South Gibson County High School

What South Gibson County High School does

South Gibson County High School is a public secondary school operating within the Gibson County Special School District (GCSSD), a public K-12 district headquartered in Dyer, Tennessee, that also serves the Medina area of Gibson County. The school delivers grades 9-12 instruction, including college preparatory curricula and career readiness programming, and is part of a district that operates 8 schools in total alongside the GCSSD Virtual Innovation Academy, a full-time virtual K-12 offering.

The district's technology layer is built on a conventional commercial edtech stack: Schoology as the learning management system, ClassLink for single sign-on, PowerSchool as the student information system, Adobe for document workflows, and the Apptegy content management platform supporting both the public web presence and native iOS/Android mobile applications. Operational metrics disclosed include a 17:1 student-to-teacher ratio, a 94% graduation rate, and a Top 20 ranking among Tennessee school districts. The school is reachable via the district contact numbers 731-692-3803 and 731-692-4375.

The economic model is public-sector rather than commercial: funding flows from local property taxes, state of Tennessee education allocations, and federal education programs, and no tuition is charged to in-district families. There is no equity sponsor, parent company, or M&A relationship — the entity is a subdivision of a governmental school district. PE/VC/M&A framing therefore applies only insofar as investors may evaluate adjacent edtech procurement, real-estate holdings, or public-private partnership opportunities tied to the district's operations.

Name

South Gibson County High School

Legal name

Gibson County Special School District

Website

https://gcssd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Gibson County High School is a public secondary school within the Gibson County Special School District in Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 students with college preparatory education as part of an eight-school district that also operates a virtual innovation academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Full-Time Virtual K–12 Schools (Statewide/Cyber Charters & District Programs) (EDAJADAA)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• K-12 schooling
• High school education
• Virtual learning academy
• Secondary education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Medina, Tennessee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Gibson County High School is a public secondary school within the Gibson County Special School District (GCSSD) serving grades 9-12 students in the southern portion of Gibson County, Tennessee. The school delivers in-person academic instruction, college preparatory coursework, and extracurricular programming, and is part of a district that also operates a full-time virtual school option (GCSSD Virtual Innovation Academy) and supporting K-8 schools. The district uses Schoology (LMS), ClassLink (SSO), and PowerSchool (SIS) for digital instruction and parent access.

Product overview

South Gibson County High School is part of the Gibson County Special School District (GCSSD), a public school district in Dyer, Tennessee. The district operates a multi-school portfolio including South Gibson County High School, South Gibson County Middle School, and South Gibson Co. Elementary School, along with other schools in the area. Additionally, the district offers GCSSD Virtual Innovation Academy, a full-time virtual school option for students seeking online education. The district emphasizes a 17:1 student-to-teacher ratio and maintains a 94% average graduation rate, ranking among the Top 20 Best School Districts in Tennessee. The district utilizes digital platforms including Schoology for learning management and Classlink for single sign-on access to educational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• South Gibson County High School A public high school within the Gibson County Special School District that delivers secondary education for grades 9-12, including academic instruction, college preparatory coursework, and extracurricular programs for students in southern Gibson County, Tennessee.
• GCSSD Virtual Innovation Academy A full-time virtual school option operated by the Gibson County Special School District that delivers online education for students seeking flexible remote learning alternatives to in-person schooling.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Outschool: An online marketplace for live K-12 classes and enrichment programs, comparable as an emerging online education platform serving the same K-12 student demographic with digital delivery.

Direct peers

• Connections Academy: Connections Academy operates tuition-free online public schools serving K-12 students across multiple U.S. states, making it directly comparable to the GCSSD Virtual Innovation Academy in product category and target market.
• Stride Inc: Formerly K12 Inc, Stride is a leading provider of online K-12 education and virtual school programs, directly comparable to GCSSD's Virtual Innovation Academy product offering and online learning delivery model.

Regional players

• Milan Special School District: A Tennessee special school district with a multi-school K-12 portfolio, directly comparable in governance structure, funding model, and scale to the Gibson County Special School District.
• Weakley County Schools: A neighboring West Tennessee public school district with a comparable K-12 portfolio of elementary, middle, and high schools, similar funding model, and overlapping labor market.
• Greeneville City Schools: A Tennessee public school district serving Greene County, comparable as a similarly-sized Tennessee public K-12 district with overlapping regulatory environment and funding model.
• Peabody High School: A West Tennessee public high school operated by Trenton Special School District, serving a similar rural-suburban student population in the same region as South Gibson County High School.
• Obion County Schools: A neighboring West Tennessee public school district, comparable in geographic context, rural setting, and K-12 operating model to the GCSSD portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/gcssdschools?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/GibsonCountySpecialSchoolDistrict/?ref=br_rs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/south-gibson-county-high-school

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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