Holly Springs School District

What Holly Springs School District does

Holly Springs School District (HSSD) is a public K-12 school district headquartered at 840 Hwy 178 East, Holly Springs, Mississippi. It serves approximately 2,300 students across a unified five-school continuum: Holly Springs Primary School (K-3), Holly Springs Intermediate School (grades 4-6), Holly Springs Junior High School (grades 7-9), Holly Springs High School (grades 9-12), and the Holly Springs Career and Technical Center, which delivers vocational and workforce development programming. The district's mission is to educate students who can "excel in the global community," supported by athletics, standardized assessments, special services, food services, transportation, and a district-issued Chromebook program. HSSD is a government state entity rather than a commercial enterprise — it does not generate revenue from tuition, has no shareholders, and is funded entirely through local property taxes, Mississippi state allocations, and federal program funds.

Operationally, HSSD runs a lean technology stack typical of mid-sized U.S. school districts. Student information is managed through PowerSchool, including a family-facing registration portal available in English and Spanish; school meal payments are processed through MySchoolBucks; and the district's public web presence (hssdk12.org) is built on the SCHOOLinSITES content management system, with parent, student, staff, community, and employment portals. Communications are primarily top-of-funnel and community-oriented, anchored by a newsletter ("The Hawk"), a news blog ("Hawk News"), student-highlights features, and a photo gallery showcasing school events. Governance rests with an elected/appointed Board of Trustees; current identified members include Hood (recently appointed) and Dr. Turnage (who also serves on the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents board). The district's distribution model is purely domestic and geographically bounded to the Holly Springs, Mississippi catchment area, with services delivered in-person across its five campuses and supported by self-serve online portals.

Name

Holly Springs School District

Legal name

Holly Springs School District

Website

https://www.hssd.k12.ms.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Holly Springs School District is a public K-12 school district in Holly Springs, Mississippi, operating five schools (Primary, Intermediate, Junior High, High School, and a Career and Technical Center) serving approximately 2,300 students with publicly funded academic, vocational, and extracurricular programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Primary school education
• Secondary school education
• Vocational career training
• School district administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Holly Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Holly Springs School District is a public K-12 school district operating five schools (Holly Springs Primary School, Holly Springs Intermediate School, Holly Springs Junior High School, Holly Springs High School, and the Holly Springs Career and Technical Center) serving students in the Holly Springs, Mississippi area. The district delivers academic instruction, vocational and career-technical training, athletics, standardized assessments, food services, transportation, and special services to enrolled students at no cost to families.

Product overview

Holly Springs School District is a public K-12 educational institution operating a unified platform-plus-branches architecture consisting of five schools serving approximately 2,300 students. The district provides a comprehensive educational continuum from primary school through high school, complemented by a dedicated Career and Technical Center for vocational training. The district offers academic programs, athletics, student assessments, special services, and various support services including food services, transportation, and technology services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Holly Springs Primary School

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Rankin County School District: Mid-sized public K-12 district in central Mississippi with comparable multi-school architecture but operating in a different (higher-income) geographic region of the state.
• Madison County School District: Higher-resource public K-12 district in central Mississippi operating under the same state funding framework. Demonstrates a higher-funded, higher-performing Mississippi public-school model adjacent to Holly Springs's.

Broad incumbents

• Memphis-Shelby County Schools: Major urban public K-12 district in neighboring Shelby County, Tennessee. Operates under a different state funding formula but provides a benchmark for an urban district's multi-school architecture and CTE programming.
• DeSoto County School District: Largest public K-12 district in Mississippi operating under the same state funding framework but at significantly greater scale, providing a benchmark for resource depth and program breadth.

Direct peers

• Tupelo Public School District: Larger Mississippi public K-12 district operating a multi-school continuum with career and technical offerings, providing a useful comparison for scale economies and program breadth.
• Oxford School District: Mid-sized public K-12 district in Mississippi offering a comparable K-12 plus career-track structure. Comparable in operating model and Mississippi funding environment.
• Lafayette County School District: Public K-12 district in north-central Mississippi operating under the same state funding framework with similar multi-school architecture and grade-banded school design.
• Corinth School District: Small public K-12 district in northern Mississippi serving a similar demographic and operating under the same Mississippi funding framework as Holly Springs School District.
• Benton County School District: Small rural Mississippi public K-12 district with comparable enrollment size, tax-funded structure, and multi-school architecture. Closely mirrors Holly Springs in operating profile.
• Marshall County School District: Adjacent small rural Mississippi public school district operating multiple K-12 schools on a similar tax-funded, government-entity model. Highly comparable in scale, geography, and student demographics to Holly Springs School District.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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