career pathways, and a 95% graduation rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafayette

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

Revenue model

1. State revenue (Education Fund): 56.12% of total revenue comes from state sources and almost entirely supports the Education Fund, which covers instruction expenses including teacher salaries, benefits, and classroom supplies ($124.1 million).
2. Local property taxes (Operations and Debt Service Funds): 31.88% of total revenue from local property taxes, serving as the primary driver for the Operations Fund ($50.9 million) which funds custodians, bus drivers, utilities, and building maintenance, and the Debt Service Fund ($38.1 million) for repayment of school corporation debts. 2025 (payable 2026) tax rate of .8973 split between Debt Service (.4947) and Operations (.4026).
3. Other revenue sources: 12.0% of total revenue from other sources including bank taxes, excise taxes, and miscellaneous internal revenues. TSC also pursues grants (e.g., SIA Foundation, Public Schools Foundation, GE Aerospace, Lafayette Breakfast Optimist Club) and nutrition service fees.
4. Grants and private donations: Supplemental funding from foundations and corporate donors including a $150,000 grant from GE Aerospace for the aviation maintenance program at Greater Lafayette Career Academy, SIA Foundation grants, Public Schools Foundation grants (over $100,000 to TSC), and Lafayette Breakfast Optimist Club grants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tippecanoe School Corporation (TSC) is an Indiana public K-12 school corporation that delivers tuition-free education to approximately 13,500-13,823 students across 11 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 3 high schools, the Greater Lafayette Career Academy, and the Tippecanoe Online Academy within Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It also provides supporting services including student transportation via a 122-bus fleet, school nutrition meals, special education, English learner support, health services, and extracurricular athletics and clubs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TSC2Go: Official mobile app of Tippecanoe School Corporation providing news, calendars, lunch menus, staff directories and school delay/closing alerts.
• Tippecanoe Online Academy (TOA)
• Greater Lafayette Career Academy (GLCA)
• My Ride K-12

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% graduation rate, among the top in the state
• +8 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core, core and minor.

• Purdue University (SCALE K-12)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in which TSC students explore microelectronics through SCALE K-12, an initiative supporting future workforce opportunities including careers tied to the upcoming SK hynix microchip facility. TSC educators complete Purdue University SCALE K-12 programs to design lessons blending microelectronics, creativity, and real-world problem solving. Purdue Women in Engineering program also partners with East Tipp Middle School.
• GE Aerospaceflagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA $150,000 grant from GE Aerospace is taking the aviation maintenance program at the Greater Lafayette Career Academy to new heights, doubling student capacity and upgrading hands-on equipment.
• Junior AchievementcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThrough a strong partnership with Junior Achievement, hundreds of TSC students explore real-life financial scenarios through Finance Park and BizTown, helping them build skills to make informed decisions about money. Junior Achievement also helped organize the inaugural Klondike Middle School career fair.
• Public Schools Foundation of Tippecanoe CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic Schools Foundation promotes excellence in education and encourages classroom innovation by providing grants in academics and the arts to teachers in the public schools in Tippecanoe County. TSC has received well over $100,000 in grants from the Foundation. PSF support is cited by Superintendent Dr. Scott Hanback.
• Read to SucceedcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity initiative led by United Way of Greater Lafayette, Greater Lafayette Commerce, and local community school corporations. Volunteers commit one hour per week to help a student succeed at a local elementary school.
• Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIA hosts TSC students at the IN-MaC Design and Innovation Studio for hands-on manufacturing experiences such as the LEGO car assembly line activity at Wea Ridge Elementary. SIA Foundation also provides grant funding to TSC.
• United Way of Greater LafayettecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-leads the Read to Succeed community initiative, a volunteer program that supports student reading success in local elementary schools.
• Greater Lafayette CommercecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGreater Lafayette Commerce co-leads Read to Succeed and sponsors the Golden Apple Award, which recognizes TSC educators.
• Purdue Universityflagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor regional higher education partner in West Lafayette, serving approximately 46,000 students from 130 countries. Purdue collaborates with TSC on SCALE K-12, Women in Engineering programming, aviation education, and Soil Science educational outreach. Many TSC valedictorians matriculate to Purdue.
• Ivy Tech Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest public post-secondary institution in Indiana, with a Lafayette campus serving about 800 students. Offers technical, vocational, and two-year degree programs; TOA graduate Abigail Roe plans to continue her education at Ivy Tech.
• Lafayette Breakfast Optimist ClubminorOthersProvided a grant for a six-week unit on forces and motion at Burnett Creek Elementary's high ability class and a grant supporting a pen pal program at Woodland and Wea Ridge Elementary Schools.
• Linnwood Childhood CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative agreement allowing TSC and Linnwood to collaborate closely in delivering high-quality early intervention services for children and families in the vital early years.
• Christina & Company Education CenterminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHosts Tippecanoe Online Academy (TOA) student Kayla Brooks for cosmetology training, allowing flexible dual enrollment in high school and vocational training.
• Anthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldcoreOthersHealth insurance provider for TSC employees effective 1/1/2026 (replacing United HealthCare). Group #L15334. Offers PPO, HDHP 1, and HDHP 2 plans, plus CarelonRx pharmacy.
• Delta DentalcoreOthersDental insurance provider for TSC employees. Group #0114-001.
• VSP VisioncoreOthersVision insurance provider for TSC employees. Group #V0114-001.
• Madison National Life Insurance CompanycoreOthersLong Term Disability, Group Life, and Supplemental Life insurance provider for TSC employees. Group #2033 7412 (LTD) and 2033 8682 (Life).
• Hendricks Regional Health (HRH)coreOthersOrthopedic Center of Excellence for TSC health-insured employees and dependents. TSC HRH COE Group #1180.
• Ascension St. Vincent Cardiovascular CarecoreOthersCardiovascular Care Center of Excellence for TSC health-insured employees and dependents. TSC Group #715.
• First Stop HealthcoreOthersTelemedicine and virtual counseling services for TSC employees and their immediate household members at no cost. Also serves as the TSC Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider.
• American FidelitycoreOthersProvider of optional supplemental benefits (accident, cancer, critical illness, dependent care, life, FSA, short-term disability) to TSC employees working 17.5+ hours per week.
• Corebridge Financial (formerly AIG Retirement)coreOthersProvider of 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans for TSC employees. Advisors Julie Sears and Bryan Hoffman support TSC employees.
• TIAA-CrefcoreOthersProvider of the 401(a) retirement plan for TSC teachers; TSC contributes 1.5% of teacher base contract pay.
• Tyler Technologies (My Ride K-12 / PowerSchool / IncidentIQ / Canvas)flagship / coreTechnology or IntegrationTyler Technologies provides the My Ride K-12 bus tracking system; PowerSchool and Canvas (LMS) are core SIS/LMS platforms; IncidentIQ provides IT service management. PowerSchool, Canvas, and Tyler/IncidentIQ form TSC's enterprise technology backbone.
• TSC/LSC Health & Wellness Center (Proactive MD)coreOthersCo-located health and wellness center for TSC and Lafayette School Corporation employees, operated by Proactive MD.
• NuStart (personal coaching program)minorOthersPart of the TSC INtegrate staff wellness initiative; provides weekly personal coaching sessions focused on habit formation, practical nutrition, and mindfulness practices.
• North Central Health ServicesminorOthersNorth Central Health Services awarded TSC a Preventing Youth Suicide Initiative Grant as one of 12 school districts in the region, providing more than $1 million in grants total. TSC's Mental Health Liaison Megan Ulrich leads program integration.

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Brownsburg Community School Corporation: Indiana public school corporation serving Hendricks County, adjacent to the Indianapolis metro. Comparable in funding model and K-12 structure to TSC; useful as a regional peer for benchmarking enrollment growth and CTE/STEM investment patterns in central Indiana.

Broad incumbents

• Indianapolis Public Schools: Indiana's largest urban public school district. Comparable in K-12 public education delivery and Indiana state funding mechanics, though substantially larger and more urban than TSC; useful as an incumbent benchmark for scale, governance, and curriculum strategy.

Direct peers

• Carmel Clay Schools: Indiana public K-12 school corporation serving Carmel in Hamilton County. Comparable in operating model (Indiana public school corporation, tax-funded, large suburban catchment) and in offering extensive AP, dual credit, and CTE pathways similar to TSC's.
• Hamilton Southeastern Schools: Large Indiana public school district serving the fast-growing Hamilton County suburbs of Indianapolis. Comparable to TSC in operating scale, K-12 structure, 1:1 device deployment, and reliance on property-tax funding in a high-growth Indiana county.
• South Bend Community School Corporation: Indiana public K-12 school corporation serving South Bend. Comparable in operating model (Indiana public school corporation), funding mix, and breadth of CTE/academic programs, with similar transportation and nutrition service scale.
• West Lafayette Community School Corporation: Public K-12 school corporation serving West Lafayette, immediately adjacent to TSC's territory. Highly comparable as a Tippecanoe County public school corporation competing for the same student population, funded through the same state and local tax channels.
• Fort Wayne Community Schools: One of Indiana's largest public school districts, serving Fort Wayne. Comparable to TSC in scale (~30,000 students vs. ~13,800), urban-suburban Indiana catchment, and reliance on state revenue plus local property taxes.
• Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation: Large Indiana public school corporation (one of the largest in the state by enrollment). Comparable as an Indiana public K-12 entity with similar state-and-property-tax funding structure, broad CTE programming, and significant transportation fleet.
• Lafayette School Corporation: Adjacent Indiana public K-12 school corporation also serving the Greater Lafayette area. Directly comparable because it shares Tippecanoe County catchment, operates a similar K-12 structure with comparable funding mix, and even co-locates a TSC/LSC Health & Wellness Center with TSC.
• Monroe County Community School Corporation: Indiana public K-12 school corporation serving Bloomington. Comparable as a single-county Indiana public school corporation with significant university-adjacent demographics (Indiana University), similar AP/dual credit offerings, and property-tax-plus-state funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TSCSuper

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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