Vandercook Lake High School

What Vandercook Lake High School does

Vandercook Lake Public Schools is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 1000 E Golf Ave in Jackson, Michigan, serving students across its elementary and secondary schools. The district operates two core schools: Townsend Elementary School at 1005 Floyd Ave (elementary education, grades K-5) and Vandercook Lake MS/HS at the main campus (grades 6-12). Athletic teams compete under the "Jayhawks" mascot. In addition to standard enrollment for district residents, the district offers a Schools of Choice program for out-of-district students and a Virtual Academy delivered in partnership with MyVirtualAcademy for online learning.

The district runs on a conventional K-12 administrative technology stack rather than proprietary systems. PowerSchool provides the student information system used for grades, attendance, and the parent/student portal (vlsd.powerschool.com). Apptegy powers the district's public website (vandyschools.org) and the iOS and Android mobile apps used for community communications. Neither platform is customized; both are widely deployed across U.S. public school districts.

Vandercook Lake Public Schools is a public-sector entity rather than a commercial business. It is governed by a Board of Education under Michigan state education regulations and does not have private equity or parent-company ownership. Funding flows from local property tax revenues, the Michigan state foundation allowance, and federal education funding, with no tuition charged to district residents. There is no revenue model, pricing structure, headcount figure, or financial metric disclosed in the source material, and the entity is not an investable target in the conventional PE/VC/M&A sense.

Name

Vandercook Lake High School

Legal name

Vandercook Lake Public Schools

Website

https://vandyschools.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Vandercook Lake Public Schools is a Michigan public K-12 district in Jackson operating Townsend Elementary and Vandercook Lake MS/HS, serving resident and Schools-of-Choice students with a Virtual Academy option for online learning.

Ownership category

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Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Full-Time Virtual K–12 Schools (Statewide/Cyber Charters & District Programs) (EDAJADAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary education services
• Secondary education services
• Virtual learning academy
• Schools of choice enrollment

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vandercook Lake Public Schools operates a public K-12 education system comprising Townsend Elementary School (K-5) and Vandercook Lake MS/HS (grades 6-12), located in Jackson, Michigan. The district provides standard academic instruction, athletics (Vandercook Lake Jayhawks), and extracurricular activities, and extends its offerings through a Schools of Choice program for non-district residents and a Virtual Academy online learning option.

Product overview

Vandercook Lake Public Schools is a public school district operating as a single unified educational system comprising Townsend Elementary (elementary education) and Vandercook Lake MS/HS (middle and high school). The district also offers a Virtual Academy program as an alternative online learning option. The district uses PowerSchool as its student information system for grade management and academic tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vandercook Lake Jayhawks: School mascot and athletic teams nickname for Vandercook Lake Public Schools

Products and services

• Townsend Elementary School Public elementary school (K-5) operated as part of Vandercook Lake Public Schools, located at 1005 Floyd Ave, Jackson, MI 49203, providing foundational K-5 education to district students.
• Vandercook Lake MS/HS Public middle and high school serving students in grades 6-12 at the main campus, 1000 E Golf Ave, Jackson, MI 49203, including the Jayhawks athletic program and college preparation offerings.
• Virtual Academy Online/virtual learning program offered to Vandercook Lake Public Schools students through a partnership with My Virtual Academy, providing flexible remote education as an alternative to in-person attendance.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the district's student information system (SIS) used for grades, attendance, and parent/student portal access. Students and parents access grades and school information through the PowerSchool portal at vlsd.powerschool.com.
• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationApptegy provides the district's website platform and mobile app infrastructure. The school website (vandyschools.org) is powered by Apptegy's content management system.
• MyVirtualAcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirtual Academy partner providing online learning programs. The district offers enrollment in their Virtual Academy program through myvirtualacademy.com for alternative learning needs.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hanover-Horton School District: Hanover-Horton is a small K-12 public school district serving Hanover and Horton in Jackson County, Michigan. It shares the same rural/small-town Michigan public-district model and competes with Vandercook Lake for Schools of Choice enrollment in the broader Jackson County area.
• Columbia School District: Columbia School District is a K-12 public district in southern Jackson County, Michigan. Comparable as a similarly-sized Michigan public school district operating elementary and secondary schools under a single unified board, serving an adjacent catchment.
• Jackson Public Schools: Jackson Public Schools is the largest K-12 public school district in Jackson, Michigan, operating multiple elementary, middle, and high schools. It is the most direct peer because it serves the same city and competes for the same residential and Schools of Choice students in the Jackson market.
• Grass Lake Community Schools: Grass Lake Community Schools is a K-12 public school district serving Grass Lake in Jackson County, Michigan. Comparable as a small Michigan public K-12 district with similar governance, funding model, and Schools of Choice dynamics in the same county.
• Western School District: Western School District (Parma, Michigan) is a K-12 public district serving western Jackson County. It is directly comparable as a similarly-sized, community-anchored Michigan public school district competing in the same regional enrollment pool.
• Napoleon Community Schools: Napoleon Community Schools is a small K-12 public school district serving Napoleon and surrounding Jackson County, Michigan communities. It is comparable in scale and operating model — a single-district, community-anchored public K-12 system — and competes for the same regional student population.
• Michigan Center School District: Michigan Center School District is a K-12 public district located immediately adjacent to Vandercook Lake within Jackson County. It is a direct peer competing for both in-district and Schools of Choice students in the same metro area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/vandyschools
• Facebookfacebook.com/VandySchools

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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