dcps.org

What dcps.org does

Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS) is a government state entity operating as the public K-12 school district for Daviess County, Kentucky, headquartered at 4801 Frederica Street in Owensboro. The district serves elementary, middle, and high school students across the county, including students at Apollo High School and Daviess County High School, and provides a comprehensive public education program with a stated emphasis on reading and math proficiency outcomes (e.g., 2025 KSA results showing 35%/31%/34% reading proficiency and 37%/35%/34% math proficiency across elementary, middle, and high school levels). DCPS does not charge tuition; it is funded through a mix of Kentucky state education funding (per-pupil allocations), local property tax revenues, federal education funding, and nominal student fees for school meals, afterschool programs, and preschool services.

The district's operational technology stack is built on a suite of integrated third-party SaaS platforms rather than proprietary infrastructure. Infinite Campus serves as the Student Information System (SIS), powering the parent portal for grades, attendance, and student registration. Apptegy provides the website content management system and mobile applications (iOS and Android) under the daviesskyschools.org and dcps.org domains. DocuWare handles afterschool enrollment forms, School Cash Online processes school fee payments, MySchoolApps (powered by Heartland Payment Systems) processes free and reduced meal benefit applications, and SchoolSpring provides the recruitment portal for teacher and staff hiring. A partnership with Kentucky Homeland Security's SafeSchools program supports school safety and emergency preparedness.

DCPS's go-to-market motion is exclusively geographic — students are enrolled through residential school zoning within district boundaries, supplemented by an Online Registration (OLR) system for both new and returning students. Outreach to families occurs through the district website, mobile apps, the Infinite Campus parent portal, school calendars, and the @DaviessSky social media presence (Twitter/X, Facebook). As a publicly funded, government-governed entity, DCPS operates without the commercial revenue mechanics of a private-sector company; competitive dynamics are defined by Kentucky Department of Education regulation and Board of Education governance rather than market competition, and the district holds an exclusive jurisdictional mandate to deliver public K-12 education within Daviess County.

Name

dcps.org

Legal name

Daviess County Public Schools

Website

https://dcps.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS) is a publicly funded K-12 school district in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving elementary, middle, and high school students across Daviess County through geographic school zoning and an integrated digital enrollment ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• School district services
• Student enrollment systems
• Meal benefits programs
• Afterschool care programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Owensboro

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: DCPS is a publicly funded school district supported by local, state, and federal tax revenues, government education funding, and student fees for programs including meals, afterschool care, and preschool.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Daviess County Public Schools is a publicly funded K-12 school district operating elementary, middle, and high schools in Daviess County, Kentucky. The district delivers academic instruction with a focus on reading and math proficiency and supports families through online student registration, a parent portal, school fee payment, free/reduced meal benefit applications, afterschool care programs, and preschool services.

Product overview

Daviess County Public Schools operates a single unified website (dcps.org) as the primary digital portal for the district, integrated with multiple specialized services accessed through the Online Registration (OLR) system. The OLR system connects parents and guardians to key functions including Infinite Campus for student information management, DocuWare for afterschool enrollment, SchoolCashOnline for fee payments, and MySchoolApps for meal benefit applications. The district's digital ecosystem is built on the Apptegy content management platform and integrates third-party services to deliver educational administration services to families in Owensboro, KY.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DCPS District Website and Mobile Applications Official digital hub for Daviess County Public Schools, providing academic performance data, student registration access, district announcements, school calendars, and communication tools for K-12 families in Daviess County, Kentucky. Available as a website and iOS/Android mobile applications.
• Online Registration (OLR) System Digital enrollment platform that connects parents and guardians to parent portal reregistration, afterschool program applications, preschool enrollment forms, and online school fee payments through integrated third-party services. Available to families of new and returning DCPS students.
• Parent Portal (Infinite Campus) Student information system portal enabling parents and guardians to access student records, complete reregistration, and view academic information for K-12 students enrolled in Daviess County Public Schools.
• Meal Benefits Application (MySchoolApps) Online application system for free and reduced meal benefits, with separate enrollment flows for high school students versus elementary and middle school students across Daviess County Public Schools.
• School Cash Online Fee Payment Online platform for paying school fees including registrations, activities, and other school-related payments for Daviess County Public Schools students and families.
• Afterschool Care Program Enrollment Afterschool care program offered to DCPS students with enrollment managed through the DocuWare cloud document management platform. Available to families of elementary and middle school students within the district.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reading proficiency rates: Elementary 35% proficient, 21% distinguished; Middle 31% proficient, 22% distinguished; High 34% proficient, 17% distinguished
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ApptegycoreTechnology or IntegrationApptegy provides the district's website content management system and mobile application platform, powering the public-facing digital presence of Daviess County Public Schools.
• Infinite CampuscoreTechnology or IntegrationInfinite Campus provides the student information system (SIS) powering the parent and student portal for grades, attendance, registration, and school communication.
• MySchoolApps / Heartland Payment SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationMySchoolApps platform powered by Heartland Payment Systems handles free and reduced meal benefit applications for eligible students across district schools.
• Kentucky Homeland Security (SafeSchools)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Kentucky Homeland Security providing SafeSchools resources for school safety and emergency preparedness information.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Jefferson County Public Schools (Louisville, KY): Kentucky's largest public school district serving Louisville metro. Operates K-12 public education with similar state regulatory framework, Infinite Campus SIS, and public funding model as DCPS, though at materially larger scale.
• Fayette County Public Schools (Lexington, KY): Large Kentucky public school district serving Lexington. Comparable as a public K-12 district under the same KDE regulatory framework, with similar online registration, parent portal, and school report card accountability structures.

Direct peers

• Boone County Schools (Florence, KY): Northern Kentucky public school district of comparable mid-size scale. Operates elementary, middle, and high schools with similar Kentucky KDE reporting, zoning-based enrollment, and Apptegy/Infinite Campus technology footprint as DCPS.
• Scott County Schools (Georgetown, KY): Mid-sized Kentucky public school district with comparable grade-band structure, online registration, and parent portal offerings. Directly comparable in regulatory framework, funding sources, and scale.
• Christian County Public Schools (Hopkinsville, KY): Western Kentucky public school district of similar demographic and rural-suburban profile to DCPS. Comparable in size, grade configuration, Kentucky KDE accountability, and public funding model.
• Warren County Public Schools (Bowling Green, KY): South-central Kentucky public school district serving Bowling Green area. Comparable in operating multiple high schools, using Infinite Campus SIS, Apptegy communications, and MySchoolApps for meal benefits like DCPS.

Regional players

• Henderson County Schools (Henderson, KY): Neighboring Western Kentucky public school district serving Henderson County. Comparable as a regional public K-12 district with overlapping labor market and similar Daviess County-adjacent student demographics, though in a different county.
• Ohio County Schools (Hartford, KY): Western Kentucky public school district geographically adjacent to Daviess County. Operates elementary, middle, and high schools under the same Kentucky KDE framework with similar funding model and small-district scale.
• McLean County Schools (Calhoun, KY): Small rural Kentucky public school district adjacent to Daviess County. Comparable as a public K-12 district under the same KDE framework, though at meaningfully smaller scale than DCPS.
• Owensboro Public Schools (Owensboro, KY): Independent city public school district operating within the same Owensboro metropolitan area as DCPS. Directly comparable in serving overlapping families, competing for the same student population, and operating under the same Kentucky KDE framework.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DaviessSky
• Facebookfacebook.com/Daviess-County-Public-Schools-108755864595916

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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