Louisville Municipal School Dist

What Louisville Municipal School Dist does

Louisville Municipal School District (LMSD) is a public K-12 school district and government entity that operates as the sole provider of public education across all of Winston County, Mississippi. Formed in 1960 through the consolidation of Winston County Schools and Louisville City Schools, the district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across six schools — Fair Elementary (Pre K-2), Louisville Elementary (3-5), Eiland Middle School (6-8), Louisville High School (9-12), Nanih Waiya Attendance Center (K-12), and Noxapater Attendance Center (K-12) — supplemented by the Winston-Louisville Career and Technology Center for grades 10-12. All schools are accredited by the Mississippi Department of Education, and advanced placement courses are made available to every student in grades 9-12. Specialized programs include special education services (speech, learning disabilities, developmental delay, visual/intellectual/physical disability supports), gifted education for grades 2-8, and the REACHES/ASCEND programs for dropout prevention and student recognition. School food services operate under Provision 2 of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, providing meals at no charge to all participating students.

The district's technology stack is built around a layered ecosystem of third-party EdTech platforms rather than proprietary systems: Google Workspace for Education for student/teacher email and collaboration; Clever for single sign-on into digital learning applications; Active Network's Active Parent and Active Student portals for grades, attendance, and progress monitoring; Connect Suite (Aegis) for parent email/SMS notifications; ParentSquare for district-wide communication and surveys; STOP-IT for anonymous safety reporting; SAM for attendance and grade management; and SchoolInsites for website hosting. The district's digital footprint is reinforced by an official YouTube channel for event streaming. There is no evidence of in-house software development, APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities in the disclosed data.

LMSD operates as a non-profit public entity with no tuition revenue; funding flows from Mississippi state education appropriations, federal programs (Title I, Title II, IDEA special education, English Language Learner grants), and local tax revenues from Winston County residents. Pricing is effectively zero at the point of service for residents within district boundaries. Governance is provided by a five-member Board of Trustees (Thomas M. Dowd, President; Renee P. Jones, Vice-President; John C. Wilkes, Secretary; Jacqueline Steele, Assistant Secretary; Brenda Johnson, Member) with operational leadership distributed across an Assistant Superintendent (Belinda Swart), Director of Food Service (Nan Hartness), Director of Student Services (Rosemary Lampley), and Director of Curriculum, Professional Development, & Testing (Cynthia McDonald). As a government entity, LMSD has no parent company, no equity ownership, and no access to venture or private capital.

Name

Louisville Municipal School Dist

Legal name

Louisville Municipal School District

Website

https://louisville.k12.ms.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Louisville Municipal School District is a public K-12 government entity operating six accredited schools spanning PreK through 12th grade across Winston County, Mississippi, serving local families with no tuition and funded through state, federal, and local tax revenues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD), Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Special education programs
• Career technology education
• Free public schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School District Funding: Louisville Municipal School District operates as a public educational institution funded through federal, state, and local government sources. Revenue comes from Mississippi state education funding, federal programs including Title I, Title II, special education grants, and local tax revenues from Winston County residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Louisville Municipal School District (LMSD) operates a public K-12 school system serving all of Winston County, Mississippi through six schools (Fair Elementary, Louisville Elementary, Eiland Middle School, Louisville High School, Nanih Waiya Attendance Center, Noxapater Attendance Center) plus the Winston-Louisville Career and Technology Center. The district delivers free PreK-12 education, special education, gifted programs, Advanced Placement courses, career and technology education, federal programs, and school food services to district residents.

Product overview

Louisville Municipal School District operates as a unified K-12 public school system serving Winston County, Mississippi. The district consists of six schools: Fair Elementary (Pre K-2), Louisville Elementary (3-5), Eiland Middle (6-8), Louisville High (9-12), Nanih Waiya Attendance Center (K-12), and Noxapater Attendance Center (K-12). Students in grades 10-12 also access the Winston-Louisville Career and Technology Center. The district's technology infrastructure centers on LMSD Connect Suite for parent/student communication and notifications, supported by SchoolInsites for website management. Specialized programs include REACHES/ASCEND for dropout prevention, Special Education Services for students with disabilities, School Food Services operating under the National School Lunch Program, and Advanced Placement courses for college preparation. All schools maintain accreditation through the Mississippi Department of Education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REACHES: Readiness Educational Adjustments Changing Habits of Each Student - a program within the district
• ASCEND

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Services
• Winston-Louisville Career and Technology Center
• Advanced Placement Courses
• Special Education Services
• Gifted Education Program
• School Food Services
• REACHES / ASCEND Program
• LMSD Connect Suite Communication Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• All Louisville Municipal School District students will graduate ready for college and/or career success

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Oxford School District: Mississippi public K-12 district accredited by MDE; comparable in offering AP coursework district-wide and operating under similar Title I/state funding mechanics, though serving a more affluent university-town demographic.
• Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District: East-central Mississippi consolidated K-12 district formed from a county/city merger, making it structurally analogous to LMSD's 1960 consolidation. Comparable in governance structure and MDE accountability framework.
• Hattiesburg Public School District: Accredited Mississippi public K-12 district serving Forrest County; comparable governance and funding structure, with similar reliance on Title I and state appropriations to serve a lower-income student population.
• Brandon Public School District: Rankin County-area Mississippi public K-12 district operating under MDE accreditation; comparable in operating multiple campuses and relying on the same federal/state Title and per-pupil funding streams.
• Madison County Schools: Mississippi county-wide public K-12 district; structurally comparable to LMSD in encompassing all territory within its county and operating multiple accredited schools under a unified board.
• Petal School District: Small-to-mid Mississippi public K-12 district operating under MDE accreditation with comparable programmatic offerings (AP, special education, career pathways) and similar governance as a municipal-style district.
• Clinton Public School District: Accredited Mississippi public K-12 district with multiple campuses covering elementary through high school; comparable in scale, accreditation, and reliance on state/federal K-12 funding streams.
• Tupelo Public School District: Larger Mississippi public school district serving Lee County; directly comparable as a unified K-12 public district operating under the Mississippi Department of Education with a similar governance and funding structure, but on a materially larger scale.
• Rankin County School District: Larger Mississippi public K-12 county-wide district; comparable as an MDE-accredited district operating a portfolio of elementary, middle, and high schools funded through the same federal/state/local revenue mix.
• Pearl Public School District: Mississippi municipal-style K-12 district with MDE accreditation; structurally comparable to LMSD in operating multiple schools under a single superintendent-led governance model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@louisvilleschooldistrict2926/streams

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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