May Independent School District

What May Independent School District does

May Independent School District is a Texas public school district headquartered in unincorporated May, Texas, serving approximately 260 students in Pre-K through 12th grade on a single campus comprising May Elementary and May Junior High/High School. The district delivers a full K-12 educational program including an early childhood learning center, college- and vocation-bound academics, Career and Technology Education (CTE), UIL athletics (home of the 'May Tigers'), FFA, Beta Club, cheerleading, band, robotics, and safety programs such as STOPit anonymous reporting, threat assessment, and Stop the Bleed training. Its underlying technology stack is built on standard K-12 administrative platforms rather than proprietary systems: Ascender for student information management, an Ascender-powered Parent Portal for online enrollment and grade access, a teacher Gradebook portal, Eduphoria/SchoolObjects for IT helpdesk, Google Forms for internal requests, STOPit Solutions for safety reporting, and a May ISD mobile app (iOS/Android) on the Apptegy platform for district communications. The district is funded primarily through Texas Education Agency state aid formulas and local property taxes, supplemented by small ancillary streams including yearbook sales, athletic event ticket revenue, agricultural land lease, and grant funding such as the $25,000 LCRA outdoor learning space grant.

The district's go-to-market is community-led rather than commercial: students enroll through residential district boundaries and open transfers via the online Parent Portal, with outreach driven by community events, athletic programs, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram), KOXE 101.3 FM radio broadcasts, and a mobile app push notification channel. Compensation posture is a deliberate competitive lever — teachers earn $1,000 above state base pay, with access to the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA) up to $8,000, $300/month medical insurance contribution, and free daily staff lunches — designed to attract talent to a rural posting. Governance is provided by a seven-member elected Board of Trustees; Superintendent Chad Dail leads administration, and the district completed a coordinated leadership refresh for the 2025-2026 school year including a new JH/HS Principal, Technology Director, and multiple instructional hires.

As a public-sector entity, May ISD does not operate on a profit motive or competitive product market; its 'customer base' is the approximately 260 resident families in its attendance boundary, and revenue predictability is anchored by state funding formulas and local property tax base rather than discretionary purchasing decisions.

Name

May Independent School District

Legal name

May Independent School District

Website

https://mayisd.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

May Independent School District is a Texas public school district serving approximately 260 students in Pre-K through 12th grade on a single rural campus in unincorporated May, Texas, funded by state aid and local property taxes and operated by an elected board under Superintendent Chad Dail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

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

• K-12 public education
• Primary and secondary schooling
• Public school district
• Rural education services
• Student instruction services

Headquarters

HQ city

May

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: May ISD is a Texas public school district funded primarily through state education funding formulas and local property tax revenues. The district receives Texas Education Agency (TEA) funding and participates in state programs including the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA), and operates as a fully funded TIA district. Additional revenue streams include student fees (yearbooks, activity fees), athletic event revenue, facility leases (agricultural land lease), and grant funding such as the LCRA $25,000 outdoor learning space grant.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

May Independent School District is a Texas public K-12 school district that delivers free primary and secondary education to resident students through its elementary, middle, and high school campuses. It also provides athletics, fine arts, and supplemental student support services funded by the state and local property taxes. As a public entity, it operates under the Texas Education Agency framework and serves families within its geographic boundaries. [Inferred from entity type.]

Product overview

May Independent School District is a Texas public school district offering a comprehensive educational ecosystem serving approximately 260 students in Pre-K through 12th grades. The district provides core educational programs including an Early Childhood Learning Center, college and vocation-bound academics, Career and Technology Education (CTE), and athletics programs (home of the May Tigers). The district operates digital infrastructure including a Parent Portal for grade and attendance access, an online enrollment system, and a mobile app for communications. Safety programs include STOPit anonymous reporting, threat assessment teams, and Stop the Bleed training. The district utilizes Ascender for student information management and provides digital ticketing through Hudl for athletics events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Chick-fil-A (Brownwood)minorOthersChick-fil-A (Brownwood location) donated free entree cards to every student who took the English I and English II STAAR tests, plus a swag basket for a student reaching STAAR goals. This is a community outreach and student encouragement partnership.
• Star SalesminorOthersLocal business that donated materials, time, and expertise for the Building Boys event at May Elementary, where students and their fathers/mentors built bird feeders together.
• Vaughn Avenue CabinetryminorOthersLocal business that donated materials, time, and expertise for the Building Boys event, contributing to the hands-on project experience for students.
• KOXE RadiominorOthersLocal radio station (101.3 FM) provides live game broadcasts for May Tigers athletics, streaming via KOXE app and koxe.com. Serves as the district's primary radio broadcast partner for football, basketball, and baseball playoff coverage.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Moran Independent School District: Tiny rural Texas public ISD in central Texas operating a Pre-K-12 single-campus model, mirroring May ISD's enrollment scale, UIL six-man athletics footprint, and rural community-led enrollment motion.
• Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District: Rural Texas public school district of similar size and structure to May ISD, serving Pre-K-12 on a single campus with UIL athletics and similar community-led GTM motion in a small unincorporated area.
• Sidney Independent School District: Very small rural Texas public school district with a Pre-K-12 single-campus model, similar enrollment scale to May ISD, and analogous reliance on TEA funding formulas and a tight-knit community identity.
• Rising Star Independent School District: Rural Texas public ISD comparable in scale and structure to May ISD — single-campus, Pre-K-12, UIL six-man athletics, and a community-led enrollment model anchored in a small unincorporated-style town.
• Cross Plains Independent School District: Small rural Texas public ISD serving a comparably tiny student population in Pre-K through 12, with a similar single-campus rural model, UIL athletics, and reliance on state funding and local property taxes.
• Paint Creek Independent School District: Small rural Texas public ISD operating Pre-K-12 with a comparable enrollment base, single campus, and UIL six-man football athletic program — closely aligned in scale and rural community dynamics to May ISD.
• Zephyr Independent School District: Small rural Texas public school district operating a single-campus Pre-K-12 model with comparable enrollment, UIL athletics, and funding structure to May ISD.
• Eula Independent School District: Small rural Texas public ISD operating a Pre-K-12 model with a comparable single-campus footprint and UIL athletic programs, anchored in a rural west-central Texas community.
• Lueders-Avoca Independent School District: Small rural Texas public ISD with a Pre-K-12 single-campus structure, comparable student count, and similar dependence on TEA funding and small-community athletic branding.
• Trent Independent School District: Tiny rural Texas public school district with a similar student population size, Pre-K-12 single-campus structure, and small-district funding model reliant on state appropriations and local property tax.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MayisdTx
• Facebookfacebook.com/maytigers
• Instagraminstagram.com/mayisdtx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ward-school

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M&A

Investments

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