What Globe Unified School District does

Globe Unified School District (GUSD) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 460 N Willow St, Globe, Arizona, operating under Arizona state law and governed by a five-member elected school board. The district traces its heritage to 1914, when Globe High School was founded as what is now recognized as the oldest operating high school in Arizona. GUSD serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across three wholly operated school sites: Copper Rim Elementary School, High Desert Middle School, and Globe High School, supplemented by Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO), a K-12 virtual learning program. The student population is culturally diverse, comprising roughly equal proportions of Hispanic, Native American (Apache), and Caucasian students drawn primarily from Gila County.

The district operates a standard K-12 educational technology stack rather than proprietary or AI-driven systems. Core infrastructure includes the Edupoint Synergy Student Information System with ParentVUE and StudentVUE portals for enrollment, grading, and attendance; a 1:1 Chromebook program using Google Chromebooks and G Suite for Education; the Pearson Connexus platform powering Tiger Knowledge Online for virtual instruction; K12itc ALBERT for educational content delivery; and the Zonar ZPass system for student bus ridership tracking. The district maintains an official website, a dedicated mobile application for iOS and Android, and a presence on Facebook and Instagram as primary communication channels for parents and the broader community.

Globe USD's revenue model is that of a public school district rather than a commercial enterprise: it charges no tuition and is funded primarily through the Arizona state education formula (driven by student enrollment and attendance), local property taxes, federal grants including Title I and special education funding, and the Arizona public school tax credit donation program. Substitute teacher pay rates (Emergency $125/day, Regular $150/day, ASRA Retiree $200/day) and average teacher salaries ($53,453 in FY2026, up from $49,670 in FY2024) are publicly disclosed per state law. The district is actively operating and serves as the sole public K-12 provider within its geographic boundaries, with open enrollment available to out-of-district students based on capacity.

Name

Globe Unified School District

Legal name

Globe Unified School District

Website

https://globeschools.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Globe Unified School District is a public K-12 school district in Globe, Arizona, founded in 1914, serving pre-K through 12 students across three schools (Copper Rim Elementary, High Desert Middle School, Globe High School) plus a virtual learning program. It is funded by Arizona state education formula, local property taxes, and federal grants, with no tuition charged.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online Credit Recovery & Alternative Pathways (Virtual) (EDAJADAF)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• Online K-12 learning
• Student transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Globe, AZ

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: Primary funding from Arizona state education formula based on student enrollment and attendance
2. Local Property Taxes: Local property tax revenues supporting district operations and capital expenses
3. Tax Credit Donations: Arizona public school tax credit program allowing taxpayers to direct donations to specific schools, programs, or student activities
4. Federal Grants and Programs: Federal funding for specific programs including Title I, special education, and nutrition programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Globe Unified School District provides tuition-free K-12 public education to students in the Globe, Arizona area through three schools (Copper Rim Elementary, High Desert Middle School, and Globe High School) and a virtual learning program (Tiger Knowledge Online). The district complements classroom instruction with a 1:1 Chromebook program, the Synergy Student Information System for enrollment and parent/student portals, the Zonar ZPass system for bus ridership tracking, and food service, transportation, and extracurricular programs. Open enrollment is available for out-of-district students subject to capacity.

Product overview

Globe Unified School District operates a unified educational platform consisting of its district website powered by Finalsite, the Synergy Student Information System with ParentVUE/StudentVUE portals, a GUSD Mobile App for iOS and Android, and Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO) powered by Pearson Connexus for K-12 online learning. The district also utilizes Zonar ZPass for transportation tracking and Google Workspace for staff productivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO): K-12 online/virtual learning program offered through Pearson Connexus platform, serving students in grades K-12 with flexible online coursework.
• Globe Tigers

Quantifiable outcome

• Teacher salary increase of $1,917 (2%) from FY 2025 to FY 2026, reaching $53,453 average
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zonar SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationZonar Systems provides the ZPass student ID system used on all GUSD school buses. Each student, staff member, and chaperone is issued a ZPass ID card required for bus ridership. The system enables tracking of student entry and exit from buses with real-time information available to parents through the ZPass app.
• Pearson ConnexuscoreTechnology or IntegrationPearson Connexus provides the Tiger Knowledge Online (TKO) online learning platform serving grades K-12. The platform delivers virtual coursework with weekly attendance requirements and is available through separate portals for elementary, middle, and high school grade levels.
• Arizona PurchasingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArizona Purchasing is a statewide vendor management system for Arizona school districts. GUSD uses this platform for vendor registration and solicitation notifications, enabling vendors to register and receive bid opportunities for district contracts.
• K12itc (ALBERT)coreTechnology or IntegrationK12itc provides the ALBERT platform for educational content and digital resources. The district utilizes this platform as referenced in student account access and quick links sections.
• Edupoint (Synergy)coreTechnology or IntegrationEdupoint Synergy Student Information System powers the district's enrollment, grading, attendance, and parent/student portal systems. Used for online registration, ParentVUE, and StudentVUE access.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Chandler Unified School District: Large Arizona public K-12 district in the East Valley. Same Arizona funding system but operates at significantly larger scale with more advanced curricular offerings.
• Mesa Unified School District: Large Arizona public K-12 district serving metro Phoenix. Operates in the same state regulatory and funding framework but at substantially greater scale, with broader programmatic offerings.
• Flagstaff Unified School District: Mid-sized northern Arizona public K-12 district. Shares the same Arizona funding and regulatory system while serving a comparably diverse student population at larger scale.
• Scottsdale Unified School District: Large Arizona public K-12 district. Operates under the same state funding framework but serves a substantially larger and more affluent population base.
• Tucson Unified School District: Large urban Arizona public K-12 district. Shares the same state regulatory framework and serves a similarly diverse student population, but at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Payson Unified School District: Small rural Arizona public K-12 district in Gila County. Similar enrollment scale, governance structure, and funding dependency on Arizona's per-pupil formula.
• Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District: Very small rural Arizona K-12 district in close proximity to Globe. Comparable in scale, demographic mix, and reliance on state education funding.
• Apache Junction Unified School District: Nearby Pinal County public K-12 district of comparable size. Operates under the same state regulatory framework and similar demographic and economic conditions as Globe USD.
• Florence Unified School District: Small-to-mid-sized Arizona public K-12 district in Pinal County. Similar size band and operational profile, operating under the same Arizona Department of Education oversight.
• Miami Unified School District: Adjacent public K-12 district serving the Globe-Miami, AZ area in Gila County. Comparable in size, rural geography, and demographic profile, and operates within the same Arizona state funding formula.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fowler-elementary-school-district

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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