The PowerSchool Student
Information System covers administrative needs, such as scheduling, attendance,
reporting, data management, faculty management, emergency/medical and health
management, registration, and more for K-12 schools and districts. It is easy
to use and boasts an industry-leading gradebook, PowerTeacher Pro. Users enjoy
a fully web-based SIS that is flexible, configurable, and scalable with
real-time updates on any operating system, browser or device.
Administrative Support Manager in Corporate at Teachables (Education Management, 5001-10,000 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
Each software I used in my career had special features which were specifically unique for them. PowerSchool Student Information System was an impressive software that offered the ability to ease student registrations and admissions online using web forms where students and …
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
Price and features way back just were much better in PowerSchool. We have not evaluated much in the recent years.
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Director Of Technology in Information Technology at Sugar Salem School District (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
I have heard good things for Infinite Campus and Skyward. I would [evaluate] each of them and see what fits your needs. Each has their strengths and weaknesses and so picking the right one for your needs is important. PowerSchool [Student Information System] does have some …
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Computer Science Teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool was the learning management system that was in place when I started at this institution but I approve of it. It definitely does help simplify the amount of work that goes into the grading process. Grades can easily be calculated as long as a proper setup has been …
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Director of Information Technology in Information Technology at Kenowa Hills Public Schools (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
I have been a PowerSchool Student Information System user since 2003 and we were one of the very first districts to adopt it. Since I have used it for so long, entertaining the idea of moving to another platform is not on the table.
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Special Educator in Professional Services at Isle of Wight County Schools (Primary/Secondary Education, 10,001+ employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
I have used Desire 2 Learn (D2L) and Synergy Student Information System (Synergy SIS) and PowerSchool Student Information System stacks up against them this way:
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
We moved away from Jupiter because we found that Jupiter did not handle all aspects of the school that we needed it to.
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
I was a huge advocator for Boardingware and worked closely with them to try and create a more well-rounded program for the private school I worked at, but definitely think PowerSchool works best and most effectively for public school. In terms of grading PowerSchool works much …
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Teacher at Banks County High School, Homer, GA (Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool replaced an old version of Apple School. PowerSchool outperforms Apple's product and is so much easier to use. It was even simple to convert the old Apple student files to the PowerSchool system for a seamless transition. Once we transitioned, we were able to see …
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Elementary School Teacher at Floyd County Schools (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool has many more features than Blackboard such as attendance, grades, performance review standards platform, lunch, etc. Blackboard makes it easy to find a parent’s email or phone number quickly which is not in PowerSchool.
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Data Services Coordinator in Information Technology at Berrien Springs Public Schools (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
Our previous SIS went out of business, and we needed something fairly soon. PowerSchool was the SIS that had the best ability for our state reporting. We liked what we heard from other states and districts about the innovation and continued improvement by PowerSchool.
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
Nothing stacks up against PowerSchool in terms of usability and flexibility. Every other product I have used has not come close to the user friendliness of PowerSchool, nor they do not allow immediate flexibility.
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Hampton City Schools at Hampton Virginia (Primary/Secondary Education, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
We used a different grade management system over 5 years ago that was efficient but not as user-friendly as Powerschool. I cannot remember the name of that application. Our school system has been using PowerSchool for over 5 years and so far it has served our purpose. Each year …
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
As noted, I think it would be hard to find anything else that is better than this tool for your school or district, this SIS is really the total package. It has a great teacher grade book, and while there are always things that can be improved, because you can customize it, the …
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English Teacher at Byron Center Public Schools (Education Management, 51-200 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
Each of the above products has great features, but PowerSchool has features that each of the above products has, all in one system. This means that you could more easily use JUST PowerSchool without needing extensions and other systems to supplement features. This is less …
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
I used Blackbaud at a different school system so there was not a choice or selection. I feel that it was pretty similar to PowerSchool so I had a very smooth transition from one platform to the other. The gradebooks felt very similar, along with the recording and reports …
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
We found that PowerSchool Student Information System provided the platform we needed to manage student information, assignments and grades, school schedules, etc. Although Schoolnet provided assessment and instructional management tools, it did not allow us to keep track of the …
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Data System Specialist in Information Technology at Poquoson City Public School (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
I have used a product called SASI. It does not compare to this at all. SASI was a site based system and the backend was not a true database. I have also use Sungard Pentamation before. Although it was a centralized system, it wasn't as user-friendly and the interface was has to …
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool Student Information is the gold standard for Student Information Systems. They know what they are doing, how to serve K-12 schools and school districts. The other Student Information Systems did not meet our districts minimum standards for the needs that we have, …
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English Teacher at Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania (Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool blows the other Student Information System that my school used out of the water. The other Student Information System was a glorified grade book/report creator, and had no other function. PowerSchool has so many functions and elements inside of one program that it …
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Teacher at Winnacunnet High School (Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees)
Chose PowerSchool SIS
I used Infinite Campus previously while working at a different school. My position was the same at both schools. PowerSchool is more user-friendly than Infinite Campus for those staff members who are not strong with utilizing technology. Infinite Campus allows users to print …
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Verified User
Chose PowerSchool SIS
The systems seem to stack up pretty well, however we have stuck with PowerSchool mostly due to our history with the product. The cost and feature set differences wasn't substantial enough to warrant a migration. The amount of work involved with training staff and end users is …
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PowerSchool Student Information System is a cool software that can be highly recommended to anyone who is living in the educational management space. It is proven that this software can reduce your manual workload massively if you use it right. Plus it is really worth the price you pay. Especially if you are in the administrative field, this software will help you to minimize manual efforts put into student registrations, staffing recruitment, and main resource management processes.
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PowerSchool houses student or staff information that can be easily accessed by those teachers and administrators who need the information. This allows everyone to go to one place to access information.
Parents can view their child's grades at any time with their protected login on a parent portal. This allows teachers to keep parents informed and involved in their child's progress at school. When everyone works together it increases our students' chance for success.
PowerSchool offers videos to train new users. When we have new employees, the videos can be accessed at any time the employee needs as opposed to them waiting for someone to help them.
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We would be starting over at square one if we did not continue our PowerSchool subscription. We do not have a program in a place that would take its place.
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Overall, I have not had to use support for PowerSchool Student Information System because our school district gives us training in each area in which we will be utilizing PowerSchool Student Information System. In terms of in-user support, I feel that there is mild to moderate user support that is built into PowerSchool SIS.
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I have heard good things for Infinite Campus and Skyward. I would [evaluate] each of them and see what fits your needs. Each has their strengths and weaknesses and so picking the right one for your needs is important. PowerSchool [Student Information System] does have some great features, but lacks some fundamental reports and functions to make it top notch.
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It has created shortcuts for all staff members, saving us time.
In creating shortcuts and combining many different systems into one, it is saving our school money.
It has created a safety net for teachers because grades and student information is stored electronically, which means teachers not having to worry about losing or misplacing their grade books.
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