Industrial Independent School District

What Industrial Independent School District does

Industrial Independent School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Vanderbilt, Texas, within Jackson County. It operates four campuses — Industrial High School (grades 9-12), Industrial Junior High (grades 6-8), Industrial Elementary East, and Industrial Elementary West — serving approximately 1,100 students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The district is governed by an elected seven-member school board and administered by Superintendent Michael Colvin under the oversight of the Texas Education Agency. Service offerings include general academics, special education, career and technical education, dual-credit courses through a partnership with Victoria College, athletics, fine arts, and federal school nutrition programs.

Name

Industrial Independent School District

Legal name

Industrial Independent School District

Website

https://industrialisd.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Industrial Independent School District is a public K-12 district in Vanderbilt, Texas, operating four campuses serving approximately 1,100 students with academic, special education, CTE, dual-credit, athletics, and nutrition programs under Texas Education Agency oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Student nutrition programs
• Special education services
• Career technical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Vanderbilt

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: District funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal grants including ESSER III for COVID-19 recovery
2. School Nutrition Program: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program offering free and reduced-price meals based on financial need

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Industrial Independent School District provides free public K-12 education to students in the Vanderbilt, Texas community across four campuses, serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district offers core academic instruction, special education services, career and technical education (CTE), dual credit opportunities with Victoria College, athletics, fine arts, and a school nutrition program providing free and reduced-price meals. Supporting these services are digital tools including the Ascender student information system portals for parents and teachers, ClassLink single sign-on, and the SchoolBlocks-powered district website.

Product overview

Industrial Independent School District operates as a small rural Texas school district (Vanderbilt, TX) serving approximately 1,100 students across four campuses: Industrial High School, Industrial Junior High, Industrial Elementary East, and Industrial Elementary West. The district's primary technology offerings consist of its SchoolBlocks-powered website with SchoolFeed content management for community engagement, Ascender-based student information portals for parents and teachers, and integrated third-party platforms including ClassLink SSO, MySchoolBucks meal payments, and Eduphoria professional development. The district also provides digital safety resources for families and participates in federal meal programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Public Education Services
• Special Education Services
• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Student Nutrition Services
• Athletics Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• District provides academic accountability through Texas Education Agency report cards and federal report cards

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Victoria CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual Credit Memorandum of Understanding with Victoria College allows high school students to earn college credits while completing high school requirements. Students can access dual credit programs through IHS.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Edna Independent School District: Neighboring public K-12 district also located in Jackson County, Texas, serving a comparable small-town/rural student population with similar funding dynamics and Texas Education Agency oversight.
• Hallettsville Independent School District: Small rural Lavaca County, Texas public K-12 district similar in scale and structure, with comparable dual credit and CTE program offerings for rural students.
• Ganado Independent School District: Jackson County, Texas public K-12 district of similar scale and rural character, operating under the same state funding formulas and regional labor market — a direct demographic and operational comparable.
• Palacios Independent School District: Small coastal Texas public K-12 district with comparable enrollment size, also operating under Texas public school funding formulas with similar CTE and dual credit offerings.
• Bloomington Independent School District: Small Victoria County, Texas public K-12 district serving a comparable rural/petrochemical-adjacent community in the same regional labor market and TEA region.
• Louise Independent School District: Very small rural Texas public K-12 district with similarly limited enrollment scale, providing a useful benchmark for per-pupil funding sustainability and program retention in tiny districts.
• Tidehaven Independent School District: Matagorda County, Texas small rural public K-12 district with similar enrollment scale and dependency on agriculture/petrochemical-driven local property tax revenues.

Regional players

• El Campo Independent School District: Larger Wharton County, Texas public K-12 district serving a similar rural Texas demographic profile but at greater scale — useful as a comparable for graduation outcomes and CTE breadth.
• Cuero Independent School District: DeWitt County, Texas public K-12 district of comparable rural character in south-central Texas, operating under the same regional TEA service center oversight.
• Port Lavaca Independent School District: Calhoun County, Texas public K-12 district operating in a comparable petrochemical/rural south Texas economic geography with overlapping funding and labor market dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IndustrialISD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCunmpVN6BVzEFfayZGvPFmw
• Facebookfacebook.com/iisdcobras
• Instagraminstagram.com/industrialisd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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