Breckenridge Community Schools

What Breckenridge Community Schools does

Breckenridge Community Schools (BCS) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 700 Wright St., Breckenridge, Michigan, classified as a government state entity operating under oversight of the Michigan Department of Education and a locally elected Board of Education. The district serves students from preschool through 12th grade across three campuses: the Huskie Pup Learning Center (preschool and childcare for ages 2.5 through kindergarten, including the GSRP Young 4's program), Breckenridge Elementary School (K-5), and Breckenridge Middle/High School (grades 6-12). BCS is led by Superintendent Wade Slavik, with Christina Florence as Elementary Principal, Freddie Willbanks as MS/HS Principal, and Phillip Baldwin as MS/HS Dean of Students and Athletic Director. District-wide support functions are managed by directors for Food Service (Michele Collins), Maintenance (Paul Bush), Transportation (Bruce Hillman), and the Huskie Pup program (Kelly LaRose).

The district's core service offering is comprehensive PK-12 public education, augmented by Title I federal support services, counseling, food services compliant with USDA school meal standards, dual enrollment college-credit opportunities, athletics across fall, winter, and spring seasons, and programs in band, drama, arts, and FFA. A district-wide One-to-One device program issues iPads to K-1st grade students and Chromebooks to grades 2-12. BCS operates an integrated technology stack anchored by PowerSchool (student information system) and Apptegy (web content management), with secondary integrations for FinalForms (athletics registration), MySchoolMenus (food services), EventLink (athletics scheduling), OK2SAY (student safety reporting), Xello (career planning), SignUpGenius (volunteer coordination), iWellness (staff wellness), and SafeSchools (staff training). The district also operates a School of Choice open-enrollment program recruiting students from outside traditional boundaries and distributes native iOS and Android mobile apps.

BCS is funded primarily through Michigan state foundation allowance per-pupil aid, local property tax millage, federal Title I and IDEA categorical funding, USDA school meal reimbursements, and limited fee income from athletics participation and Huskie Pup tuition. No tuition is charged to resident students, and pricing/fee schedules are not publicly disclosed. The district presents itself as a small, rural community with personalized attention and 'we know our students by name,' while offering a programmatic breadth — athletics, arts, music, drama, FFA — typically associated with larger districts. A 2026 Bond Proposal has been put to the community for capital funding, signaling active infrastructure investment.

Name

Breckenridge Community Schools

Legal name

Breckenridge Community Schools

Website

https://breckhuskies.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Breckenridge Community Schools is a public K-12 school district in rural central Michigan, serving students from preschool (age 2.5) through 12th grade across three campuses, funded by state per-pupil aid, local property taxes, and federal sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies) (EDANAHAA)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Preschool childcare services
• Rural school district
• School meal programs
• Dual enrollment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Breckenridge

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: As a public school district, BCS receives state and federal funding based on student enrollment and various categorical programs. This constitutes the primary revenue stream for district operations.
2. School Meals Program: The district operates food services including breakfast and lunch programs, Meet up Eat Up, compliant with USDA school meal standards. Revenue generated through meal sales and federal reimbursement programs.
3. Huskie Pup Childcare & Preschool: The district operates Huskie Pup Learning Center providing childcare and preschool services for students 2.5 years through kindergarten age, generating revenue through tuition-based programs.
4. Athletics and Activities: Revenue generated through athletic programs including fall, winter, and spring sports. Families pay participation fees for athletics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Breckenridge Community Schools is a rural public K-12 school district in central Michigan that delivers PK-12 education across three schools: Huskie Pup Learning Center (preschool 2.5 years through kindergarten), Breckenridge Elementary School (K-5), and Breckenridge Middle/High School (6-12). The district offers academic programming with dual enrollment college credit opportunities, a One-to-One device program (iPads K-1, Chromebooks 2-12), Title I support services, athletics, food services, counseling, and a School of Choice open enrollment program for non-resident students.

Product overview

Breckenridge Community Schools is a small, rural public school district in central Michigan offering a comprehensive PK-12 educational program. The district operates three schools: Huskie Pup Learning Center (preschool for ages 2.5 through Kindergarten), Breckenridge Elementary School (K-5), and Breckenridge Middle/High School (grades 6-12). The district provides One-to-One Device Program (iPads for K-1st, Chromebooks for 2nd-12th), Title I support services, counseling, food services, athletics, and dual enrollment college credit opportunities. The schools offer programs in academics, arts, music, drama, and FFA. The district uses PowerSchool for student information, Apptegy for its website platform, and various third-party tools for specific functions including FinalForms for athletics registration, MySchoolMenus for food services, and EventLink for athletic scheduling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Breckenridge Elementary School
• Breckenridge Middle/High School
• Huskie Pup Learning Center (Childcare & Preschool)
• Food Services (Breakfast & Lunch Program)
• Athletics Program
• Dual Enrollment Program
• Title I Services
• Counseling Services
• Transportation Services
• School of Choice Program
• Library/Media Center

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the student information system (SIS) used by Breckenridge Community Schools. Parents and students access grades, attendance, and other records through PowerSchool's portal at ps.breckhuskies.org.
• Michigan OK2SAYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOK2SAY is Michigan's student safety program that allows students to confidentially report potential harm or criminal activity. BCS participates in this state-wide program.
• USDAcoreOthersThe district's food services program follows USDA school meal standards, implementing federal nutrition guidelines for school breakfast and lunch programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Success Academy Charter Schools: Success Academy Charter Schools is one of the largest charter school networks in the U.S., operating K-12 public charter schools funded via per-pupil public dollars. While geographically distant from BCS, it is a comparable publicly funded K-12 operator competing in the broader public-education market.
• KIPP Foundation: KIPP Foundation is a national network of public charter schools operating across multiple states, including Michigan. It is a broad incumbent publicly funded K-12 operator with a comparable mission but a vastly larger, multi-site footprint versus BCS's single rural district.
• Stride, Inc. Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.) is a large publicly traded online learning company offering K-12 curriculum, instruction, and tuition-free online public schools in multiple states. It competes for the same public per-pupil funding pool as BCS but at vastly larger scale and with a digital delivery model.
• National Heritage Academies: National Heritage Academies is a Michigan-headquartered charter school management organization operating K-12 public charter schools across multiple states. It is a broad incumbent alternative to traditional public school districts like BCS, operating under public funding but with a multi-site, network-based model.

Others

• Edmentum: Edmentum is an educational technology company providing K-12 curriculum, online courses, and intervention tools to school districts. It is an enabling/thematic peer — a vendor whose products BCS or comparable districts could adopt to extend offerings such as credit recovery or virtual coursework.

Direct peers

• Ithaca Public Schools: Ithaca Public Schools is a Gratiot County, Michigan public school district operating elementary and secondary schools in a similar small-town footprint. It is a direct geographic competitor for School of Choice students and shares the same state funding model as BCS.
• Carson City-Crystal Area Schools: Carson City-Crystal Area Schools is a small central-Michigan public school district operating PK-12 programs in a comparable rural footprint. It draws from the same regional population and competes with BCS for limited rural enrollment under identical Michigan funding rules.
• Merrill Community Schools: Merrill Community Schools is a small rural public school district in Saginaw County, Michigan, operating PK-12 programs with a comparable small-staff model. Like Breckenridge, it relies on state aid and competes for students within the same central Michigan feeder region.
• Ashley Community Schools: Ashley Community Schools is a small rural public school district in nearby Gratiot County, Michigan, serving PK-12 students with a comparable small-community model. Like Breckenridge, it competes for the same regional student pool and operates under the same Michigan public school funding framework.
• St. Louis Public Schools: St. Louis Public Schools is a small public school district in Gratiot County, Michigan, adjacent to the Breckenridge community. It serves a similar demographic and competes with BCS for enrollment under identical state aid and School of Choice dynamics.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Breckenridge-Community-Schools-691994270900150
• Instagraminstagram.com/BreckenridgeCommunitySchoolsMI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/breckenridge-community-schools

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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