Shepherd High School

What Shepherd High School does

Shepherd High School is a public secondary school serving grades 9–12 in Shepherd, Texas, operated as part of Shepherd Independent School District (Shepherd ISD), a government school district headquartered at 1401 S. Byrd Avenue, Shepherd, TX 77371. The school's main campus is located at 1 Pirate Lane, Shepherd, TX 77371. It provides free public secondary education to students residing within the Shepherd ISD district boundaries, with curriculum spanning college preparation, athletics, and extracurricular activities. The institution is funded through a combination of state and local tax revenues and operates within the Texas public education system under no commercial revenue model.

The school's digital infrastructure is built on a standard K-12 SaaS stack rather than proprietary technology. Its web presence is powered by Apptegy, which provides the content management system, website, and mobile applications for iOS and Android. Student and parent portals are delivered through Ascender, enabling access to grades, attendance, and school communications. ClassLink Launchpad provides single sign-on integration across educational applications, while SchoolCafé handles online lunch payments and meal account management. Athletics communications are managed via the Thrillshare platform. The school also utilizes Google Drive for document distribution, including lunch menus.

Shepherd High School does not operate a commercial go-to-market motion. Its primary customer segments are students in grades 9–12 and their parents/guardians, both of whom are served through the school's geographic attendance zone rather than through sales channels. Distribution is defined by residential address within district boundaries. Contact channels include phone (936-628-3371 and 936-628-6986) and the official website at shs.shepherdisd.net. As a public institution, it holds a government-granted monopoly on public secondary education within its district, structurally eliminating competitive enrollment risk.

Name

Shepherd High School

Legal name

Shepherd High School

Website

https://shs.shepherdisd.net

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shepherd High School is a public grades 9–12 secondary school in Shepherd, Texas, operated by Shepherd Independent School District. It provides free public education, college preparation, athletics, and extracurricular programs to students residing within the district.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• K-12 schooling
• College preparatory
• School athletics
• Student transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Shepherd

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shepherd High School provides free public secondary education for grades 9-12 to students residing within the Shepherd Independent School District in Shepherd, Texas. Offerings include a college preparatory academic curriculum, athletics and extracurricular programs, student transportation, school meal services, and digital family engagement tools (Parent/Student Portals, iOS and Android mobile apps) to support communication, grade access, and meal account management.

Product overview

Shepherd High School is part of Shepherd ISD and operates as a traditional public high school. The school offers a unified set of services centered around its Apptegy-powered website, which serves as the primary hub for school information and communications. The school provides access to student and parent portals (via Ascender), athletics programs, transportation services, and meal programs. Mobile applications for iOS and Android devices complement the web-based services. The school utilizes ClassLink for single sign-on access to educational applications and SchoolCafe for meal payment management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Program (Grades 9-12) Tuition-free public secondary education with college preparatory curriculum delivered to students residing within Shepherd ISD boundaries.
• Athletics Program School athletic programs and sports information for Shepherd High School students, delivered through the Thrillshare platform.
• School Meal Program School lunch menus and online meal payment services for families, powered by the SchoolCafé platform.
• Transportation Services School bus and student transportation services for Shepherd High School students.
• Parent Portal Web-based portal powered by Ascender enabling parents and guardians to access student information, grades, attendance, and school communications.
• Student Portal Web-based portal powered by Ascender enabling students to access grades, assignments, and school resources.
• Shepherd High School iOS Mobile App Official iOS mobile application for Shepherd High School, providing on-the-go access to school information, calendars, menus, and announcements.
• Shepherd High School Android Mobile App Official Android mobile application for Shepherd High School, providing on-the-go access to school information, calendars, menus, and announcements.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationApptegy provides the website platform powering Shepherd High School and Shepherd ISD's digital presence, including the content management system, mobile apps, and communication tools.
• AscendercoreTechnology or IntegrationAscender provides the Parent Portal and Student Portal systems used for grades, attendance tracking, and school communications.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Others

• ClassLink: Single sign-on and identity management platform used by Shepherd ISD via ClassLink Launchpad. Comparable as an enabling ed-tech vendor for K-12 digital access across Texas and the US.
• Apptegy: K-12 communications and website platform vendor that powers Shepherd High School's website, CMS, and mobile apps. Comparable as the underlying technology supplier to the school and many peer districts.
• Ascender (by Education Solutions Group): Student information system used by Shepherd ISD to power its Parent and Student Portals. Comparable as a core ed-tech supplier to Shepherd HS and to many other Texas public school districts.

Direct peers

• Splendora High School: Public 9-12 high school operated by Splendora ISD in East Texas, adjacent to Shepherd ISD. Comparable as a small public high school serving a similar demographic and funded through the same Texas school finance system.
• Coldspring-Oakhurst High School: Public high school in Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD, a similarly sized East Texas district. Closely comparable on funding model, grade span, and small-district operational profile.
• Cleveland High School: Public 9-12 high school in neighboring Cleveland ISD, a similar-sized East Texas district. Directly comparable in mission, funding source (Texas public education), and rural/suburban catchment profile to Shepherd High School.
• Tarkington High School: Public 9-12 high school in Tarkington ISD, another small East Texas district. Comparable scale, funding model, and rural catchment to Shepherd High School.
• Hardin High School: Public 9-12 high school in Hardin ISD, a small East Texas district near Shepherd. Comparable in funding mechanism, size, and rural-suburban student population.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/shepherd-high-school-76

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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