Shelbyville ISD

What Shelbyville ISD does

Shelbyville Independent School District (Shelbyville ISD) is a public K-12 school district and political subdivision of the State of Texas, serving the Shelbyville community in East Texas. The district operates three campuses — S.W. Carter Elementary School, Shelbyville Middle School, and Shelbyville High School (the Dragons) — providing a Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 educational continuum that includes special education, college and career readiness, athletics, band, drill team, cheerleading, and twirl programs. It is governed by a seven-member elected Board of Education and operates under Texas Education Agency oversight, with funding derived from state formula funding tied to average daily attendance, local ad valorem property taxes, and federal programs including ESSER III, Title I, Title II, and special education funding.

The district's technology infrastructure is built on a stack of off-the-shelf K-12 administrative platforms rather than proprietary systems. The ASCENDER Student Information System, provided by the Texas Computer Cooperative, handles enrollment, grades, attendance, and the family/teacher/student/employee portals. ParentSquare serves as the unified family communication and engagement channel, Follett Destiny powers the library catalog, Renaissance supports reading programs, MySchoolBucks manages cafeteria payments, and ThinkHelpDesk handles staff IT ticketing. The website conforms to WCAG 2.0–2.1 A/AA accessibility standards. No AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the district's product portfolio.

Shelbyville ISD's go-to-market is geographic enrollment: students residing within district boundaries receive priority tuition-free enrollment at their zoned campus, while limited out-of-district transfers are accepted at $500 annual tuition ($1,000 family maximum), with grades 6-12 closed to new transfers. The senior (65+) Gold Card program provides free access to athletic events, and Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) enrollment offers free and reduced-price meals. The district's customer base consists of resident families, students, and community members within its fixed service area — a structurally captive, government-funded constituency rather than a discretionary commercial market.

Name

Shelbyville ISD

Legal name

Shelbyville Independent School District

Website

https://shelbyvilleisd.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Shelbyville ISD is a Texas public K-12 school district operating three campuses (elementary, middle, high) in Shelbyville, providing PreK-12 education, special services, athletics, and extracurriculars to district residents, funded by state formula funding, local property taxes, and federal programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Pre-kindergarten programs
• Special education services
• UIL athletics programs
• College career readiness

Headquarters

HQ city

Shelbyville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State Formula Funding: Primary funding from Texas Education Agency based on average daily attendance and weighted student enrollment
2. Local Ad Valorem Taxes: Property taxes collected from district residents for operational funding
3. Federal Programs Funding: ESSER III and other federal education grants including Title I, Title II, and special education funding
4. Student Tuition (Transfer Students): Out-of-district transfer students pay $500 annual tuition ($1000 family maximum)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shelbyville ISD is a public K-12 school district operating three campuses (S.W. Carter Elementary, Middle School, and High School) that delivers pre-kindergarten through 12th grade educational services to district residents. The district offers academic instruction, special education, athletics, band, drill team, cheerleading, food services, and counseling/mental health services funded primarily through state formula funding, local property taxes, and federal programs.

Product overview

Shelbyville ISD operates as a public school district offering educational services through its digital platforms. The district's product portfolio includes its main website built on ParentSquare, the ASCENDER student information system with multiple role-based portals (Teacher, Student, Parent, Employee, Parent Portal Admin), and Follett Destiny-powered library catalog providing access to physical and digital resources. These core platforms work together to deliver administrative functions, communication, academic management, and library services to students, parents, and staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Program
• Special Education Services
• UIL Athletic Programs
• Dragon Band Program
• Food Services (Community Eligibility Provision)
• Library Services
• Pre-Kindergarten Program

Quantifiable outcome

• State-AA Academic UIL Champions 2025 with 168 total points
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Texas Education Agency (TEA)coreOthersState regulatory agency overseeing all Texas public schools. Shelbyville ISD operates under TEA guidelines and receives state funding through TEA formula. District complies with TEA requirements including ESSA reporting, accountability ratings, and STAAR testing.
• ESC7 (Education Service Center Region 7)coreOthersRegional education service center providing professional development, workshops, and support services to member districts. Shelbyville ISD staff access ESC7 training programs and resources.
• Texas Computer Cooperative (TCC)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of ASCENDER student information system used district-wide for enrollment, grades, attendance, and family/student/employee portals. TCC provides technical support and accessibility compliance.
• University Interscholastic League (UIL)coreOthersState-wide organization governing extracurricular academic and athletic competitions for Texas public schools. Shelbyville ISD participates in UIL events including athletics, academics, band, and one-act play.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationFamily engagement and school communication platform used by district for announcements, messaging, and parent notifications. Provides mobile app for families.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Timpson ISD: Timpson Independent School District is a small public K-12 district in Shelby County, East Texas, adjacent to Shelbyville ISD. Directly comparable in district size, rural demographics, UIL Conference 2A participation, and Pre-K through 12 service model.
• Carthage ISD: Carthage Independent School District is a slightly larger public K-12 district in Panola County, East Texas. Comparable to Shelbyville ISD in geographic region and UIL Conference classification, while representing a meaningfully larger peer for benchmarking purposes.
• Garrison ISD: Garrison Independent School District is a small public K-12 district in Nacogdoches County, East Texas. Comparable to Shelbyville ISD in size, rural East Texas setting, UIL Conference classification, and Pre-K through 12 educational offering.
• Joaquin ISD: Joaquin Independent School District is a small public K-12 district in Shelby County, Texas, immediately neighboring Shelbyville ISD. It competes in the same UIL Conference 2A classification, serves a comparable rural East Texas community, and operates a similar elementary-through-high-school footprint.
• Tenaha ISD: Tenaha Independent School District is a small public K-12 district in Shelby County, East Texas. Comparable to Shelbyville ISD in scale, geographic catchment, and UIL Conference 2A classification, with similar athletic and academic program structure.
• Hemphill ISD: Hemphill Independent School District is a small public K-12 district in Sabine County, East Texas. Directly comparable to Shelbyville ISD in size, rural geography, UIL Conference 2A athletics, and small multi-campus structure.
• Center ISD: Center Independent School District is a small public K-12 district in Shelby County, Texas, directly adjacent to Shelbyville ISD. It operates a comparable 3-campus model serving Pre-K through grade 12 in a similar rural East Texas setting, with overlapping UIL Conference 2A competition and comparable funding structure.
• San Augustine ISD: San Augustine Independent School District is a small public K-12 district in deep East Texas. Comparable to Shelbyville ISD in district scale, rural setting, UIL Conference classification, and reliance on state formula funding and local property taxes.

Broad incumbents

• Houston ISD: Houston Independent School District is the largest public K-12 district in Texas and a broad incumbent in the same industry. While operating at vastly greater scale and serving a diverse urban population, it shares the same Texas public school funding, regulatory, and accountability framework as Shelbyville ISD.
• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District is one of the largest public K-12 districts in Texas (Houston metro area). It serves as a broad incumbent peer: same Texas regulatory and funding framework, same public K-12 mission, but vastly larger scale and suburban demographic profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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