Bernalillo High School

What Bernalillo High School does

Bernalillo High School is a public secondary school within the Bernalillo Public Schools district, operating at 148 Spartan Alley in Bernalillo, New Mexico, and serving students in grades 9-12 under the "Home of the Spartans" identity. The district operates 16 schools spanning preschool through high school across Sandoval County, including multiple elementary schools, middle schools, a preschool, and the Spartan Learning Academy, with a student demographic composition of 53% Native American, 35% Hispanic, 11% White, and less than 1% Black and Asian. The school serves families from fifteen communities including Sile, Pueblo de Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, La Bajada, Pena Blanca, Santo Domingo Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo, Algodones, Santa Ana Pueblo, El Llanito, Bernalillo, Placitas, Sandia Pueblo, Zia Pueblo, and Jemez Pueblo.

Core offerings include a Dual Language Program providing bilingual and biliterate instruction from early childhood through grade 12, an Indian Education Department supporting Native American students through cultural programming and tribal consultation, and college, career, and military readiness services including FAFSA and Common App support. The technology stack is built on PowerSchool for student information management (parent, student, and teacher portals), Apptegy for district and school website hosting, GoFan for athletic ticketing, and iBPS iOS/Android mobile applications for communication. The school runs on Apple App Store and Google Play-distributed mobile apps and maintains a presence across Facebook, X, and Instagram.

As a publicly funded K-12 institution, the school generates no tuition revenue and is funded through federal, state, and local tax sources, including Impact Aid (~$4 million for students from tribal lands), Title VI funding (~$355,000 for tribally enrolled students), and NM PED Indian Education Grants (~$219,000 for SY25-26). GTM motion is enrollment-based direct-to-consumer through PowerSchool registration and attendance-zone assignment, with outreach through tribal consultation meetings, community events, and digital channels. Customer concentration is structurally guaranteed by attendance-zone enrollment, and the school maintains core partnerships with the All Pueblo Council of Governors, the NM PED Indian Education Division, and the National Indian Education Association.

Name

Bernalillo High School

Legal name

Bernalillo Public Schools

Website

https://bernalillo-schools.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bernalillo High School is a public grade 9-12 school within the Bernalillo Public Schools district in New Mexico, serving students from fifteen communities across Sandoval County including eight Pueblo tribal areas. It offers a Dual Language Program and Indian Education Department services, funded by federal, state, and local tax revenues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Language Schools (611630), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), English Learner (EL/ESL/ELL) & Bilingual Education Programs (EDAJAGAB), Public Alternative, Continuation & Credit-Recovery Schools (EDAJAAAG), Credit Recovery & Learning Loss Catch-Up Programs (K–12) (EDAJAGAI)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Dual language programs
• Native American education
• College career readiness
• K-12 public schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Bernalillo, New Mexico

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 School Funding: Funded through federal, state, and local tax revenues. Major funding sources include Impact Aid (approximately $4 million based on students from tribal lands with no tax base), Title VI funding (approximately $355,000 based on tribally enrolled students), and NM PED Indian Education Grants (approximately $219,000 for SY25-26).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bernalillo High School is a public high school within the Bernalillo Public Schools district, serving students in grades 9-12 at 148 Spartan Alley, Bernalillo, NM. The school delivers free public secondary education with a distinctive Dual Language Program (English/Spanish bilingual and biliterate education) and a dedicated Indian Education Department supporting Native American students from surrounding Pueblo communities. Offerings include college and career readiness programming, counseling, athletics, credit recovery, and culturally relevant curriculum.

Product overview

Bernalillo Public Schools is a public school district operating multiple schools across the Bernalillo area in New Mexico. The district is led by Superintendent Dr. Gene Garcia and serves communities including Sile, Pueblo de Cochiti, Cochiti Lake, La Bajada, Pena Blanca, Santo Domingo Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo, Algodones, Santa Ana Pueblo, El Llanito, Bernalillo, Placitas, Sandia Pueblo, Zia Pueblo, and Jemez Pueblo. The district offers a Dual Language Program, Indian Education Department services, and operates the following schools: Algodones Elementary School, Bernalillo Elementary School, Bernalillo High School (Home of the Spartans), Cochiti Elementary & Middle Schools, La Escuelita Pre-School, Placitas Elementary School, Santo Domingo School, Spartan Learning Academy, and W.D. Carroll Elementary School. Student demographics are Native American 53%, Hispanic 35%, White 11%, Black <1%, Asian <1%. Technology platforms used include PowerSchool for student information management and Apptegy for website hosting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bernalillo High School

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduation preparation and college/career readiness
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• All Pueblo Council of GovernorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with tribal leadership representing multiple Pueblo communities. The district engages in monthly Tribal Education Director Meetings, Tribal Education Status Reports, and Tribal Needs Assessments to support Native American students.
• NM PED Indian Education DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with New Mexico Public Education Department for Indian Education programs, compliance with Federal and State Tribal education policies, and access to state education grants.
• National Indian Education AssociationminorOthersMembership and association with national organization supporting Native American education. Provides resources and advocacy for Indian education programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Heritage Academies: Public charter school management company operating schools across multiple states with a moral-focus curriculum. Comparable in operating public schools at scale with differentiated programming, though structured as a charter-management organization.
• IDEA Public Schools: Public charter network serving high-need students with a college-prep focus. Comparable in demographic mission and K-12 scale to Bernalillo, though operated as a charter-management organization rather than a traditional public district.
• EdisonLearning: Education management organization that partners with public school districts to operate schools and provide academic programs. Comparable as a public-school-operating counterpart that overlays supplemental services on traditional district schools, similar to how Bernalillo layers Indian Education and Dual Language on its core public school offering.
• Stride, Inc. Provider of online and blended K-12 learning programs serving public school students, including English Learners and credit recovery. Comparable in delivering supplemental and credit-recovery academic services to public school populations, though via a virtual model.
• KIPP Public Schools: Large national charter public school network serving predominantly low-income and minority communities with a college-prep focus. Comparable to Bernalillo High School in mission (preparing underserved students for college and career) and demographic emphasis, though it operates as a charter network rather than a traditional public district.

Regional players

• Albuquerque Public Schools: Neighboring New Mexico public school district serving a comparable student demographic including Native American and Hispanic populations. Comparable as a regional public school operator in the same state and demographic context, though larger in scale and located in a metro area.

Others

• Bureau of Indian Education: Federal agency operating schools serving Native American students on tribal lands. Comparable in mission and student demographic, but is a federal-government operator rather than a locally governed public district. Provides a useful reference point for Indian Education funding structures.
• PowerSchool: Provider of the Student Information System (PowerSchool) used by Bernalillo High School for enrollment, grading, and parent portals. Comparable as a technology vendor enabling the school's operations, though a supplier rather than a peer operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/bernalillops
• Facebookfacebook.com/bernalillops
• Instagraminstagram.com/bernalillops
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/bernalillo-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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