Wilburton School District

What Wilburton School District does

Wilburton Public Schools is a public PreK-12 school district headquartered at 1201 W. Blair Ave., Wilburton, Oklahoma, operating three campuses: Grace Russell Elementary School (PreK-5), John G. Shero Middle School (6-8), and Nancy Taylor High School (9-12). The district serves students residing in the Wilburton attendance zone and is governed by an elected Board of Education with day-to-day administration led by Superintendent Kyle Vanderburg. Programs span core academics, OSSAA Class 3A athletics (football, basketball, baseball, softball, track, golf, wrestling, powerlifting, cross country, cheer), performing arts (speech, choir, band), career and technical student organizations (FCCLA, FFA), and student support services including special education, English learner programs, gifted education (COGAT testing), school nursing, counseling, transportation, and McKinney-Vento homeless student support.

The district's technology stack centers on third-party vendor platforms rather than proprietary systems. Core infrastructure includes SylogistEd/Wengage for student information and the parent portal, Google Suites for classroom communication, Edplan for special education, Renaissance Place, Reading Eggs, Study Island, and Big Ideas Learning for instruction, Amira Learning for reading support, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education Single Sign-On for compliance. Distribution is entirely direct: students attend physical campuses and access digital tools via Chromebooks and parent portals. The district does not sell commercial products, offer paid services to non-residents, or operate in any market beyond its single Oklahoma geography.

The business model is a taxpayer-funded public service rather than a commercial revenue model. Funding flows from Oklahoma state aid, federal program grants (Title I, IDEA, Johnson O'Malley, McKinney-Vento), and local property taxes. Revenue is not generated through tuition or commercial sales; ancillary fees (activity fees, cafeteria meals with free/reduced lunch programs) are nominal. Financial audits for fiscal years 2022 through 2025 are published through the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System. The district is a government state entity with no private ownership, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no equity investors.

Name

Wilburton School District

Legal name

Wilburton Public Schools

Website

https://wilburtondiggers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wilburton Public Schools is a state-authorized Oklahoma K-12 school district operating three campuses (elementary, middle, high) that delivers free public education, OSSAA Class 3A athletics, performing arts, and student support services to students, families, and community members within its attendance zone.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Elementary secondary schooling
• Special education services
• School athletics programs
• Public school district administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilburton

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: Wilburton Public Schools operates as a public educational institution funded primarily through state and federal education funding, local property taxes, and government appropriations. Revenue is not generated through commercial sales but through taxpayer-funded educational allocations.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wilburton Public Schools operates a free public PreK-12 school district serving residents of the Wilburton, Oklahoma attendance area through three campuses (Grace Russell Elementary, John G. Shero Middle, Nancy Taylor High). Its core offering is standards-aligned K-12 classroom instruction supplemented by OSSAA Class 3A athletics (football, basketball, baseball, softball, track, cross country, golf, wrestling, powerlifting, cheer), performing arts (band, choir, speech), career-technical student organizations (FCCLA, FFA), special education, English learner services, gifted education, and student support services including school nursing, counseling, transportation, and child nutrition.

Product overview

Wilburton Public Schools is a traditional public school district offering K-12 educational programs across three schools: Elementary School (PreK-5th grade), Middle School (John G. Shero Middle School), and High School (Nancy Taylor High School). The district provides educational instruction, extracurricular activities including athletics (football, basketball, baseball, softball, track, golf, wrestling, powerlifting, cross country, cheer) and clubs (FCCLA, FFA, Academic Team, Band, Choir, Student Council, Tech Ed). The district does not offer commercial technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Diggers: Athletic teams and mascot of Wilburton Public Schools, referred to as 'Home of the Diggers'

Products and services

• Free PreK-12 Public Education Program Standards-aligned free K-12 instructional program delivered across Grace Russell Elementary School (PreK-5), John G. Shero Middle School (6-8), and Nancy Taylor High School (9-12) for Wilburton School District residents.
• OSSAA Class 3A Athletic Program Interscholastic athletic program covering football, basketball, baseball, softball, track, cross country, golf, wrestling, powerlifting, and cheer at middle school and high school levels, competitive in OSSAA Class 3A.
• Special Education Services Special education program for students with disabilities, including IEP development and management via Edplan, delivered in accordance with Oklahoma SDE requirements and federal IDEA obligations.
• Child Nutrition Program School meal program providing cafeteria meals across campuses, with free and reduced-price lunch eligibility for qualifying students, overseen by the Child Nutrition Director.
• Career and Technical Student Organizations Career-technical student organization programs including FCCLA, FFA, Academic Team, and Tech Ed, providing leadership, competition, and skills development across middle and high school grades.
• Performing Arts Program Performing arts education covering band, choir, and competitive speech, with the WHS Speech team recognized with 1st Place Sweepstakes and 4th in Class 3A State.
• Student Transportation Services School transportation services for district students, operated by the district's Transportation Director and supporting daily commuting to Grace Russell Elementary, John G. Shero Middle, and Nancy Taylor High School campuses.
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program Homeless education services supporting students experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Act, including Homeless Education Policy, Homeless Liaison Duties, Parent Notification Letters, and Unaccompanied Youth Notification Letters.
• Johnson O'Malley Native American Student Program Johnson O'Malley program providing supplemental support and cultural resources to Native American students, coordinated by the Johnson O'Malley Coordinator and integrated with the Athletic Director's Tribal Liaison responsibilities.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026Jeff Marshall, Athletic Director at Wilburton Public Schools, was selected from over 150 candidates to serve on the OSSAA new 15-member rules committee. The committee will conduct a comprehensive review of OSSAA's 24 rules governing sports and activities and will meet monthly to review each rule and propose changes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Oklahoma State Department of Education: State-level regulator overseeing all Oklahoma public K-12 districts including Wilburton. Comparable not as a competitor but as the governing authority whose funding formulas, standards, and policy decisions directly shape Wilburton's operating environment.
• Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA): Governing body for interscholastic athletics and activities across Oklahoma's 482 member schools including Wilburton. Comparable as the regulatory umbrella under which Wilburton's athletic and activity programs operate and compete.

Direct peers

• Hugo Public Schools: Choctaw County, Oklahoma public K-12 district. Comparable as a rural southeastern Oklahoma district with similar demographic profile, OSSAA athletics, and Title I / Indian Education programming.
• Stigler Public Schools: Haskell County, Oklahoma public K-12 district. Comparable as a small rural Oklahoma district operating PreK-12 campuses with comparable OSSAA classifications and CTE/career student organizations.
• Poteau Public Schools: Nearby LeFlore County, Oklahoma public K-12 district. Directly comparable as a small-to-mid-size rural Oklahoma district operating comprehensive K-12 programs with OSSAA athletics and similar student support services.
• McAlester Public Schools: Adjacent Oklahoma public K-12 district serving the larger Pittsburg County seat of McAlester. Comparable as a southeastern Oklahoma public school district operating multiple campuses across elementary, middle, and high school grades with OSSAA athletics.
• Heavener Public Schools: LeFlore County, Oklahoma public K-12 district in close proximity to Wilburton. Comparable as a similarly-sized rural Oklahoma public school district offering comprehensive K-12 instruction and OSSAA athletics.
• Atoka Public Schools: Rural southeastern Oklahoma public K-12 district serving Atoka County. Comparable as a similarly-sized rural Oklahoma district providing PreK-12 instruction with OSSAA Class 3A athletics and CTE programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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