Student Management Systems

Best Student Management Systems include:

Jenzabar ONE, FACTS Student Information System, Skyward Student Management System and SAP for Higher Education and Research.

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Blackbaud Education Management Solutions

Blackbaud Education Management Solutions is a unified student management system for K–12 private schools. Blackbaud Enrollment Management System™: Gives schools and families the ability to track admissions progress from first impressions all the way through the application process…

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PowerSchool Student Information System

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…

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Schoolmint Hero

Hero is student behavior management software for K-12 schools and districts, from Schoolmint. Hero's goal is to enable consistent redirection of negative behavior, reinforcement of positive behavior and communication between educators, students, parents, and administrators across…

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Ellucian Banner

Ellucian offers Banner educational ERP, including its student management system emphasizing control and reporting of process-oriented facets of education such as grading and attendance.

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Infinite Campus

Infinite Campus headquartered in Blaine offers their student information system (SIS) to educational institutions, boasting onboarding support, parent and student portal, grade book and academic planner, and access to the platform's inbuilt LMS Campus Learning.

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Skyward Student Management System

Skyward, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, offers the Skyward Student Management System, a k-12 student information system which provides classroom tools (e.g. gradebook, attendance tracking, etc), Family Engagement tools with portal, as well as admin and student services…

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Salesforce.org Education Cloud

Salesforce for Higher Ed combines the Salesforce Lightning Experience with HEDA (Higher Ed Data Architecture), providing a cloud platform supporting student management and engagement, admissions and academics, and other higher ed administrative support functions.

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Ellucian Colleague

Ellucian offers Colleague educational ERP, including a student information system supporting higher education institutions with student admissions and registration, academics, curriculum management, and other aspects of student management.

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PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a student management system option.

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Jenzabar ONE

Jenzabar ONE is a complete management platform for higher ed featuring modules for student registration and advising, student life and events, human resources, fundraising and tuition, and also eLearning module with student portal and mobile app.

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Veracross

Veracross is a student information system and has several modules, including Admission, Academics, Development, etc. all sharing a single database.

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FACTS Student Information System

FACTS Student Information System (formerly RenWeb) is a Student Information System that handles admissions, student information, billing, report cards, grading, attendance, and parent access, among others. FACTS is a property of Nelnet Business Solutions.

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GoGuardian Teacher

GoGuardian, headquartered in Los Angeles, offers GoGuardian Teacher, a classroom management and digital learning environment application featuring activity timeline, screen viewer, and other features.

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SAP for Higher Education and Research

SAP for Higher Education and Research is a suite of scalable interrelated applications designed to support the various needs of higher education institutions, such as student lifecycle management, tuition and revenue management, grant and research management, research planning and…

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PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS

eSchoolPLUS is a student information system for managing student demographics, grades, scheduling & attendance, discipline & report cards, and other information in k-12. eSchoolPLUS was developed by Sungard K-12 Education which was acquired by PowerSchool in March 2017. It is now…

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Orah

Boardingware, headquartered in Auckland, offers their student management system for boarding schools, built around managing the needs particular to boarding schools, such as student care and student tracking.

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Gradelink Student Information System

Gradebook aims to help schools fulfill their mission and improve student outcomes with easy-to-use gradebook & SIS software that saves time. Cloud-enabled, standards-ready, with integrated lesson plans. According to the vendor, report card time has never been this easy.

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Lenovo LanSchool

Lenovo offers LanSchool, a classroom management platform supporting collaboration, monitoring student activity, chat, teacher broadcasting / screen-sharing, and other features.

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Synergy Education Platform

Edupoint Educational Systems offers the Synergy Education Platform, a K-12 integrated student information management and LMS, featuring grade and attendance management, RTI and special education, mobile app and parent engagement, and other features.

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Anthology Student

Campus Management Corp, now Anthology, Inc (the company formed from the merger with iModules and Student Labs in 2020) offers Anthology Student (formerly CampusNexus Student), the company's flagship student information system (SIS) featuring automated tuition and financial aid management,…

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Qustodio

Qustodio helps schools and families keep children safe online. It is cloud-based software that filters apps and websites automatically, offers reporting, and works on platforms including Mac, Windows, Chromebook, iOS, Kindle and Android.

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Jenzabar SONIS

Jenzabar now offers SONIS, a student information system (SIS) oriented around the needs of smaller higher education institutions. Jenzabar supports the former SONISWEB product since its acquisition of original developer RJM Systems in 2015.

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inRESONANCE

inRESONANCE, a Community Brands company, offers their student management platform to independent schools, which includes basic parent-teacher communication support features along with registration and enrollment support, billing, interactive website, and also general fundraising,…

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Unifyed Student Information System

Unifyed Student – SIS enables the registrar’ to collaborate with the faculty to plan the curriculum of the institution and offer courses for students to register into. It provides advisers with a audit view of how the student is doing so they can help students plan their course loads…

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Edisapp School ERP by Eloit

Edisapp School ERP by Eloit is an academic ERP specifically designed for schools. Edisapp School Management System aims to streamline every significant information flow from new student admission to generating transfer certificates when students complete their studies. The vendor…

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What Are Student Management Systems?

A student management system (also known as a student information system) helps a school manage data, communications, and scheduling for students. A school system generates and uses a large amount of data, which must be communicated appropriately to students, faculty, and parents. A student information system helps schools store, manage, and distribute this information.

Some student information systems are designed to serve all of a school’s student data management needs. Other student information systems are specialized. These specialized solutions target specific needs, such as school applications or student behavior tracking.

Student information systems provide many benefits to educational institutions, mostly stemming from centralized data management and accessibility. Teachers can more easily input, manage, and access student data. Parental guardians get better visibility into how their students are performing in classes. State-level compliance and other regulatory requirements are also much easier to fulfill.

Student Management vs. School Management Systems

The educational technology (EdTech) space has become more crowded, with increasingly overlapping products across different educational needs. For instance, school management and student information systems are often conflated and have many overlapping capabilities. However, there are some important distinctions to be aware of.

Student information systems focus on the management of students’ data and base their data structures on the individual student level. This is distinct from school management, which is more all-encompassing of factors like facilities management, cafeteria procurement processes, and more school-specific accounting functions.

Some EdTech vendors have leaned into the “all-in-one” approach to school management that includes student management as well as all other aspects of school administration and data management. However, these platform offerings may be overkill for some organizations, and may not offer the best capabilities in specific areas. These tradeoffs make standalone student information systems appealing to organizations that need best-of-breed student management capabilities and portals specifically tailored to student data.

Student Information Systems Features & Capabilities

Student information systems may encompass a range of features depending on the scope of a particular product. However, leading products should have most or all of the following feature areas:

Student Data

  • Student Attendance Tracking
  • Student Health Information
  • Grade Book Management
  • Student Background Information- Family, age, behavior data
  • Student and Parent Portal
  • Transcript Management

Student and Faculty Administration

  • Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology
  • Online Registration Management
  • District Communications, such as messaging and alerting
  • Roster Management
  • Platform customization
  • Teacher Self-Service
  • Student Data Security
  • Community Support
  • Class Scheduling
  • State and National-level Reporting
  • Compliance Support
  • Teacher and Parent Mobile Application

Student Management Systems Comparison

When comparing different student information systems, consider the following:

  • Student Management vs. School Management: Does the organization need a system specifically for managing student data, or other school functions as well? Consider the scope of the use case in question in order to determine whether a point solution or a broader platform is a better fit.
  • Integrations: Does each SMS integrate with the other existing EdTech systems that the organization uses? Preventing data silos is crucial to long-term manageability and scalability, so buyers should ensure that data can easily flow from the SMS product to the other systems in their tech stack, and vice versa.
  • Use case: Is the organization a k-12 school, higher education institution, or professional development/certification organization? Many student information systems will be tailored to one of these three groups, although some products can serve more than one group.

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Pricing Information

Pricing for student management systems varies greatly depending on the size and needs of the school. Additionally, student information system vendors rarely release pricing information. Speak to a vendor to get a detailed estimate for your needs.

Some vendors offer per-student pricing. This pricing model may be per month or per year. Per-month prices may range from under $2.00 per student to over $10.00 per student. Per-year prices may exceed $20.00 per student.

Other vendors offer monthly subscriptions to their software without a per-student fee. Depending on the capabilities of the software, prices may range from under $10.00 per month to over $1,000.00 per month.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do student management systems do?

Student management systems centralize student data to make it more accessible for teacher, administrators, parental guardians, and students themselves.

What are the benefits of student management systems?

Student management systems give parents better visibility into their students’ performance via parent portals. They also reduce teachers’ administrative overhead by automating and centralizing data.

What’s the difference between student management systems and school management systems?

Student management systems focus on student data specifically, while school management encompasses broader administrative aspects of school management.

Who uses student management systems?

School management systems are primarily used by academic organizations. Some professional development and certification organizations will also use an SMS.