Oakwood ISD

What Oakwood ISD does

Oakwood Independent School District (Oakwood ISD) is a Texas public independent school district headquartered at 631 Holly St, Oakwood, TX 75855, providing tuition-free K-12 public education to students and families within its attendance zone. The district brands itself around a "small school, big education" model, emphasizing a student-centered environment that promotes self-esteem, cooperation, and individualized attention, alongside academics, athletics, clubs and activities, and school counseling services. It employs approximately 22 staff and is governed by an elected school board under Texas state law as a government entity.

The district's technology stack is entirely third-party and assembled for operational rather than proprietary purposes. The public website is built on Apptegy; parent/student sign-in runs on Thrillshare; academic management, grade tracking, and student/parent portals are delivered through Ascender (District ID 145907); workflow and board communications run through Oakwood PATH on the Cariina platform; and safety monitoring leverages iWatchTexas. The district extends its digital footprint via native iOS and Android mobile apps and maintains official Facebook and X (Twitter) accounts. Oakwood PATH is described as a workflow and board management platform with integration/interoperability as its stated technical differentiator.

As a government entity, Oakwood ISD does not generate revenue in a commercial sense; it is funded through a combination of local property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants, with ancillary income from facilities rentals such as football stadium use. The go-to-market motion is community-led: enrollment is driven by residency within the district's attendance zone, supplemented by a published transfer application process and outreach via digital portals and mobile apps. No tuition is charged for core educational services, and pricing for ancillary services (e.g., stadium rental) is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Oakwood ISD

Legal name

Oakwood Independent School District

Website

https://oakwoodisd.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oakwood Independent School District is a small Texas public school district serving K-12 students in Oakwood, TX. It delivers tuition-free public education funded by local property taxes and state aid, operating a single campus supported by Apptegy, Ascender, Thrillshare, Cariina, and mobile apps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

District-Run Virtual Academies & Online Programs (EDAJADAB)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Public school district
• Student academic services
• School athletics programs
• College career counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakwood

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: As a public independent school district, Oakwood ISD is funded through a combination of local property taxes, state education funding, and potentially federal grants. The district also conducts community activities such as football stadium rentals for additional revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oakwood ISD is a public K-12 independent school district that provides tuition-free academic instruction, athletics, clubs and activities, school counseling, and college and career preparation to students in Oakwood, Texas. The district supplements in-person campus services with digital portals (Ascender Student and Parent Portals), a public website, mobile applications, and workflow and communication platforms to engage families and the broader community.

Product overview

Oakwood ISD operates as a school district with its digital presence built on the Apptegy platform. The district offers educational services including academics, athletics, and clubs and activities. The digital product portfolio includes the main district website, the Ascender Student and Parent Portals for academic management, the Oakwood PATH workflow platform, and native mobile applications for iOS and Android. These products collectively provide district information, student academic management, parent communication, and mobile access to district resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oakwood ISD District Website Public-facing website that serves as the central information hub for Oakwood Independent School District families, students, staff, and the community, hosted on the Apptegy platform.
• K-12 Academic Instruction (Academics Program)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationApptegy provides the website platform infrastructure for Oakwood ISD's public website. The district's website assets and branding are managed through Apptegy's content management system.
• ThrillsharecoreTechnology or IntegrationThrillshare provides the parent/student sign-in portal for Oakwood ISD, enabling secure access to district systems and communication tools.
• AscendercoreTechnology or IntegrationAscender provides the Student and Parent Portal systems for academic management, grade tracking, and district communication. District ID: 145907.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hubbard ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Hill County operating a similar compact K-12 model with broad athletic and extracurricular offerings relative to its size, comparable to Oakwood ISD.
• Cross Plains ISD: Small rural Texas independent school district in Callahan County with comparable enrollment scale and similarly limited curricular breadth, making it a structurally direct peer to Oakwood ISD.
• Buffalo ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Leon County operating a single campus K-12 model with similar funding mix and athletic/community focus, directly comparable in scale and operating model to Oakwood ISD.
• Mart ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in McLennan County with a similar single-district K-12 footprint, UIL athletics participation, and community-school value proposition, making it a direct comparable to Oakwood ISD.
• Wortham ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Freestone County with a comparable one-campus K-12 footprint and similar reliance on local property tax and state funding, structurally similar to Oakwood ISD.
• Coolidge ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Limestone County with a similar single-campus K-12 operating model and reliance on state funding and local property taxes, directly comparable to Oakwood ISD.
• Bremond ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Robertson County operating a one-campus K-12 model with similar scale, UIL athletics, and community-school positioning as Oakwood ISD.
• Chilton ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Falls County operating a single-site K-12 model with comparable enrollment scale and similar funding structure to Oakwood ISD.
• Calvert ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Robertson County with a one-campus K-12 footprint and similar athletic/community focus, structurally comparable to Oakwood ISD.
• Dawson ISD: Small rural Texas ISD in Navarro County with a comparable compact K-12 operating model and similar dependence on state funding and local property taxes, directly comparable to Oakwood ISD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OakwoodISD
• Facebookfacebook.com/Oakwood-ISD-1402062483369337
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oakwood-isd

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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