--- title: PowerSchool SIS Reviews meta\_title: 'PowerSchool SIS Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 742 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how PowerSchool SIS works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 742 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Student Information Systems (SIS) url: https://www.g2.com/categories/student-information-systems-sis --- # PowerSchool SIS Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by PowerSchool SIS but has limited features. Are you part of the PowerSchool SIS team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! PowerSchool SIS is the leading student information system software solution for K-12 educational institutions, focused on driving your success. Power your operations with flexible, innovative, easy-to-use technology that plays a central role in your school or district. * * * Seller [PowerSchool](https://www.g2.com/sellers/powerschool) Discussions [PowerSchool SIS Community](https://www.g2.com/products/powerschool-sis/discuss) Languages Supported Arabic, German, Greek, English, Persian, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Sarah Bennett Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 3 months ### Return on Investment 29 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/powerschool-sis/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Teachmint](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Teachmint") Teachmint 4.9/5(40) ](https://www.g2.com/products/teachmint-g2/reviews) [ ![Infinite Campus](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Infinite Campus") Infinite Campus 3.7/5(203) ](https://www.g2.com/products/infinite-campus/reviews) [ ![Skyward Student Information System](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Skyward Student Information System") Skyward Student Information System 3.8/5(177) ](https://www.g2.com/products/skyward-student-information-system/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/powerschool-sis/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 742 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## PowerSchool SIS Integrations (6) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. 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DC Dan C. Coordinator of Special Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/9/2021 "Very good, but missing key components and communication issues with Special Programs" 4/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? What I think is best: Combining the SIS with Special Programs for IEP writing is very important to me. Allowing the teachers to see the IEP is important. I use the program on a daily basis and getting a student's grades and attendance quickly is important. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? I dislike: creating reports takes is difficult Communication with PowerSchool Special Programs is not great. When changes are made in Special Programs, it does not communicate that change with the SIS. There is not the ability to include a separate parent address if 2 parents have the right to receive documents but don't live together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool SIS: It is a very good SIS that is customizable to meet most of your needs. The additional modules are good except the communication between and the SIS does not meet expectations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? Most of the issues that I have had have been resolved quickly through emailing support or calling support. The calls are usually quick to answer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") AE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/9/2021 "Great School Suite of Tools" 5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? I like how PowerSchool streamlines our processes and workload. Teachers create assignments and assessments on their LMS page- the grades are automatically entered into the grade book. The SIS system populates the LMS with student and demographic information. The LMS is very intuitive and easy to use. It is such a strong program, it was easy to go to virtual learning last year at the start of the pandemic. Easiest gradebook there is. SIS has so much information and so many ways to access and use the information, I learn something each year. The PowerScheduler is very adaptable and gets easier to use continually. And ALL these programs supply the student information to each other- again, streamlined. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? Holy cow- the online application program. We have been trying for TWO YEARS to get it up and running. Wasted time, wasted money. We are not leaving PowerSchool- but if the company purchases another company's software, please spend more time making sure it plays with current PowerSchool software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool SIS: Hav a designated tech person to oversee the 'back end' of PowerSchool. There is a bit of management that requires a person with a good understanding of school information systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? We have found ways to utilize the SIS for whatever the need is at the moment. We needed a way for teachers to quickly visualize if a student was an online learner or an in-person student. Under the "other information" tab, we created an alert that simply states "online learner" and shows a caution sign next to the student name. So when our students move from in-person to quarantine, we have an easy way to communicate that visually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Justin H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Justin H.") JH Justin H. Director of Student and Staff Development Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/9/2021 "Great at some things/ Awful at others" 3.5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? I like that powerschool allows for you to pull data from multiple areas. With practice and knowledge, you can access granular data about students and groups of students for analysis. Additionally, it is great at being a place to store multiple details about a student. The support chat is always responsive and helpful, even when they aren't able to assist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? Unfortunately, PowerSchool is so massive that it often becomes hard to wield. 1) There are too many nuanced features that could be automated. -- I downloaded PA state codes either a year or two ago. When I went to submit a report only certain codes pulled. The others did not because the table was not up to date. This is frustrating -- if the incident template updated to not pull those codes, why couldn't the codes update? It didn't even produce the erroneous codes for me to update. Instead, I ended up looking at all of the missing records and creating the multiple state spreadsheets by hand. 2) The chat doesn't always have an answer & the additional help is hard to access - When trying to get support for problems the chat is a great resource. However, when they have to escalate a problem, it turns into a black box. Communication is not always consistent or clear and the wait time is significantly increased. It's hard to know if I should speak to our rep, use KTO hours or just wait for an escalated case. With integrated programs, you can't simply request assistance, you need to go to another department. PowerSchool doesn't know the lottery app info, or Special Programs and vice versa. 3) The system doesn't "play nice" - PowerSchool SIS is difficult to integrate with other programs (specifically other platforms on the PowerSchool menu). We initially switched over to PowerSchool Special Programs so that all of our student data would be consistent and consolidated, however learned after that though data is transferred, there is not a 1 to 1 relationship. This complicates state reporting and other things such as enrollment. 4) Support for unique situations - Powerschool's final area of growth for me is the lack of support within the programming for unique situations. If I have two separate bell schedules the process to have them properly reflected is convoluted. If changes need to be made mid year it's difficult and at the risk of losing critical data. Guides are helpful, but there is so much to manage and so much nuance to each school that sometimes they don't apply. Data validation only occurs at certain levels with staff and students (I can create a student or staff member, but only when I change a field do certain validation points appear). Plugins are necessary to enhance situations like this, which is fine if you find them (level data for this situation) but not necessarily ideal. I'm hopeful our additional KTO hours will help us when it comes time to build the upcoming school year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool SIS: Make sure you have someone well versed in using Power School or be prepared for a commitment of funds for PD and support well beyond the actual cost of the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? Keeping track of state and district level data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education") AP Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/9/2021 "PowerSchool SIS integral to student management" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? PowerSchool SIS is easy to use to manage student data. It allows us to collect and maintain data about the students, schedules, etc in a relatively easy-to-use format. I like being able to retrieve the data I need from one secure location in a digital format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? While overall PowerSchool is a great system, it's one downfall is that it is not always user-friendly. If it were more user intuitive it would be helpful for those new to the system or for those fluent in the system looking to retrieve information that is rarely used. It would also be helpful to receive a step-by-step of what is new - whenever an update is done. Some of the information stored in the system is hard to retrieve in a reportable format that is easy to access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool SIS: PowerSchool SIS and the associated programs can make managing student data and enrollments efficient and effective, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? PowerSchool has allowed us to collect, maintain, and store student information in one location and in a digital format. With the ongoing health crisis and school closures, it was an invaluable resource as we worked remotely from our homes to be able to still access the necessary documentation to keep the school running in an efficient and effective manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite CM Craig M. Teacher/PowerSchool Administrator/SIS Administrator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/11/2021 "PowerSchool at Shepherd Public Schools" 5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? PowerSchool constantly updates their site. I appreciate the updating of the state reporting items the most. It saves me time with the end of the year reports that I have to upload into the state system which is Infinite Campus. I also like their tech support system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? There is nothing that I dislike about PowerSchool at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool SIS: PowerSchool does an excellent job of upgrading its system. I recommend that school have PowerSchool host their server. They maintain the software updates and it is worth the extra money to have them do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? We haven't had any business problems other than revising our student count due to COVID. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Dawn E.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dawn E.") DE Dawn E. Technology Coordinator Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/9/2021 "Easy to use with many available plug-in's" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? I like that I can navigate Powerschool and easily find what I need. It is easy for me to create queries that others can use, and update/pull data as needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? There are a couple of features that I feel could be integrated, such as Years and Terms feeding into the Grading Terms area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PowerSchool SIS: The base Powerschool SIS works well, but keep in mind that to get other features, you must sometimes purchase plug-in's to do additional tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? As a Powerschool Admin, I am asked to pull various data for systems like NWEA/MAP, Eidex, and other systems. Being able to create my own queries/exports makes my life a lot easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite AP Allen P. Director of Finance Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/9/2021 "Powerschool Integration with Revtrak" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? Parents can make payments through Revtrak and the payment is automatically uploaded into Powerschool. This saves a ton of time and effort on staff that would otherwise have to manually record the payment information. It also promotes a real time data environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? There is not anything that I dislike. This is a great feature that not many SIS programs can do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? On the financial side, we are saving both time and money by having Powerschool automatically post payments received on Revtrak to Powerschool. There is also the benefit of the parent being able to see real time lunch balances in PowerSchool once an online payment has been made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Jeffrey H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jeffrey H.") JH Jeffrey H. Director Of Technology Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/9/2021 "PowerSchool SIS" 5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? As a new user of PowerSchool, I like the interface and the ease of menu navigation within the system. The support from PowerSchool is amazing as well. Not just the phone support but the PowerSource Community is amazing as well in regards to support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? There isn't much to dislike about PowerSchool. If anyone dislikes it, its most likely due to not being familiar with the system itself. Once you learn the system, or at least the basics, it all comes together quite well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? My district is managing approximately 900 students within PowerSchool and the benefits of easy reporting, grade reports, etc., speak volumes for themselves. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/11/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education") UP Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/31/2021 "Learning Management with Power School" 4.5/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? The best thing about Power School is that it is easy to use and also syncs grades with Schoology. It is way to use and I have never lost any data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? Occasionally there will be outages, just like with any other LMS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? Taking attendance, inputting grades, and doing progress reports and report cards all in one place Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite JC J C. Teacher Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/9/2021 "Overall good experience but with some significant recommendations for improvement" 4/5 What do you like best about PowerSchool SIS? Grading is relatively easy. Keeping students informed works well. I like having customizable class pages and the ability to create folders of old class lecture notes, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PowerSchool SIS? There are multiple interface problems. One are the popups on the scoresheet confirming edits, which are unnecessary and persist, blocking clicks. Another is the data validation on the scoresheet, which handles too-large values in an inefficient way. In addition, grades are not calculated properly if the default grade calculation settings are left intact. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PowerSchool SIS solving and how is that benefiting you? I have a single point of contact with students, which works very well. PowerSchool is a tremendous improvement over our previous SIS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ## Questions about PowerSchool SIS? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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