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Student information system (SIS) for K-12

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PowerSchool SIS - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

PowerSchool SIS overview

What is PowerSchool SIS?

Provide Critical Flexibility:

Provide robust capabilities with adaptability to support in-person, remote, and hybrid learning needs—from flexible scheduling and attendance to customizable fields, pages, and more.

Join a Large Support Community:

Collaborate with a worldwide community of active, engaged users through online forums, videos, user groups, and regional and national training events designed to improve education operations.

Simplify State Compliance Reporting:

Use pre-built reports or easily build your own. Submit state or provincial compliance reporting online with confidence knowing our reporting team stays on top of the latest changes to ensure maximum school funding.

Increase Real-time Engagement:

Offer convenient access to grades, progress, and responsibilities—right from the PowerSchool Mobile app or the online parent and student portals—to keep families engaged and students accountable.

Provide Peace of Mind With Secure Data:

Keep your data safe, protected, and accessible with our dedicated team of security and compliance experts and optional hosting delivered through Microsoft Azure cloud-based technology. PowerSchool holds ISO 27001:2013 certification and PowerSchool SIS undergoes annual SOC 2 compliance audits.

Improve Connectivity Between Core Systems:

Extend your functionality through the interoperability of PowerSchool SIS and other PowerSchool solutions, and an extensive network of partners for widescale compatibility—including industry initiatives like Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) and Ed-Fi.

Starting price

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Pros & Cons

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Grade and Assignment Tracking

Student Information

Parent and Student Access

Bugs and Issues

PowerSchool SIS’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

PowerSchool SIS pros, cons and reviews insights

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What do users say about PowerSchool SIS?

The grades are seldom up to date so some assignments are shown not graded when they actually are.

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Who uses PowerSchool SIS?

Based on 143 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Education Management
E-Learning
Primary/Secondary Education
Design
Others

Use cases

Student Information System
Classroom Management
School Management

PowerSchool SIS's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from PowerSchool SIS users:

Gradebook
Admissions management
Class scheduling
Parent/Student portal
Report cards
Student management

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Features rating:

Reporting & statistics
Library management
Mobile app
Student Portal

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PowerSchool SIS pricing

Value for money rating:

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Free trial
Free plan
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User opinions about PowerSchool SIS price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of PowerSchool SIS's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“Teachers can easily enter grades and admin can generate state and locally needed reports. Tech support is very good and it has a large user base which is great for forum help.”
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Andrew M.

I.T. Director

“Over all it has been very positive. The company provides many training opportunities, from phone and website help, to online and in person training.”
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Paul H.

Director of Technology

PowerSchool SIS support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat

Training options

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online

PowerSchool SIS FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of PowerSchool SIS?

PowerSchool SIS has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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Q. What languages does PowerSchool SIS support?

PowerSchool SIS supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does PowerSchool SIS offer an API?

No, PowerSchool SIS does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does PowerSchool SIS offer?

PowerSchool SIS offers the following support options:
Chat

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