ABOUT POWERSCHOOL
We build the K-12 Connected Operating System
PowerSchool creates connected K-12 education technology that unlocks productivity and insights to help administrators, school leaders, and teachers advance student achievement. PowerSchool solutions deliver operational excellence for more than 15,000 organizations, including over 80% of districts in North America, serving over 60 million students worldwide. Our K-12 Connected Operating System unifies the education ecosystem from the central office to the classroom to the home.
Our Mission
Operational strength creates academic strength
Our mission is to create connected K-12 edtech that unlocks productivity and insights, empowering schools to advance student achievement.
OUR TECHNOLOGY
The K-12 Connected Operating System
Most districts run on disconnected tools. Data sits in silos, and staff spend too many hours trying to pull together information and reconcile systems. PowerSchool connects the work of a district—student information, teaching and learning, student support, family engagement, HR, educator support, finance, and data analytics—in one, secure place.
WHY POWERSCHOOL
Stronger schools operate on PowerSchool
Strength from all sides
Every district depends on dozens of critical functions. Student information, learning, communications, student support, HR, finance, and analytics all play a role in student success. PowerSchool brings these capabilities together so districts can operate with greater coherence, better visibility, and less fragmentation across the organization.
Committed to K-12 needs
We have worked with customers through the policy shifts, funding cycles, and staffing shortages that define the education landscape. Our products, implementations, and support have supported thousands of first days and graduations, so your team always has a trusted partner.
Connected data, actionable insights
When student, operational, and financial data share one foundation, patterns surface early. Leaders can act before problems compound. You can stand in front of school boards with more evidence and fewer estimates.
Success stories
Powering stronger schools
From single schools to statewide systems, see how administrators, educators, and families put connected tools to work.
Osseo’s Journey to a Modern, Unified Tech Ecosystem with Integrated, Data-Driven Solutions
As Minnesota’s fifth largest district, Osseo Area Schools needed to modernize and unify its technology systems and use data better.
Modernizing Finance and HR with Integrated Tools and Total Team Buy-In
See how a Missouri district modernized finance and HR with integrated tools—gaining efficiency, transparency, and total team buy-in.
Torrance Unified School District’s (CA) Journey to a Modernized Edtech Ecosystem
For California’s Torrance Unified School District, modernizing their edtech ecosystem has helped transform operations to give them flexibility and functionality for potential future challenges.
SECURITY & TRUST
Security is our number one commitment
We protect the data of more than 60 million students with independently audited controls: ISO 27001:2022 certification, SOC 2 attestation, and the 1EdTech TrustEd App seal. A Customer Security Advisory Council of district leaders reviews our practices, and we publish how we secure, monitor, and control access to our systems.
Awards & Recognitions
Recognized for what we build
Our K-12 accomplishments and innovations have earned recognition from the organizations that set the standard for enterprise software and education technology.
2024 Edtech
Breakthrough Award
2024 Stevie American
Business Awards
2023 Powered by Snowflake Growth Partner of the Year
2024 Globee Awards for Customer Excellence
2024 Stevie American
Business Awards
2022 Tech Cares Award
CAREERS
Help power stronger schools
Join the team behind the K-12 Connected Operating System.
Your Questions Answered (FAQ)
PowerSchool builds the K-12 Connected Operating System: software that connects student information, teaching and learning, family engagement, HR, finance, and analytics so a district runs as one, coherent system. More than 15,000 school organizations use PowerSchool to support over 60 million students worldwide.
Our integrated products span the K-12 ecosystem: student information (PowerSchool SIS), learning management (Schoology Learning), assessment (Performance Matters), attendance and behavior support, enrollment, communications (SchoolMessenger), special programs, MTSS, college and career readiness (Naviance), resource planning and finance, and talent management.
PowerSchool is a private company, acquired by Bain Capital in October 2024.