What SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT does

Searcy County School District (SCSD) is a public K-12 school district operating as a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas, headquartered at 952 Highway 65 North in Marshall, Arkansas. It serves students residing within Searcy County through a small cluster of schools anchored by Marshall High School, supplemented by elementary and intermediate campuses and the Career & Agricultural Trades Academy (CATA), a vocational program with its own enrollment intake. The district's stated mission is to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment with high expectations for student achievement, success, and civic responsibility; programming includes gifted and talented tracks, honors and advanced placement coursework, a Response to Intervention tiered support system, athletics, and family/community partnership programs.

The district's technology stack is built on standard K-12 EdTech platforms rather than proprietary systems. Canvas (Instructure) serves as the Learning Management System for coursework delivery and student-teacher-parent communication; eSchoolPlus (deployed via the Arkansas state cooperative OURSC Coop/Shoebox at eschool23.esp.k12.ar.us) is the student information system for gradebook, attendance, and records; Google Workspace is the productivity suite; Xello handles career planning; NutriSlice powers cafeteria menus; WillSub (an ESS company) manages substitute staffing; Hudl broadcasts athletics on fan.hudl.com; and SchoolBlocks/SchoolFeed power the district's public website (scsd.info). OperationsHERO is used for maintenance and vehicle work orders. The Marshall Sports Network YouTube channel and an official Facebook page handle community communications.

SCSD is funded through state and federal education appropriations, local property tax revenue, and other public sources — there is no tuition, pricing model, or commercial revenue stream. Enrollment is conducted directly through district processes, with a School Choice open enrollment window running January 1 to June 1, 2026 that allows non-resident enrollment under Arkansas statute. The district is governed by a locally elected school board and operates with elected Certified and Classified Personnel Policies Committees. The provided sources disclose no revenue, budget, enrollment headcount, or staffing figures, and identify no private equity, venture, or parent-company ownership structures.

Name

SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Legal name

Searcy County School District

Website

https://scsd.info

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Searcy County School District is a public K-12 school district and political subdivision of Arkansas, headquartered in Marshall. It serves students in Searcy County through academic, athletic, gifted, and vocational programs, including the Career & Agricultural Trades Academy (CATA), funded by state and federal appropriations and local taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Vocational training programs
• School district services
• Career and agricultural trades
• Rural education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Marshall

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Searcy County School District operates public K-12 educational services for students in Searcy County, Arkansas, including core academic instruction across Marshall High School and elementary/intermediate schools, supplemented by the Career & Agricultural Trades Academy (CATA) for vocational and agricultural trades training, gifted and talented programs, athletics, and cafeteria/nutrition services. The district utilizes the Canvas LMS for online coursework and provides student transportation services across its school bus fleet.

Product overview

Searcy County School District operates as a unified public K-12 educational institution serving Marshall, Arkansas and surrounding areas. The district provides core academic instruction through its schools, supplemented by specialized programs including the Career & Agricultural Trades Academy (CATA) for vocational training, ATLAS State Testing preparation resources for parents, and cafeteria/nutrition services. The district utilizes Canvas Learning Management System as its primary digital education platform, enabling online coursework and student-teacher-parent communication across all grade levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WillSubminorOthersWillSub is an ESS (Education Staffing Services) company providing substitute staffing solutions for the district. The partnership enables SCSD to fill substitute teacher and staff positions through WillSub's staffing platform.
• Canvas (Instructure)coreTechnology or IntegrationCanvas is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by the district for online learning. Students, faculty, and parents access Canvas through searcycounty.instructure.com with different login portals for each user type.
• eSchoolPluscoreTechnology or IntegrationeSchoolPlus is the student information system used by Arkansas K-12 schools. SCSD staff and parents access gradebook, attendance, and student records through eSchoolPlus platform.
• JostensminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJostens provides yearbook services to the district. The partnership allows students to purchase yearbooks through Jostens' platform.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mountain Home Public Schools: Public K-12 district in Baxter County, Arkansas, adjacent to Searcy County. Comparable rural north-central Arkansas footprint with similar reliance on state appropriations and CTE/career pathway programming.
• Jasper School District: Very small public K-12 district in Newton County, Arkansas, adjacent to Searcy County. Closest peer on enrollment scale and rural single-county operating model in the north-central Arkansas region.
• Clinton School District: Public K-12 district in Van Buren County, Arkansas, serving a rural north-central Arkansas population. Comparable in size, program breadth, and dependence on state/local funding mix.
• Harrison School District: Neighboring public K-12 district in Boone County, Arkansas serving a similarly rural north-central Arkansas population. Directly comparable on district size, rural geography, and K-12 program structure including vocational offerings.
• Yellville-Summit School District: Small public K-12 district in Marion County, Arkansas, neighboring Searcy County. Comparable in scale, rural Ozark-region demographics, and dependence on state foundation funding.
• Ozark School District: Public K-12 district in Franklin County, Arkansas, serving a small-city/rural population. Comparable in scale to Searcy County with similar vocational and career pathway programming orientation.
• Melbourne School District: Small public K-12 district in Izard County, Arkansas, immediately adjacent to Searcy County. Highly comparable on enrollment scale, rural community characteristics, and limited curricular breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Arkansas Department of Education: State-level education authority that funds, regulates, and accredits SCSD and every other Arkansas public school district. Comparable as the institutional buyer/funder whose policies and foundation funding formulas directly determine SCSD's revenue trajectory.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@marshallsportsnetwork4426/streams
• Facebookfacebook.com/SearcyCountySchoolDistrict

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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