Karnack Isd

What Karnack Isd does

Karnack ISD is a Texas public independent school district serving Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade in Karnack, Harrison County, from a single campus, the George Washington Carver School. It enrolls approximately 300 students supported by roughly 44 staff, and offers core K-8 academics alongside Head Start, special education, dyslexia services, transportation, and food service. The district accepts out-of-district transfers, expanding the addressable enrollment base beyond the geographic attendance boundary.

The operating model is a public-school funding stack: state per-pupil allocation from the Texas Education Agency, local maintenance-and-operations and interest-and-sinking (I&S) property taxes, and federal education grants. Service delivery rests on a standard K-8 administrative and instructional technology stack — Ascender for student information and parent/student portals, Edlio for the district website CMS, Cloudflare for network/security, Google Classroom for instruction, and Learning Ally for accessibility. Specialized services that exceed in-house capacity are delivered through a shared services arrangement with the Harrison County Special Education SSA.

Strategically, the district is in a stabilization-and-modernization phase rather than a growth phase: a November 2023 $575,000 bond for school buses, the hiring of an experienced CFO, and participation in the TEA Texas Strategic Leadership Learning Lab point to professionalized operations and incremental capacity renewal. There is no evidence of significant enrollment expansion, new campuses, or differentiated programmatic offerings beyond standard Texas public-school programming. Revenue is not publicly disclosed in the available data, but district scale implies a small single-digit-million-dollar annual operating envelope.

Name

Karnack Isd

Legal name

Karnack Independent School District

Website

https://karnackisd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Karnack ISD is a Texas public Pre-K through 8th-grade school district operating a single campus (George Washington Carver School) in Karnack, Harrison County, serving approximately 300 students with state, local, and federal education funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-8 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Public K-8 education
• Public school district
• Primary education
• Pre-kindergarten programs
• Rural school district

Headquarters

HQ city

Karnack

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Funded through state per-pupil allocation, local property taxes, and federal education grants. District receives operational funding based on average daily attendance.
2. Bond Elections: District can issue bonds for capital improvements (e.g., $575,000 school bus bond approved November 2023) with associated property tax rate increases for debt service
3. Cafeteria Meals: District provides breakfast and lunch meals to students. Adult lunch price noted at $5 per meal. Federal free/reduced lunch programs available to qualifying families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Karnack ISD operates a public Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade school (George Washington Carver School) in Karnack, Texas, delivering standard public education services to children residing within the district. The district supports families via an online parent/student portal (Ascender), Google Classroom integration, and a district website maintained on the Edlio content management system.

Product overview

Karnack ISD operates as a single-campus school district serving students from Pre-K through 8th grade at George Washington Carver School. The district offers a unified educational program that includes core academic instruction, early childhood education through the Head Start program, special education services including dyslexia support, and student assessment programs. The district also provides supporting services including transportation, food service, and manages student enrollment including out-of-district transfers. Financial aid is available through the Rosser Scholarship for qualifying graduating seniors. The district's digital tools include Ascender portals for parents, teachers, and administrators, Google Classroom for online learning, and the Edlio-powered website for district communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• George Washington Carver School (Pre-K through 8th grade) Single-campus public school providing Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade instruction to children residing within the Karnack ISD attendance boundary in Harrison County, Texas. Delivered as the district's primary educational offering.

Named customers2 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

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Region 7 Education Service CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegion 7 ESC provides Head Start early childhood education services in partnership with Karnack ISD. The service center also offers professional development, administrative support, and resources for East Texas school districts.
• Texas Education AgencycoreOthersState regulatory agency overseeing public education in Texas. TEA provides funding formulas, academic standards (TEKS), STAAR testing requirements, and accountability measures that govern district operations.
• Texas Association of School BoardsminorOthersTASB provides policy guidance, legal resources, and professional development for school board members and administrators in Texas.
• Harrison County Special Education Shared Services ArrangementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSA arrangement with neighboring Waskom ISD provides special education services, procedures, and support for students with disabilities in the Harrison County area.
• AscendercoreTechnology or IntegrationAscender provides student information system, parent portal, employee portal, and teacher portal platforms enabling registration, grade management, and communication for the district.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Beckville ISD: Small rural East Texas K-12 public school district of comparable enrollment scale and per-pupil funding profile; useful peer for benchmarking operating efficiency and academic performance.
• Tatum ISD: Small East Texas public school district serving a comparable rural community in the same Region 7 ESC service area; competes for transfer students and benchmarks against Karnack on STAAR outcomes.
• Waskom ISD: Neighboring Harrison County, Texas district that partners with Karnack ISD through the Harrison County Special Education Shared Services Arrangement. Operates a comparable small-district rural K-12 model in the same East Texas market.
• Elysian Fields ISD: Small rural K-12 public school district in Harrison County, Texas serving a comparable East Texas community with similar grade-span offerings, student demographics, and reliance on state per-pupil funding.
• Marshall ISD: Harrison County seat district and the largest direct competitor for student enrollment in the Karnack area; offers a full K-12 pathway that Karnack ISD cannot, putting competitive pressure on transfer recruitment.
• Jefferson ISD: Adjacent Marion County, Texas K-12 public district competing with Karnack for rural East Texas families; comparable size, governance structure, and dependence on local property tax and state funding.
• Hallsville ISD: East Texas public school district operating in the same regional labor and competitive market as Karnack ISD, with comparable per-pupil funding structure and rural-to-suburban demographic mix.
• Harleton ISD: Small East Texas public school district with comparable scale and demographics. Referenced as the alma mater of Karnack ISD's CFO, indicating overlapping regional talent and operational practices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/karnackisd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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