Tarrant City Schools

What Tarrant City Schools does

Tarrant City Schools is a public K-12 school district operating under Alabama state education law, serving approximately 1,300 students from Pre-K through 12th grade across three campuses in Tarrant, Alabama, a small city near Birmingham. The district is organized into Tarrant Elementary School (Pre-K through 2nd grade), Tarrant Intermediate School (3rd through 6th grade), and Tarrant High School (7th through 12th grade), with the latter housing the award-winning Twilight Program for alternative graduation pathways and the Tarrant Alternative Program (TAP) for short-term behavioral placement. Founded in 1930 and governed by a five-member Board of Education appointed by the Tarrant City Council, the district is a government state entity with no parent company and no traditional equity structure.

The district's core technology infrastructure is anchored by a 1:1 Chromebook Program that issues a personal device to every student, supplemented by PowerSchool as the student information and registration system, Schoology as the learning management platform, and approved productivity tools including Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams/Outlook/OneDrive, and Adobe Acrobat. Specialized programs include the Alabama First Class Pre-K, Gifted and Talented Education, Special Education, English Language Learners (aligned to WIDA standards), and student-support systems such as Rhithm for daily emotional check-ins and Peer Helpers for multi-tiered support.

Tarrant City Schools is funded primarily through Alabama state education allocations (foundation program and per-pupil funding), local tax revenues within the Tarrant city limits, and federal Title I through Title IX grants including COVID-relief funds. Meal revenue flows through the USDA-supervised National School Lunch Program via the MySchoolBucks payment platform, with student breakfast priced at $1.50 and lunch at $2.75-$3.00 depending on school. Enrollment is residency-gated and managed through PowerSchool's online registration portal, with transportation provided for eligible students within a 2-mile radius. The district's primary customer segments are enrolled students and their families; commercial-style GTM and revenue diversification are inapplicable given its status as a public entity.

Name

Tarrant City Schools

Legal name

Tarrant City Schools

Website

https://tarrant.k12.al.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tarrant City Schools is a public K-12 school district in Tarrant, Alabama serving approximately 1,300 students from Pre-K through 12th grade across three schools, funded by state allocations, local taxes, and federal Title programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic/School-Readiness Preschools (EDACABAB), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Student support programs
• Child nutrition programs
• Alternative education pathways

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarrant

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. State and Local Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through Alabama state education funding, local tax revenues, and per-pupil allocations from the state education budget
2. Federal Title Programs: Federal funding through Title I, Part A (Improving basic educational programs for disadvantaged students), Title II (teacher training), Title III (English learners), Title IV (student support), Title VI (Native American education), and Title IX (homeless students)
3. Child Nutrition Program: National School Lunch Program operating under USDA supervision, providing breakfast and lunch to students daily with meal payments from families

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tarrant City Schools is a public K-12 school district that delivers tuition-free education to approximately 1,300 students from Pre-K through 12th grade across three schools in Tarrant, Alabama. Its core offerings include elementary education (Pre-K-2), intermediate education (3-6), and high school education (7-12), supplemented by specialized programs such as the Twilight alternative graduation pathway, Alabama First Class Pre-K, English Language Learners support, Gifted and Talented Education, Special Education, and the Tarrant Alternative Program for behavioral placements. The district also operates a USDA Child Nutrition Program providing daily breakfast and lunch to students.

Product overview

Tarrant City Schools is a three-school public school district serving approximately 1,300 students from Pre-K through twelfth grade in Alabama near Birmingham. The district operates as a unified educational platform consisting of Tarrant Elementary School (Pre-K through 2nd grade), Tarrant Intermediate School (3rd through 6th grade), and Tarrant High School (7th through 12th grade). The district's technology infrastructure is anchored by a 1:1 Chromebook Program that provides every student with a device, supplemented by digital learning platforms and STEM-focused tools. Core educational products include the Tarrant Twilight Program (an alternative graduation pathway for high school students) and the Alabama First Class Pre-K Program for four-year-olds. The district utilizes Schoology as its learning management system and integrates with PowerSchool for enrollment and MySchoolBucks for meal payments, supported by Microsoft and Google productivity tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tarrant Twilight Program: An alternative path to graduation program operating through the high school, allowing students to achieve their educational goals in a less traditional setting.

Products and services

• Tarrant Elementary School

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tarrant Electric DepartmentminorOthersCommunity partnership where Tarrant Electric Department collaborated with 5th graders for an Egg Drop Challenge STEM activity. The department's bucket truck was used as the drop zone for the science experiment, demonstrating practical applications of physics and engineering concepts.
• Education Solutions Services (ESS)coreOthersESS is the district's substitute staffing provider. Substitutes are employed through ESS rather than directly by the district. Contact: Melissa Exum at 205-629-2841 or [email protected]
• UAB Employee Assistance & Counseling CenterminorOthersPartnership with UAB providing Employee Assistance & Counseling Center services to Tarrant City Schools employees and their immediate household members. This service provides resources for resolving work-related and personal issues.
• WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment)coreTechnology or IntegrationProgram goals are grounded in WIDA's principles of language development as outlined in 'The Cornerstone of WIDA's Standards: Guiding Principles of Language Development.' The district uses WIDA standards and ACCESS for ELLs assessment for English Language Learners program.
• Peer HelpersminorOthersMulti-tiered student support system featuring school-wide prevention and positive development curricula tailored to individual grade levels K-12, plus peer-to-peer support system for both elementary and secondary students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hoover City Schools: Larger Alabama municipal K-12 district in the same Birmingham metro; operates the same state funding model and a comparable 1:1 technology program, providing an upper-bound benchmark for scale and EdTech maturity.
• Vestavia Hills City Schools: Suburban Jefferson County K-12 district with similar organizational structure but materially larger enrollment; useful peer for benchmarking curriculum depth and operating leverage.
• Mountain Brook Schools: Small but high-performing Alabama K-12 municipal district; comparable size band to Tarrant while representing best-in-state academic outcomes, serving as an aspirational peer.
• Huntsville City Schools: Large Alabama municipal K-12 district operating under the same state framework; comparable in offering set (Pre-K, alternative pathways, 1:1 devices) at greater scale, useful for EdTech and alternative-program benchmarking.

Direct peers

• Birmingham City Schools: Neighboring Alabama urban school district serving K-12 in the Birmingham metro; directly comparable as a peer public district in the same Jefferson County labor market with similar Title I demographics and alternative-pathway programs.
• Fairfield City Schools: Small Alabama municipal school district in Jefferson County serving K-12; comparable scale (~1,000–2,000 students) and demographic profile, making it a tight size peer for Tarrant.
• Homewood City Schools: Adjacent Jefferson County municipal school district serving K-12; comparable operating model and Alabama state funding structure, but typically stronger demographics — useful benchmark for Tarrant.
• Jefferson County Schools: The county-wide Alabama public school district overlapping the same Birmingham metro region; directly comparable in funding mix, state accountability framework, and student demographics.
• Midfield City Schools: Compact Alabama K-12 municipal district in Jefferson County; directly comparable on enrollment scale, urban-suburban setting, and Title-funded service mix.

Regional players

• Tarrant County (TX) districts: Listed for disambiguation only — not a peer (Texas entity, different funding regime); included to flag that 'Tarrant' should not be confused with the Texas region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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