What Breathitt County School District does

Breathitt County School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Jackson, Kentucky, operating as a state government entity under the Kentucky Department of Education. The district serves approximately 1,675 students from preschool through grade 12 across five schools — Breathitt High School (grades 9-12), Sebastian Elementary, Highland-Turner Elementary, Breathitt Elementary, and the Breathitt County Area Technology Center (vocational/technical training). It employs approximately 199 staff members. Operations are funded through Kentucky state per-pupil allocations, local property tax revenues, and federal education programs including Title I, Title II (Teacher Quality), Title III (English Learners), Title IX (McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance), and ARP-ESSER COVID relief funding.

The district's core service delivery rests on a third-party technology stack: Infinite Campus for the student information system (enrollment, grading, attendance) and parent portal; Lexia Core5, ALEKS, MAP Growth (NWEA), Khan Academy, Amplify Science, Reading Plus, and Study Island for instructional delivery and assessment; ParentSquare and School Messenger for parent communication; Raptor for visitor management; Frontline and Applitrack for HR/recruiting; and Microsoft Teams plus Google Drive for Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) during weather/illness-related school closures. The district operates district-wide free meal service through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) covering Highland-Turner Elementary, Breathitt High School, Sebastian Elementary, and Breathitt Elementary for 2025-2026.

Governance rests with the Breathitt County Board of Education (Chairperson Ruschelle Hamilton, Vice-Chairperson Albert Little, members Tiffany Combs, Anna Morris, John Hollan) under Superintendent Phillip Watts. The district gained national visibility as the bellwether plaintiff in social media addiction litigation against Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube (settled May 22, 2026), which was the first resolution among more than 1,200 similar school district lawsuits and underpins a potential 15-year, $60M+ mental health program funding initiative. No tuition is charged; revenue is entirely formula-driven from government sources and is not publicly disclosed in dollar terms.

Name

Breathitt County School District

Legal name

Breathitt County School District

Website

https://breathitt.k12.ky.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1839

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Breathitt County School District is a rural Kentucky public K-12 school district operating five schools to serve approximately 1,675 P-12 students, funded by state, federal, and local government sources, and offering comprehensive academic, vocational, special education, and food service programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Vocational technical training
• Special education services
• School nutrition programs
• Student transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal Programs Funding: District participates in multiple federal education programs including Title I, Title II (Teacher Quality), Title III (English Learners), Title IX (McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance), and ARP-ESSER COVID relief funding.
2. Government/Public Funding: Public school district funded through Kentucky state government allocations, local tax revenues, and federal education programs.
3. Food Services Program: National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, Afterschool Snack Program, and Summer Feeding Program providing meals to approximately 1675 P-12 students district-wide through USDA reimbursement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Breathitt County School District provides public K-12 education to approximately 1,675 students across five school sites in Breathitt County, Kentucky. It offers standard classroom instruction, career and technical training at the Area Technology Center, special education, gifted and talented services, food services with free meals under the Community Eligibility Provision, student transportation, and Non-Traditional Instruction for school closures.

Product overview

Breathitt County School District is a rural Kentucky public school district providing comprehensive K-12 education services across five school sites: Breathitt High School, Sebastian Elementary, Highland-Turner Elementary, Breathitt Elementary, and Breathitt County Area Technology Center. The district serves approximately 1,675 students and offers multiple support programs including Food Services and Nutrition (with district-wide free meals under CEP), Transportation (with a fleet including new Thomas SAF-T-LINER C2 school buses), Special Education, Health Services, Gifted and Talented programs, and Federal Programs management. The district utilizes various educational technology platforms including Infinite Campus for student information, Lexia Core5, Study Island, MAP Growth assessments, ALEKS, and Amplify Science. The district also provides Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) capabilities for remote learning and manages comprehensive curriculum and assessment programs aligned to Kentucky Academic Standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Breathitt County Schools K-12 Education
• Breathitt High School
• Sebastian Elementary School
• Highland-Turner Elementary School
• Breathitt Elementary School
• Breathitt County Area Technology Center (ATC)
• Food Services and Nutrition Program
• Transportation Services
• Special Education Services
• Assessment and Accountability Program
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Gifted and Talented Program
• Health Services
• Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) Program
• Summer Feeding Program
• Federal Programs
• Technology Services
• Pupil Personnel Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Served as bellwether case for over 1,200 similar lawsuits against social media companies

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration22 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Meta Platforms Inc.minorOthers · 22 May 2026Meta settled a lawsuit with Breathitt County School District over social media's alleged harms to children's mental health. This was the first resolution among over 1,200 similar cases brought by school districts. The district had sought more than $60 million to fund a 15-year mental health program. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
• TikTok (ByteDance)minorOthers · 22 May 2026TikTok settled with Breathitt County School District in the same lawsuit alongside Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube, as part of a bellwether case among 1,200 similar lawsuits claiming social media companies should bear costs for addressing children's mental health issues.
• Snap Inc.minorOthers · 22 May 2026Snap settled with Breathitt County School District as part of the same multi-defendant lawsuit regarding social media addiction and children's mental health.
• YouTube (Google)minorOthers · 22 May 2026YouTube (owned by Google) settled with Breathitt County School District as part of the bellwether case addressing social media's alleged harms to children's mental health.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Leslie County School District: Rural southeastern Kentucky K-12 district with comparable enrollment, Title I dependence, and vocational/technical education center offerings through an Area Technology Center.
• Perry County School District: Neighboring rural eastern Kentucky public school district of comparable size and demographic profile, operating K-12 schools with similar Title I reliance, vocational offerings, and student-population scale.
• Lee County School District: Small rural eastern Kentucky K-12 district operating under the same state funding formulas, CEP eligibility, and rural Appalachian demographic pressures.
• Letcher County School District: Adjacent rural eastern Kentucky public school district operating under the same state funding formulas and serving a comparable demographic of P-12 students.
• Wolfe County School District: Rural eastern Kentucky public school district of comparable size, operating under identical Kentucky Academic Standards and KSA accountability system.
• Magoffin County School District: Rural eastern Kentucky K-12 district with similar enrollment scale, poverty indicators, and reliance on federal Title programs and USDA meal reimbursement.
• Harlan County School District: Rural southeastern Kentucky public school district operating multiple school sites under similar state assessment and accountability frameworks with comparable student demographics.
• Knott County School District: Rural eastern Kentucky K-12 district serving a similar small student population with comparable Appalachian economic conditions and federal program dependence.
• Owsley County School District: Very small rural eastern Kentucky K-12 district among the state's smallest, sharing similar governance structure, federal program participation, and rural service challenges.

Broad incumbents

• Kentucky Department of Education: State-level education authority that funds, regulates, and sets accountability standards for all Kentucky public school districts including Breathitt County; relevant as the broader institutional incumbent governing funding, assessment, and compliance frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BreathittProud
• Facebookfacebook.com/BreathittCountySchools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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