What Natchez-Adams School District does

Natchez-Adams School District (NASD) is a public K-12 school district operating under the authority of the Mississippi Department of Education and serving students and families in Natchez and Adams County, Mississippi. The district operates seven schools — three elementary schools (McLaurin, Morgantown, and Susie B. West), one middle school (Natchez Middle School), one high school (Natchez High School), an early college program (Natchez Early College@Co-Lin), and a career and technology center (Fallin Career and Technology Center) — supported by a staff of more than 420 employees including teachers, administrators, support staff, and specialists. The district is governed by an elected Board of Education and led by Superintendent Zandra McDonald-Green.

NASD is funded entirely through a combination of Mississippi state education appropriations, federal education grants, and local property taxes; no tuition is charged. Its underlying technology stack consists of standard, off-the-shelf K-12 administrative and instructional tools: Canvas for learning management, Active Student and Active Parent portals for grades and communication, Integrity (CourageTech) for human resources and payroll, and TimeTrust Connect for workforce management. The district operates with no proprietary technology, no AI capabilities, and no commercial revenue streams.

The district's go-to-market is community-led rather than commercial: outreach occurs through its own website, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube), community events such as Day in the District, and Parent University. Strategic partnerships — including those with Alcorn State University Extension Program, Get2College, the Adams County Board of Supervisors, the City of Natchez, and local law enforcement — extend the district's service footprint into bullying prevention, college access, and public safety, while the Mississippi Department of Education provides the governing oversight and accountability framework. As a government state entity, NASD is publicly owned, has no parent company, and is not subject to equity investment or acquisition.

Name

Natchez-Adams School District

Legal name

Natchez-Adams School District

Website

https://natchezadamsschooldistrict.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Natchez-Adams School District is a public K-12 school district operating seven schools across elementary, middle, high, early college, and career/technical programs in Natchez and Adams County, Mississippi. It serves local students and families, funded by state, federal, and local tax revenue with no tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Early college programs
• Career technical education
• Special education services
• Student information systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Natchez

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, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded through Mississippi state education funding, federal education grants, and local property taxes. Operates as a public school district under Mississippi Department of Education oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Natchez-Adams School District operates seven schools delivering free public K-12 education to students in Natchez and Adams County, Mississippi, including three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, a dual-enrollment early college program at Co-Lin, and a career and technology center. The district supplements classroom instruction with student and parent information portals (Active Student, Active Parent), a Canvas-based learning management system, special education, athletics, and extracurricular programming under Mississippi Department of Education oversight.

Product overview

Natchez-Adams School District is a public school district providing K-12 education services across multiple schools in Natchez, Mississippi. The district operates a unified portfolio of schools including three elementary schools (McLaurin Elementary, Morgantown Elementary, Susie B. West Elementary), one middle school (Natchez Middle School), one high school (Natchez High School), an early college partnership program (Natchez Early College@Co-Lin), and a career/technology center (Fallin Career and Technology Center). The district also offers various student and parent portal systems (Active Student, Active Parent), a Learning Management System (Canvas), and additional support services through departments like Curriculum & Instruction, Federal Programs, Special Services, and Student Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• McLaurin Elementary School Elementary school serving K-5 students within the Natchez-Adams School District in Adams County, Mississippi.
• Morgantown Elementary School Elementary school serving K-5 students within the Natchez-Adams School District in Adams County, Mississippi.
• Susie B. West Elementary School Elementary school serving K-5 students within the Natchez-Adams School District in Adams County, Mississippi.
• Natchez Middle School Middle school serving grades 6-8 within the Natchez-Adams School District in Adams County, Mississippi.
• Natchez High School High school serving grades 9-12 within the Natchez-Adams School District in Adams County, Mississippi.
• Natchez Early College@Co-Lin Early college dual-enrollment program with Copiah-Lincoln Community College that allows students to earn college credits while completing high school.
• Fallin Career and Technology Center Career and technology education center providing vocational training and technical skill programs to district students.

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

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alcorn State University Extension ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2017Joint partnership for Peer Pressure and Bullying Youth Summit. Alcorn Extension Program and NASD joining forces against bullying with community event at Natchez High School. Includes collaboration with Adams County Board of Supervisors, City of Natchez, Natchez Police Department and Adams County Sheriff Department.
• Get2CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing free college planning webinars and resources for parents of juniors and seniors. Program helps students access Mississippi state grants including HELP (Higher Education Legislative Plan) grant covering tuition and fees at public colleges.
• Mississippi Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversight and accountability relationship. District operates under MDE guidelines and participates in statewide testing and accountability systems.
• Adams County Board of SupervisorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnership for community events and initiatives including disaster relief and bullying prevention programs.
• City of NatchezminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership for community events and initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Meridian Public School District: A small-to-mid-size Mississippi public school district serving Lauderdale County with similar rural-urban mix. Comparable to NASD in funding model, governance, and exposure to Mississippi accountability frameworks.
• Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District: A consolidated Mississippi public K-12 district serving a single county with similar small-city demographics. Closely comparable in governance structure (consolidated school board), funding mix, and the inclusion of early-college pathways via partnership with local higher-ed institutions.
• Tupelo Public School District: A northeast Mississippi public K-12 district with similar school-count and student-population scale. Comparable to NASD in operating model and accountability framework, with stronger local industry base.
• Columbus Municipal School District: A Mississippi public school district in a small northeast Mississippi city with comparable enrollment scale and demographic profile. Directly comparable to NASD as a peer small-city district subject to the same state aid formula.
• Vicksburg Warren School District: A Mississippi public K-12 school district of comparable size operating in a similar small-city/rural setting along the Mississippi River. Directly comparable to NASD in terms of funding model (state aid + local taxes), student demographics, and programmatic scope.

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Public School District: The largest urban public K-12 district in Mississippi. Provides a benchmark for state-takeover and accountability recovery dynamics — directly relevant given NASD's exposure to the same MDE intervention pathway.
• DeSoto County School District: One of the largest and fastest-growing public school districts in Mississippi. Useful as a same-state benchmark for career-tech and early-college program design at scale, though operating in a much higher-growth suburban context.
• Rankin County School District: A larger, higher-income Mississippi public K-12 district. Comparable as a same-state MDE-governed district, useful as a benchmark for property-tax-funded operational scale and program differentiation in a more affluent county.
• Harrison County School District: A larger Mississippi Gulf Coast public school district. Comparable as a same-state K-12 district under MDE oversight, but operating at materially greater scale and on a different economic base.
• Hinds County School District: A larger Mississippi public K-12 district serving the Jackson metro area. Operates the same state-funded model under MDE oversight but at greater scale, offering a useful benchmark for how larger Mississippi districts structure career-tech and alternative programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nasdbulldogs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5j-uSM56JA3u_NF-YLXNXQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/nasdbulldogs
• Instagraminstagram.com/nasdbulldogs

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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