What Hennessey Public Schools does

Hennessey Public Schools is a public K-12 school district serving Hennessey, Oklahoma, and surrounding communities in rural Kingfisher County. The district operates three schools — Hennessey Elementary School (K-4) including the Early Childhood Center, Hennessey Middle School (grades 5-8), and Hennessey High School (grades 9-12) — providing free public education, athletics, special education and Section 504 services, counseling, concurrent enrollment college coursework, and AP offerings. Students and families are the primary customer base, with a secondary segment of out-of-district transfer students admitted on a space-available, first-come, first-served basis. Governance is provided by an elected five-member Board of Education under Superintendent Jason Sternberger.

The district's technology stack consists of standard K-12 SaaS platforms rather than proprietary products. School-to-home communication runs through ParentSquare (announcements, messaging, attendance and grade monitoring, permission slips, and volunteer coordination), while student information, online enrollment, and the gradebook/parent portal are handled via Wengage/SylogistEd with Google SSO. The Hennessey Eagles athletic program competes under OSSAA sanction across ten-plus sports, with games livestreamed through Skordle.tv. Other integrations include STOPit for anonymous safety reporting, OKCollegestart.org and OSTP for academic planning and testing, and Oklahoma School Report Cards for state-mandated performance transparency. A Chromebook 1:1 program supports instruction, including summer checkout for concurrent enrollment coursework.

As a government state entity, Hennessey Public Schools does not operate a commercial revenue model. Funding flows from Oklahoma state education aid, local property taxes, and federal grants including ESSER III/American Rescue Plan. The district charges no tuition to in-district residents; the only disclosed fee is a $30 Chromebook technology fee for concurrent enrollment and AP English Lit students. The organization is not a candidate for conventional PE/VC/M&A investment — it functions as a publicly funded, geographically determined service provider with no parent company, no private equity sponsorship, and no IPO pathway.

Name

Hennessey Public Schools

Legal name

Hennessey Public Schools

Website

https://hps.k12.ok.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hennessey Public Schools is a public K-12 school district in Hennessey, Oklahoma, operating an elementary school, middle school, high school, and early childhood center that serves local students and families with academic, athletic, and college-preparatory programs funded by state, local, and federal sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• PreK-12 instruction
• Special education programs
• Athletics and extracurriculars

Headquarters

HQ city

Hennessey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Hennessey Public Schools operates as a public school district funded primarily through state education funding, local property taxes, and federal grants (ESSER III/American Rescue Plan). The district is a government entity providing free public education to residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hennessey Public Schools is a public school district in Hennessey, Oklahoma that delivers free K-12 education through three schools (Elementary K-4, Middle School 5-8, High School 9-12) plus an Early Childhood Center. Core offerings include academic instruction, special education and Section 504 services, athletics programs, counseling and college/career readiness, and concurrent enrollment for college credit, supported by ParentSquare for school-home communication and Wengage/SylogistEd for enrollment and gradebook management.

Product overview

Hennessey Public Schools is a traditional public school district serving students in Hennessey, Oklahoma. The district operates three schools (Elementary K-4, Middle School 5-8, High School 9-12) providing core educational services alongside athletic programs and special education support. The district's digital infrastructure includes ParentSquare for school-home communication and Wengage/SylogistEd for enrollment and gradebook management. The Counselor's Corner platform provides college/career readiness, concurrent enrollment, and scholarship coordination. Athletics programs span multiple sports including football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, track, and wrestling, with games streamed via Skordle.tv.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hennessey Eagles: Athletic teams and sports programs for Hennessey Public Schools
• ParentSquare
• Counselor's Corner

Products and services

• Hennessey Elementary School

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduation and college/career readiness for local students

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationHennessey Public Schools uses ParentSquare as its primary school-to-home communication platform. The platform provides announcements, news, messaging, calendar/events, attendance/grades monitoring, permission slips, and volunteer coordination. ParentSquare automatically generates accounts for parents using contact information in the school's database.
• Wengage/SylogistcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe district uses Wengage (by Sylogist) as its student information system (SIS) and enrollment portal. Guardians use this platform to request accounts, enroll students online, complete required forms, and manage student records.
• Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHennessey Public Schools is a member of OSSAA, the governing body for high school athletics and activities in Oklahoma. OSSAA establishes eligibility requirements, rules, and schedules for all sanctioned sports including football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, track, wrestling, cross country, golf, and cheer.
• Oklahoma Institutions of Higher Education (Concurrent Enrollment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHennessey High School offers concurrent enrollment allowing students to earn college credit while in high school. Students taking concurrent college classes may check out school Chromebooks for summer coursework.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Dove Science Academy: Oklahoma City-based charter network serving K-12 students with a STEM and college-prep focus. Represents the charter-school competitive set that draws students and funding away from traditional Oklahoma public school districts.
• Harding Charter Preparatory High School: Oklahoma City-based charter high school offering college-prep curriculum and concurrent enrollment options. Competes for students seeking rigorous alternatives to traditional public high schools and benchmarks Hennessey's concurrent enrollment program.
• Epic Charter Schools: Oklahoma-based virtual and blended charter school network that draws state per-pupil funding. Competes with traditional districts — including rural ones like Hennessey — for enrolled students, particularly in K-12 online learning formats.

Direct peers

• Okeene Public Schools: Small rural K-12 public school district in nearby Blaine County, Oklahoma. Comparable in scale, funding model, and OSSAA-sanctioned athletics portfolio, serving a similarly tight-knit agricultural community.
• Cashion Public Schools: Small K-12 public school district in nearby Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. Operates an elementary and high school under the same state funding and OSSAA frameworks, with a comparable rural, community-led enrollment model.
• Kingfisher Public Schools: Neighboring K-12 public school district headquartered in Kingfisher, Oklahoma — the county seat of the same county Hennessey serves. Operates a similar set of elementary, middle, and high schools with comparable OSSAA athletics, state funding model, and rural Oklahoma catchment dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Moore Public Schools: Large suburban Oklahoma City-area K-12 district with extensive athletics and academic programming. Comparable as a benchmark for technology adoption, concurrent enrollment, and special education service delivery at greater scale than Hennessey.
• Enid Public Schools: Largest public school district in north-central Oklahoma, headquartered in Enid (~25 miles from Hennessey). Operates the same K-12 instructional, athletics, and special education services but at substantially larger scale; serves as the regional enrollment alternative for families leaving rural districts.
• Oklahoma City Public Schools: State's largest K-12 public district, operating dozens of schools across Oklahoma City. Provides the full menu of magnet, athletics, concurrent enrollment, and special education services that benchmark what scaled Oklahoma public education can offer.
• Edmond Public Schools: Large metropolitan Oklahoma City-area K-12 public district with comprehensive academic, athletics, concurrent enrollment, and special education offerings. Competes indirectly for transfer students seeking broader programming than rural districts provide.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Eagles_HPS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hennessey

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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