What Union transportation does

Union Public Schools (District I-009) is a public K-12 school district founded in 1919, serving approximately 14,950 students across 19 school sites in southeast Tulsa and northwest Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The district operates 13 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools (including a high school, freshman academy, 6th/7th grade center, 8th grade center, and alternative school), and the Rosa Parks Early Childhood Education Center, with a workforce of 2,009 employees including 1,015 teachers and 81 administrators. Union is the eighth largest school district in Oklahoma, recognized for 13 consecutive years as the Oklahoma's Promise State 6A Champion.

The district's core educational platform centers on Project Lead The Way STEM curriculum (K-12), the Canvas Learning Management System for grades 6-12, and ClassLink single sign-on for district-wide rostering. Specialized programs include EDGE dual enrollment with Tulsa Community College (enabling up to 60 college credits and associate degrees), Career Connect industry certifications, the Union Collegiate Academy, Aerospace Academy (Redhawks Take Flight), Construction Academy, and robotics programs at multiple levels. The district's Community Schools model integrates 100+ community organization partnerships including on-site health clinics. Technology integrations include TalkingPoints for parent communication (4M+ messages annually), Peachjar for digital flyers, SCOIR for college/career readiness, and Rank One Sport for athletics.

As a political subdivision of the State of Oklahoma, Union is funded primarily through State Foundation Aid ($59.8M, ~38% of FY 2024-25 General Fund revenues), local ad valorem property taxes ($38.8M based on $1.09B net assessed valuation), and federal programs (~$18.5M). The district operates with a $155.7M General Fund budget, maintains an AA+ S&P bond rating with $105.2M in bonded indebtedness, and has received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting every year since 1992. The companion Union Schools Education Foundation, established in 1991, provides additional program funding through grants and annual fundraising.

Name

Union transportation

Legal name

Union Public School District I-009

Website

https://unionps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Union Public Schools is an Oklahoma public K-12 district serving 14,950 students across 19 school sites in southeast Tulsa and northwest Broken Arrow, funded through state aid, local property taxes, and federal programs with a $155.7M General Fund budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Early childhood education
• STEM curriculum programs
• College dual enrollment
• Career technical certifications

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State Foundation Aid: Foundation Formula State Aid is the district's single largest source of operating revenue at $59,815,289 for FY 2024-25, representing approximately 38% of general fund revenues
2. Local Ad Valorem Taxes: Property taxes assessed by the district yielded $38,776,394 in FY 2024-25, based on NAV of $1,094,662,621
3. Federal Programs: Federal funding including ESSER grants, Title programs, and other federal education funding totaling approximately $18.5 million in FY24
4. Bond Funding: Voter-approved bond issues fund capital improvements, construction, and facility upgrades. Total bonded indebtedness as of June 30, 2025 was $105,188,750

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Union Public Schools delivers comprehensive pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade public education to approximately 14,950 students across 19 school sites in southeast Tulsa and northwest Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Core offerings include elementary and secondary academic instruction, the Project Lead The Way STEM curriculum, college dual-enrollment through the EDGE program with Tulsa Community College, career certifications via Career Connect, virtual and blended learning options, early childhood education, and the Community Schools model integrating 100+ partner organizations for wraparound services.

Product overview

Union Public Schools operates a comprehensive educational ecosystem spanning 19 school sites with multiple integrated programs. The district's core offerings include early childhood education (Rosa Parks Early Childhood Education Center), K-12 academic instruction with Project Lead The Way STEM curriculum, and specialized academies including the Collegiate Academy, Aerospace Academy (Redhawks Take Flight), and Construction Academy. Career readiness is addressed through EDGE dual-enrollment program with TCC, Career Connect certifications, and Union Virtual online learning. The district serves approximately 14,950 students with a focus on college and career readiness, supported by Community Schools partnerships with 100+ organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDGE (Earn a Degree, Graduate Early): Concurrent enrollment program enabling qualifying students to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously through Tulsa Community College, virtually tuition-free.
• Union Collegiate Academy
• Union Career Connect
• Union Alternative School
• Union Virtual
• Redhawks R.I.S.E.
• Union Innovation Lab
• The Nest

Products and services

• EDGE (Earn a Degree, Graduate Early)
• Career Connect
• Union Virtual
• Union Collegiate Academy (UCA)
• Redhawks Take Flight (Aerospace Academy)
• Construction Academy
• Community Schools
• Early Childhood Education
• Union Alternative School
• Extended Day Program (EDP)
• Robotics Programs
• Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,047 students graduated in Class of 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership added coursework on electrical construction and air conditioning/refrigeration at Union's Innovation Lab. Students can earn up to 15 of 88 college credit hours required for an applied associate's degree from OSUIT.
• Career Connect Industry PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Union Career Connect has garnered over 3,872 nationally recognized certifications for students in fields including manufacturing, automotive, IT, culinary, early childhood education, law enforcement, and construction since 2014.
• Tulsa Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Partnership with TCC enables Union Collegiate Academy and EDGE (Earn a Degree, Graduate Early) program, allowing students to earn college credits and associate degrees while in high school. Students have earned 26,337 college credits since 2010 through this partnership.
• Union Schools Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation established in 1991, awards 165+ educational grants annually totaling over $156,000, and pledged over $1,178,909 in program support for 2024-25 academic year. Annual dinner and auction raised a record $630,997 in 2025.
• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAOPA developed aviation curriculum for Union's aerospace program 'Redhawks Take Flight' offering courses in aviation technology, flight systems, drones, powerplants, and flight planning.
• Community Health ConnectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-based health clinics at Ellen Ochoa and Rosa Parks Elementary schools serve 1,250+ community members. Partnership includes 22,000-square-foot Maternal & Child Health Center on land donated by Union.
• 100+ Community OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion's 10 full-service community schools partner with over 100 community organizations to support students, families, and teachers through health services, social services, and academic enrichment programs.
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership recognition for 13 consecutive years as Oklahoma's Promise State 6A Champion, supporting college access for Union students.
• Tulsa Symphony OrchestraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership provides musical interactions for students at Rosa Parks Early Childhood Center and Carnegie Hall Link Up Program for 4th grade students.
• University of Oklahoma (Hope Research Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Chan Hellman, Director of Hope Research Center at OU-Tulsa, guides Union's HOPE Department effort to prioritize hope as a way of improving students' overall wellbeing.
• Tulsa Library Trust / Krueger Charitable FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding provided for book distribution to pre-kindergarten students across 8 elementary schools - 4,224 books to 495 students.
• Potts Family FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for Pre-K Camp helping incoming students get ready for pre-kindergarten. Foundation also provides support for 2024-25 programs.
• Hardesty Family FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGenerous support provides courses, textbooks, tools and materials at no cost to Union students in construction academy programs.
• Assistance League of TulsaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperation School Bell program provided new clothing, shoes and hygiene products to 362 students.
• Food Bank of Eastern OklahomaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood for Kids Backpack Program provides food to 276 students to take home on weekends.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jenks Public Schools: Jenks Public Schools is a Tulsa-metro K-12 district with a strong college-prep reputation that competes directly with Union for high-achieving families; both draw from overlapping suburban communities in the same Oklahoma legislative and labor environment.
• Owasso Public Schools: Owasso Public Schools is a comparable-sized suburban Tulsa-metro K-12 district competing for the same family demographic, sharing state aid and federal program rules, and benchmarking against Union on Oklahoma's Promise participation.
• Broken Arrow Public Schools: Broken Arrow Public Schools is the immediately adjacent district whose footprint overlaps with Union's northwest Broken Arrow attendance area; both compete for the same intra-metro families, share Oklahoma state-aid funding formulas, and operate comparable K-12 public school programs.
• Tulsa Public Schools: Tulsa Public Schools is the largest school district in the Tulsa metro and the most direct geographic peer to Union Public Schools, serving a similar K-12 urban/suburban population within the same Oklahoma funding formulas and labor market. Both compete for families across the Tulsa metro area.
• Moore Public Schools: Moore Public Schools is a similar-sized Oklahoma K-12 district comparable to Union on enrollment scale (~14k+ students), bond-funded facility programs, and the same state-aid formulas, providing a like-for-like benchmark for funding and outcomes.
• Norman Public Schools: Norman Public Schools is a similar-sized Oklahoma K-12 district that competes with Union for top-tier statewide rankings and shares the same state foundation-aid and federal-program structure, making it a directly comparable performance benchmark.
• Edmond Public Schools: Edmond Public Schools is a high-performing suburban Oklahoma K-12 district with comparable demographics and academic outcomes, often cited alongside Union in statewide rankings such as Oklahoma's Promise and AP/college-readiness metrics.

Emerging players

• Stride (K12 Inc): Stride operates online and blended K-12 learning programs that intersect with Union's Union Virtual (Flexpoint/Edgenuity/Edynamics) offering; it is an alternative-provider competitor drawing from the same pool of students seeking non-traditional K-12 pathways.
• KIPP Foundation: KIPP is a national charter-management network serving K-12 urban students with a college-prep focus; while not in Oklahoma at scale, KIPP represents the alternative public-school model that competes for the same high-need student demographic Union serves.

Broad incumbents

• Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District: Cypress-Fairbanks ISD is one of the largest K-12 public school districts in Texas, comparable to Union in operating scale, bond-funded capital programs, and STEM/career-academy programming, serving as a broader-incumbent benchmark for large-district operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/UnionSchools
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Unionwebmaster
• Facebookfacebook.com/UnionSchools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/union-public-schools
• Instagraminstagram.com/unionschools

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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