Hart High School

What Hart High School does

Hart Public School District is a Michigan public K-12 school district serving over 1,300 students across four schools operating on a single campus at 301 Johnson St W in Hart, Michigan. The district is a government entity legally designated as a public school district, governed by an elected school board and funded through local property taxes, state aid, and federal funding; no tuition is charged to district residents. The leadership team, headed by Superintendent Brad Jacobs, includes directors of special education, migrant/Title III programs, and district technology, alongside business management, transportation, maintenance, and enrollment functions.

The district's core offerings are educational services rather than commercial products: comprehensive K-12 instruction, the Hart Pirates athletics program, food service, transportation, special education, and migrant/Title III programs. Its underlying technology stack consists of commodity third-party platforms — PowerSchool for student information management, Apptegy for the district website, and Thrillshare for communications — with parent/student-facing mobile apps available on iOS and Android. There is no proprietary software product, no commercial pricing model, and no revenue-generating product line.

Hart Public School District does not sell goods or services on a commercial basis and is not a typical investment-grade operating company. Its "business model" is a publicly funded education delivery model: students enroll through a district enrollment portal, families access student information via PowerSchool, and the broader community engages through the district website, mobile apps, and athletics events (harthspirates.com). The district's only forward-looking capital signal evident in the data is a "Bond 2026 Information" page indicating preparation for a capital bond referendum.

Name

Hart High School

Legal name

Hart Public School District

Website

https://hartschools.net

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hart Public School District is a Michigan government entity operating four schools on a single campus in Hart, MI, serving 1,300+ K-12 students through publicly funded education, athletics, food service, and transportation programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Student information systems
• Educational athletics programs
• Public school administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Hart

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hart High School is part of Hart Public School District, a public K-12 school district serving over 1,300 students across four schools on a single campus in Hart, Michigan. The district provides academic instruction, athletics programs (Hart Pirates), food service, transportation, special education, and migrant/Title III programs. Digital touchpoints include a PowerSchool portal, Apptegy-powered website, Thrillshare communications, and iOS/Android mobile apps.

Product overview

Hart Public School District operates as a public school district serving over 1,300 students across four schools on a single campus. The district's primary digital offerings include a district website powered by Apptegy, a mobile app available for iOS and Android devices, a PowerSchool portal for student/parent access, and ThrillShare-based communication tools. The district provides educational services, athletics programs (Hart Pirates), food service, and enrollment management. There is no commercial software product portfolio — the district is an educational institution, not a technology company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hart High School: High school within the Hart Public School District serving students in the Hart, Michigan area.

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Services Comprehensive K-12 academic instruction delivered across Hart Public School District's four schools on a single campus in Hart, Michigan, serving over 1,300 students. Provided at no tuition to district residents.
• Athletics Program (Hart Pirates) School athletics program branded as Hart Pirates, providing extracurricular sports and athletics opportunities for students across the district, with community-facing information hosted at harthspirates.com.
• Food Service Program School meal services for students, operated as part of the district's Food Service program, providing daily meals to enrolled students.
• Special Education Services Special education programs and services for students with individualized education plans, coordinated by the district's Director of Special Education.
• Migrant / Title III English Learner Program Federal Title III program serving migrant students and English learners in the district, coordinated by the Migrant/Title III Director.
• Student Transportation Services School transportation services for students, supported by Interim Transportation Secretary and Transportation/Mechanic roles.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Reeths-Puffer Schools: Nearby Michigan public school district in the Muskegon-area. Comparable public K–12 operator with similar community-based model; competing for some of the same West Michigan families.
• Mason County Eastern Schools: Small rural Michigan public school district located in nearby Custer, MI. Highly comparable in scale, single-campus operations, and community-based K–12 delivery.
• Pentwater Public Schools: Very small public school district serving Pentwater, Michigan, in the same West Michigan region. Comparable as a small-district K–12 operator with tight community ties.
• Whitehall District Schools: Slightly larger but still small public K–12 district serving Whitehall, MI, in Muskegon County. Comparable model: rural-adjacent single-district operator with athletics and full K–12 programming.
• Shelby Public Schools: Neighboring public school district in Shelby, Michigan (Oceana County, same county as Hart). Operates a similar small, rural K–12 footprint with comparable funding model and community-school orientation.
• Montague Area Public Schools: Adjacent small public K–12 district in Montague, MI, in Muskegon County. Comparable scale and rural/community-school operating profile, competing for overlapping families.

Broad incumbents

• Ludington Area School District: Larger nearby public K–12 district in Mason County serving Ludington, MI. Comparable as a regional public K–12 operator but with significantly larger enrollment and broader programmatic scope.
• Muskegon Public Schools: Larger urban public K–12 district in the same West Michigan region. Comparable public K–12 operator at significantly larger scale and with broader programmatic offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/hart-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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