Overview
PowerSchool is a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool offers end-to-end product clouds that connect the central office to the classroom to the home with award-winning products including Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades, instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional development, special education, data analytics and insights, communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool supports over 60 million students in more than 90 countries and over 18,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States.
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PowerSchool describes its platform as the K-12 Connected Operating System, which links student information, teaching and learning, student support, family engagement, HR, educator support, finance and data analytics in one system. Its product lineup includes PowerSchool SIS for student information, Performance Matters for assessment, SchoolMessenger for communications, and tools for enrollment, attendance and behavior support, special programs, MTSS, resource planning and talent management. The company builds AI into Schoology Learning, and its PowerSchool PowerBuddy tool lets students ask questions to have material explained more simply.
Customers range from single schools to statewide systems, including Osseo Area Schools in Minnesota and Torrance Unified School District in California. PowerSchool holds ISO 27001:2022 certification, SOC 2 attestation and the 1EdTech TrustEd App seal, and a Customer Security Advisory Council of district leaders reviews its security practices.
Funding rounds
Disclosed funding: $32.7M across 1 round. Latest: Venture Round, 19 Apr 2000.
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Venture Round | $32.7M |
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Latest videos from PowerSchool on YouTube
Episode 36: PowerSummit Recap and Connected Data
Is AI Becoming an “Easy Button” for Students? | John Bailey #Shorts
Bans Are the Wrong Answer to the Right Question: John Bailey on AI in Schools
Leading with Data: Martin O'Malley on Building Smarter Schools and Stronger Communities
Recent posts from the PowerSchool blog
- Are AI bans the wrong answer to the right question?
On this week’s Stronger School, Trip Kucera sits down with John Bailey, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to explore what decades of education technology can teach us about the rise of generative AI in schools.
- We’re closing out PowerSummit with a look at what’s ahead for K-12 education.
On Day 5, Dr. Julie Evans and Jesse Roy bring the week’s conversations together with a data-driven look at the trends and insights shaping 2026–27 planning. After a week exploring instruction, assessment, MTSS, college and career readiness, and the student journey, today’s endnote turns those conversations toward what K-12 leaders can take forward into the year ahead.