What Holt High School does

Holt High School is a public high school operating within the Tuscaloosa County School System (TCSS), located at 301 44th Ct. NE in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is one of six high schools in the district and serves students in the Holt attendance zone via a feeder pattern that includes Cottondale Elementary, Davis-Emerson Middle, and Holt Elementary schools. The school delivers grades 9-12 public education through a tuition-free model, with enrollment governed by residential address rather than competitive admissions. As part of TCSS — the ninth-largest school district in Alabama, serving over 19,000 students across 36 campuses and employing more than 2,400 staff — Holt High School benefits from significant district-level resources, programs, and administrative infrastructure.

The school's core technology stack rests on PowerSchool as its student information system, ClassLink for single sign-on, and Schoology as its learning management system, with SchoolStatus handling parent communications and LINQ Connect (replacing MySchoolBucks effective 2026-2027) managing cafeteria payments. Academically, Holt High offers college preparatory coursework including dual enrollment, Advanced Placement courses, and Career & Technical Education pathways in Business Administrative Services, Construction Technology, and Cosmetology. The TCSS system reported a 92.44% four-year graduation rate, its highest to date. Other district-supported offerings accessible to students include the 70-acre TCSS Agriscience Teaching Farm, Legends Virtual Academy (a tuition-free online public school operated in partnership with K12/Stride Inc.), and Health Services staffed by 44 full-time nurses.

Holt High School is funded entirely through state, federal, and local government appropriations, with no tuition revenue. The business model is therefore not commercial: 'customers' are geographically zoned students and their families, and pricing is zero to families. The TCSS Board of Education — seven elected members serving six-year terms — provides district governance, with oversight from the Alabama State Department of Education. Marketing and communications are managed at the district level through the TCSS website (www.tcss.net), Facebook, Twitter, and direct email channels. Leadership transitioned in November 2025 with the appointment of Dr. Daniel Bray as Superintendent, and the district operates under a 2024-2029 Strategic Plan guiding academic and operational priorities.

Name

Holt High School

Legal name

Holt High School

Website

https://tcss.net

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holt High School is a tuition-free public high school within the Tuscaloosa County School System in Alabama, serving grades 9-12 students in the Holt attendance zone via a defined feeder pattern. It operates as part of TCSS, the ninth-largest district in Alabama serving 19,000+ students.

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 high school education
• Career technical education
• K-12 public education
• College preparatory programs
• Dual enrollment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Holt, Alabama

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 Education Funding: Operates as a tuition-free public high school funded through state, federal, and local government appropriations. No direct tuition revenue; school zone residency determines enrollment eligibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Holt High School delivers tuition-free grades 9-12 public education to students residing in the Holt attendance zone in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Instruction spans college preparatory academics, Career and Technical Education pathways (Business Administrative Services, Construction Technology, Cosmetology), dual enrollment, Advanced Placement, fine arts, and athletics, supported by the PowerSchool SIS, ClassLink SSO, and Schoology LMS platforms. Free breakfast and lunch are provided through the federal Community Eligibility Provision.

Product overview

Holt High School is part of the Tuscaloosa County School System, the ninth-largest school district in Alabama serving over 19,000 students across 36 schools. The district offers a comprehensive educational portfolio including traditional K-12 instruction, the Legends Virtual Academy online school (powered by K12/Stride Inc.), Career & Technical Education programs with 25 pathways, and the 70-acre TCSS Agriscience Teaching Farm for hands-on learning. Support services include Health Services (44 nurses), Assessment & Accountability programs, and the TCSS U community education initiative. Holt High School is located at 301 44th Ct. NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, with feeder pattern including Cottondale Elementary, Davis-Emerson Middle, and Holt Elementary schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legends Virtual Academy A full-time, tuition-free online public school for K-12 students across Alabama, operated by TCSS in partnership with K12 (Stride Inc.) offering flexible remote learning as an alternative to traditional in-person enrollment.
• TCSS Agriscience Teaching Farm A 70-acre farm in north Tuscaloosa County providing hands-on agricultural education experiences for K-12 students with curriculum aligned to Alabama standards.
• Career & Technical Education Programs CTE programs offering career training across 16 National Career Clusters including Business Administrative Services, Construction Technology, and Cosmetology at Holt High School.
• Health Services District-wide health services staffed by 44 full-time nurses providing student-centered care, health assessments, and wellness support.
• Assessment & Accountability Services Standardized testing and academic achievement monitoring including ACCESS for ELLs, ACAP Summative, Pre-ACT, and ACT assessments for grades 2-12.
• TCSS U Community Engagement Program A community engagement program providing citizens opportunities to learn about TCSS operations through eight sessions covering school finance, curriculum, safety, and other educational topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92.44% graduation rate (TCSS system-wide)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• K12/Stride Inc. (Legends Virtual Academy)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2025TCSS partnered with K12, part of Stride Inc. family, to launch Legends Virtual Academy (LVA) - a full-time, tuition-free online public school for students across Alabama. This is a district-level partnership that Holt High School students may access as an alternative option.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Brookwood High School: One of six TCSS high schools serving grades 9-12 with the same funding structure, graduation requirements, and academic programs. Directly comparable due to identical system and school grade band.
• Northside High School: TCSS high school serving grades 9-12 within the same district. Comparable in public funding model, programming, and operations under TCSS governance.
• Tuscaloosa County High School: The flagship TCSS high school, sharing the same district, feeder pattern model, and curriculum standards. Direct comparator because it serves the same grades with the same public school funding model within TCSS.
• Sipsey Valley High School: Sixth TCSS high school, sharing all district-level operations, programs, and feeder pattern model. Direct peer as one of the other five high schools in the same system.
• Hillcrest High School: Another TCSS high school in the district, sharing identical public K-12 model, technology stack, and CTE pathway structure. Comparable as a peer in the same system.

Regional players

• Northridge High School: Public high school within Tuscaloosa City Schools, serving families in Tuscaloosa. Comparable as a regional K-12 public alternative serving overlapping student demographics.
• Paul W. Bryant High School: Public high school operated by Tuscaloosa City Schools in the same metropolitan area. Comparable as a regional public high school serving similar demographics with CTE, athletics, and dual enrollment programs.
• Hoover High School: Alabama public high school in Hoover serving comparable suburban student demographics. Comparable as a regional peer for similar public high school operating model, athletics, and traditional comprehensive programs.
• Central High School (Tuscaloosa): Public high school operated by Tuscaloosa City Schools, the city's separate public school district. Comparable as a regional alternative public high school in the Tuscaloosa area.

Emerging players

• Legends Virtual Academy: TCSS-operated tuition-free online K-12 public school launched in 2025-2026 in partnership with K12/Stride Inc. Comparable as a same-district alternative K-12 option that competes for the same families and funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tcss_schools
• Facebookfacebook.com/tcss.schools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/holt-high-school-02

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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