Tombstone High School

What Tombstone High School does

Tombstone High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 within Tombstone Unified School District #1 (TUSD #1), a governmental education entity headquartered in Tombstone, Arizona. The district operates three school sites: Tombstone High School (maximum capacity 470 students), Walter J. Meyer School (K-8), and Huachuca City School (K-8), the latter holding Purple Star School designation from the Arizona Department of Education for military-connected student support. The institution traces its roots to 1877 and currently operates with a five-member elected Governing Board (Keith Guin as President, James Dotson as Vice President, Rick Shelley, Wyatt Berry, and Robert Gerencser) under Superintendent Dr. Sarah Cox, with David Thursby serving as high school principal.

TUSD #1 delivers comprehensive K-12 education with notable breadth in Career and Technical Education, including agriculture, Army JROTC, construction, culinary arts, digital photography, graphic design, law enforcement, medical professions/nursing, software and computer apps/coding, and welding. Supporting services include district-wide food services (with free meals for all K-8 students under the USDA Community Eligibility Provision and a Summer Food Service Program) and a transportation department overseen by a Transportation Director. The district's technology layer is built on third-party platforms — SchoolBlocks for its web presence, ParentVUE/StudentVUE for student registration and grade tracking, and Linq Connect for meal payments — with no proprietary software products or developer-facing APIs.

As a public entity, TUSD #1 is funded through state appropriations, local property taxes, and federal education grants, including Title I and USDA child nutrition programs, rather than commercial revenue. Customer-facing pricing is limited to meal charges for high school students and adult visitors (e.g., $2.50 high school paid breakfast, $4.00 high school paid lunch, $5.00 adult lunch), with no tuition. Enrollments are governed by residence within district boundaries, and go-to-market is effectively community-led through district communications, school website, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn), community events, and an annual registration cycle via the ParentVUE/StudentVUE portal.

Name

Tombstone High School

Legal name

Tombstone Unified School District #1

Website

https://tombstoneschools.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1877

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tombstone High School is a public grades 9-12 high school within Tombstone Unified School District #1 in Tombstone, Arizona, serving in-district students with academic programs, athletics, and broad Career and Technical Education pathways alongside district-wide K-12 education, food services, and transportation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ), Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• High school education
• Career technical education
• Student transportation services
• School meal programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Azusa

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

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: As a public school district, TUSD #1 receives funding through state and local tax revenues, federal education grants, and formula-based per-pupil funding. The district operates as a governmental entity with elected governing board oversight.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tombstone High School provides public secondary education for grades 9-12 (maximum capacity 470 students) as the high school campus of Tombstone Unified School District #1 in Tombstone, Arizona. The school delivers standard academic coursework together with a broad Career and Technical Education (CTE) catalog spanning agriculture, Army JROTC, construction, culinary arts, digital photography, graphic design, law enforcement, medical professions/nursing, software/coding, and welding, along with athletics and student activities. Ancillary district services include food services and student transportation shared across the three TUSD #1 campuses.

Product overview

Tombstone Unified School District #1 operates as a unified K-12 educational institution with three schools: Tombstone High School (grades 9-12, max capacity 470), Walter J. Meyer School (K-8), and Huachuca City School (K-8, designated Purple Star School). The district provides educational programs including Career and Technical Education (CTE) with pathways in agriculture, JROTC, construction, culinary arts, digital photography, graphic design, law enforcement, medical professions/nursing, software/coding, and welding. Supporting services include food services (with free meals for K-8 under community eligibility provision) and transportation. The district uses SchoolBlocks platform for its web presence and ParentVUE/StudentVUE for parent and student portal access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tombstone High School (THS) High school campus serving grades 9-12 with a maximum capacity of 470 students, offering academic programs, athletics, and Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways including agriculture, Army JROTC, construction, culinary arts, digital photography, graphic design, law enforcement, medical professions/nursing, software and computer apps/coding, and welding.
• Walter J. Meyer School (WJM) K-8 elementary and middle school within Tombstone Unified School District #1 serving students from kindergarten through 8th grade, providing foundational academic instruction and elementary education programs.
• Huachuca City School (HCS) K-8 school designated as a Purple Star School by the Arizona Department of Education, committed to supporting military families with educational and social-emotional services for military-connected students transitioning to new schools.
• Food Services District-wide food service program providing breakfast and lunch to students K-12, with all K-8 students eating free under the federal Community Eligibility Provision. Operates summer feeding program and uses Linq Connect / MySchoolBucks for online meal payments.
• Transportation Services District student transportation department overseen by a Transportation Director, providing bus routes for Huachuca City School, Tombstone High School, and Walter J. Meyer School students with safety as the primary focus.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arizona Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTUSD #1 operates under Arizona state educational standards and regulations. The district participates in state programs including Title I funding, Purple Star designation process, and complies with Arizona immunization requirements and academic standards.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district participates in the National School Lunch Program and related child nutrition programs administered by USDA. TUSD operates Summer Food Service Program sites providing meals to youth ages 0-18.
• Boy Scouts of AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict provides equal access to Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by nondiscrimination policies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Tucson Unified School District: Largest Arizona K-12 public school district by enrollment, providing a broad reference point for scaled CTE programming, district operations, and funding mechanics within Arizona's public school system.

Direct peers

• Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District: K-8 school district operating on Fort Huachuca military installation, sharing the same military-connected family pipeline as Huachuca City School and offering comparable Purple Star-style transition support.
• Nogales Unified School District: Border-region Arizona K-12 public school district of comparable scale with similar CTE offerings, free-and-reduced meal eligibility, and USDA child nutrition program participation.
• Douglas Unified School District: Southern Arizona K-12 public school district along the US-Mexico border with comparable small-district structure, similar Title I funding exposure, and analogous CTE and bilingual programming.
• Willcox Unified School District: Rural K-12 public school district in Cochise County, AZ with comparable small enrollment scale, agricultural-community student base, and similar CTE pathways tied to local workforce needs.
• Bisbee Unified School District: Small rural K-12 public school district in Cochise County, AZ with comparable enrollment scale, similar demographic profile, and overlapping CTE and student-services delivery model.
• Sierra Vista Unified School District: Neighboring K-12 public school district in Cochise County, AZ, also serving a military-connected population near Fort Huachuca with comparable rural/small-city scale and similar CTE and student-support programs.

Others

• SchoolBlocks: Third-party K-12 website and communications platform powering tombstoneschools.org, providing the digital infrastructure for parent engagement, enrollment, and content publishing for the district.
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs - Arizona Department of Education: State-level CTE governing body that funds, accredits, and sets curriculum standards for the CTE pathways offered by TUSD #1, functioning as an enabling/regulatory peer to the district's CTE program delivery.

Regional players

• Vail Unified School District: Larger Arizona K-12 public school district in Pima County offering a broader CTE catalog and more extensive extracurricular programming, serving as a benchmark for what a scaled-up Arizona public district looks like.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Tombstone-Unified-School-District-1-616652315138180
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tombstone-unified-school-district-1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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