Bearden School District

What Bearden School District does

Bearden School District is a public K-12 school district chartered by the State of Arkansas, serving the residents of Bearden and the surrounding geographic zone in Ouachita County. The district operates two campuses — Bearden Elementary (grades K-6) and Bearden High School (grades 7-12) — delivering the state's mandated curriculum through classroom instruction, career and technical pathways, and a growing concurrent-credit program that allows high school students to earn college credit through partnerships with Southern Arkansas University Tech, Arkansas Virtual Academy, and the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts. A UAMS partnership extends health-focused programming into the instructional mix.

The district's revenue model is structurally governmental: funding flows from Arkansas state foundation aid, local property tax collections within district boundaries, federal Title I and IDEA allocations, and USDA meal reimbursements (the district has elected to participate in USDA Provision 2 for the 2026-2027 school year). No tuition is charged to resident families, and revenue is not exposed to commercial customer concentration in any traditional sense. The district participates in the Arkansas Public School Choice Act, accepting transfer students from outside its zone as a modest inbound pipeline.

Operationally, the district runs on a conventional K-12 administrative technology stack: ParentSquare for district-wide family communication, the Home Access Center for parent grade-portal access, E-school Plus as the student information system, and Renaissance Learning for student assessment. The district was recognized with a High ELA Growth award from the Arkansas Department of Education in 2023, validating instructional outcomes. Leadership is provided by a superintendent and an elected school board overseeing the two-school footprint.

Name

Bearden School District

Legal name

Bearden School District

Website

https://beardenschools.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bearden School District is a public K-12 district in Bearden, Arkansas, operating an elementary (K-6) and a high school (7-12). It is funded by state foundation aid, local property taxes, and federal programs, and serves resident families within its geographic boundaries with mandated curriculum plus concurrent-credit partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Primary school education
• Secondary school education
• Concurrent college credit
• School nutrition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bearden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: The district is funded through state and local tax revenues, state education funding, and federal programs including USDA school meal programs and Title I funding.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bearden School District is a public K-12 school district in Arkansas operating two schools: Bearden Elementary School (K-6) and Bearden High School (7-12). It delivers core academic instruction plus career-focused programs (Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, IT, Business and Entrepreneurship, Early Childhood Education, STEM Pathway), concurrent college credit opportunities, college and career readiness services, student counseling, dyslexia intervention, and USDA child nutrition programs under Provision 2.

Product overview

Bearden School District is a public K-12 educational institution operating two schools: Bearden Elementary School (K-6) and Bearden High School (7-12). The district offers a unified educational product consisting of core schooling services supplemented by career-focused programs including Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, Information Technology, Business and Entrepreneurship, Early Childhood Education, and STEM Pathway. The district also provides concurrent college credit opportunities, college and career readiness services, student counseling, dyslexia intervention, and USDA child nutrition programs (School Breakfast and National School Lunch, under Provision 2). Library resources include the Alexandria Researcher database. The district participates in the Arkansas Public School Choice Act, allowing inter-district student transfers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bearden Elementary School

Quantifiable outcome

• High ELA Growth award - students demonstrated high growth on ACT Aspire

Segments2 records

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.

• SAU TechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2025Partnership for concurrent credit opportunities allowing students to earn college credits while in high school through SAU Tech aerospace/industrial prep and college credit programs.
• Arkansas Virtual AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2025Partnership providing college credit opportunities through Arkansas Virtual Academy as part of the district's concurrent credit program offerings.
• UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUAMS conducted caregiver surveys in partnership with the district for research purposes.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in USDA Special Assistance Certification and Reimbursement Provision 2 Alternative for school meal programs, providing meals at no charge to all students during the 2026-2027 school year.
• Arkansas School for Math, Science, and the Arts (ASMSA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElite public high school providing students ability to take college-level coursework; district coordinates virtual meetings for interested students.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Camden Fairview School District: A neighboring K-12 public school district in Ouachita County, Arkansas (referenced in the Bearden website). Operates similarly sized schools in Southwest Arkansas and competes with Bearden for student enrollment under the Arkansas Public School Choice Act.
• Harmony Grove School District: A small K-12 public school district in Southwest Arkansas serving similar rural demographics. Comparable in size, program offering, and reliance on state/local tax revenue.
• Smackover-Norphlet School District: A small public K-12 school district in Union County, Arkansas serving a comparable rural community. Closely comparable in scale, funding structure, and career pathway offerings to Bearden.
• Sparkman School District: A very small K-12 public school district in Dallas County, Arkansas. Comparable in scale and program structure to Bearden.
• Hampton School District: A small K-12 public school district in Calhoun County, Arkansas, serving a similar rural community in the same region as Bearden. Comparable size and financial structure.
• Fordyce School District: A small K-12 public school district in Dallas County, Arkansas, comparable to Bearden in scale and rural Southwest Arkansas geography. Competes for transfer students under Public School Choice.
• Gurdon School District: A small K-12 public school district in Clark County, Arkansas. Similar rural footprint, similar reliance on state aid and federal programs, and similar career pathway ambitions.

Broad incumbents

• Springdale School District: One of the largest K-12 public school districts in Arkansas. While much larger than Bearden, it operates in the same state funding framework and serves a comparable student population with broader career pathway and concurrent credit offerings.

Emerging players

• eStem Public Charter Schools: A charter school network in Arkansas that offers non-traditional K-12 pathways. While geographically distinct, it represents an emerging alternative to traditional public school districts that competes for Arkansas families statewide.
• KIPP Delta Public Schools: A charter school network in Southeast Arkansas that competes for students in the same region as Bearden. An alternative K-12 model that competes for enrollment under Arkansas Public School Choice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bearden-school-district

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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