What Lenawee Intermediate School District does

Lenawee Intermediate School District (LISD) is a public intermediate school district organized under Michigan state law, headquartered at 4107 N. Adrian Highway in Adrian, Michigan. As the statutorily designated coordinating educational entity for Lenawee County, LISD delivers specialized services that local school districts within the county could not efficiently provide on their own. Its core service lines include the LISD TECH Center (29+ state-approved Career and Technical Education programs), the JC/LISD Academy (a dual-enrollment early/middle college program operated in partnership with Jackson College), comprehensive Special Education Services spanning ages 0-26, Early Childhood programs (Early On for birth-to-3 and Great Start Readiness Programs), Adult Learning, Professional Learning for educators, the Center for a Sustainable Future, and the Stubnitz Environmental Education Program. The district also administers a health insurance consortium that has generated an estimated $13.3M in cumulative savings for member districts since 2011.

Quantified service volumes disclosed include 1,412 K-12 special-education students supported, 1,073 CTE enrollees, 1,425 industry-recognized credentials earned, 1,897 college credits earned at no cost through the College Now initiative, 547 students receiving coordinated mental-health services, 2,527 participants in the Stubnitz Environmental Education Program, 11,642 continuing-education credit hours for local educators, and over 500,000 bus miles traveled annually. The College Now program and JC/LISD Academy pipeline together produced 8 associate degrees and 764 college credits for the Class of 2024 alone.

LISD's funding model is that of a Michigan intermediate school district: revenue flows from state aid, local property taxes, and federal grants, with no commercial customer pricing. The district redistributed $10.7M from federal, state, and local sources to its constituent local districts and operates wholly-owned sub-entities including the LISD TECH Center, JC/LISD Academy, Center for a Sustainable Future, and the affiliated Lenawee County Education Foundation (which awarded 411 scholarships). Marketing is informational rather than commercial, centered on the lisd.us website, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and iOS/Android mobile applications. The entity has no disclosed parent company, no funding rounds, no M&A history, and no proprietary technology products.

Name

Lenawee Intermediate School District

Legal name

Lenawee Intermediate School District

Website

https://lisd.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lenawee Intermediate School District is a Michigan public intermediate school district headquartered in Adrian that coordinates specialized K-12 services — including 29+ CTE programs, special education, early college dual enrollment, and professional learning — for students, families, and member districts across Lenawee County.

Ownership category

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Product category

Public K-12 Educational Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710), Junior Colleges (61121)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charter Career & Technical Education (CTE) Schools (EDAJACAK), Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

Keywords

• Intermediate school district
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• Early childhood programs
• Professional development educators

Headquarters

HQ city

Adrian

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lenawee Intermediate School District is a Michigan public intermediate school district that delivers centralized specialized educational services to K-12 students, member local school districts, and adult learners across Lenawee County. Its core offerings include special education programs, career and technical education (29+ state-approved CTE programs at the LISD TECH Center), early/middle college dual enrollment (JC/LISD Academy with Jackson College), early childhood programs, mental health services, adult learning, and professional development for educators.

Product overview

Lenawee Intermediate School District (LISD) operates as a multi-service educational organization offering a platform of programs and services to support learners from birth through adulthood. The core offerings include the LISD TECH Center (29+ career and technical education programs), JC/LISD Academy (early/middle college program), Special Education Services, Early Childhood Programs, Adult Learning, and Professional Learning for educators. These programs are interconnected through the College Now initiative, which allows students to earn college credits at no cost, and are unified by the mission to 'empower learners and create opportunities for success.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JC/LISD Academy: Early/middle college program offering dual enrollment opportunities allowing students to earn college credits while completing high school requirements, operated in partnership with Jackson College.
• LISD TECH Center
• Center for a Sustainable Future

Products and services

• LISD TECH Center

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,425 industry-recognized credentials earned by students through CTE programs
• +5 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Jackson CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJC/LISD Academy is a collaborative partnership between Jackson College and Lenawee ISD providing an early/middle college program. Students earn both high school and college credits simultaneously, with college credits provided at no cost to students. The partnership enables students to graduate with an associate degree or significant college credits while completing high school requirements.
• Lenawee County Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lenawee County Education Foundation is affiliated with LISD and administers scholarship programs for students. The foundation awarded 411 scholarships to students, supporting educational opportunities beyond standard district programming. This partnership leverages community resources to enhance student success.

Scale indicators24 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kent Intermediate School District: Large Michigan ISD providing the same ISD-level coordinating functions as Lenawee ISD but at substantially greater scale, making it a relevant incumbent peer for benchmarking service breadth and capacity.
• Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency (Wayne RESA): Michigan's largest regional educational service agency, offering a broader portfolio of special education, CTE, and shared services at significantly greater scale than Lenawee ISD; relevant incumbent peer within the same governance category.

Direct peers

• Jackson County Intermediate School District: Adjacent Michigan ISD providing the same regional coordinating services—special education, CTE, professional learning—to local districts. Highly comparable in mandate, scale, and governance structure to Lenawee ISD.
• Eaton Intermediate School District: Michigan ISD delivering regional special education, CTE, and shared services to local districts; functionally comparable peer operating under the same state governance framework.
• Washtenaw Intermediate School District: Larger Michigan ISD operating the same mix of regional services—special education, CTE, professional development—for local districts; comparable mandate with broader scale than Lenawee ISD.
• Ottawa Area Intermediate School District: Michigan ISD with a comparable mix of special education, CTE, early childhood, and educator professional learning services, serving as a direct functional peer to Lenawee ISD within the state system.
• Hillsdale Intermediate School District: Neighboring Michigan ISD of similar small-county/rural profile, delivering special education, CTE, and shared services under the same state regulatory framework as Lenawee ISD.
• Ingham Intermediate School District: Larger Michigan ISD providing an overlapping portfolio of special education, CTE, adult education, and educator professional learning services to local districts.
• Calhoun Intermediate School District: Michigan ISD offering parallel regional services including special education coordination and CTE. Closely comparable in function and program mix to Lenawee ISD.
• Monroe Intermediate School District: Michigan ISD serving a comparable county-level footprint with special education, CTE, and early childhood programming. Direct functional peer within the same state ISD system as Lenawee ISD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LenaweeISD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/lisdtv
• Facebookfacebook.com/LenaweeISD
• Instagraminstagram.com/lenaweeisd

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Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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