BLACKBAUD’S K–12 SCHOOL SOFTWARE
K–12 Private School Software—Seamlessly Connected and Powered by AI
Building the software of the future on a foundation of private and independent school expertise.
40+ Years
collaborating and innovating with K-12 schools
300+ Years
combined experience on our K-12 Advisory Board
5,000+
active members in our online K-12 peer community
How do schools use Blackbaud?
Check out this video for a peek into a day in the life of a Blackbaud school. We have solutions for:
Innovative software to help you manage every aspect of a private or independent school
Admissions
Admissions
Drive enrollment and student retention with a unified experience across enrollment management, financial aid, and tuition platforms.
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Capture interest with a compelling school website and mission-based marketing
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Streamline the admissions process with customizable applications, checklists, and workflows
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Get actionable insights into individual and overall enrollment progress with robust reporting and dashboards
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Display financial aid, school choice, and other discounts on integrated enrollment contracts
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Connect enrollment with tuition, billing, financial aid, SIS, and LMS in one portal
See how Gonzaga College High School increased applications with Blackbaud.
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Business Office
Business Office
Increase net tuition revenue and improve cash flow by connecting enrollment, tuition, fundraising, and accounting systems.
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Generate new family accounts automatically upon contract submission, including their preferred payment plan
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Easily reconcile payments using a tuition and billing solution that is a true AR subledger to your general ledger
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Manage all revenue streams in a general ledger built for private schools, with unlimited GAAP-compliant fund accounting capabilities
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Expedite budgeting and forecasting with automated reconciliation, budgeting, and audit tools
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Track key financial metrics across all school offices with customizable dashboards and drill-down reporting
Discover how Ensworth School streamlined operations with Blackbaud.
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Teachers
Teachers
Reduce teacher workloads and empower them to spend more time on the human-centric work of education.
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Give them one login to do everything they need, from tracking attendance to grading, assigning homework, and building assessments
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Save teachers time with strategic automation, bulk actions, Gradebook shortcuts, and stored coursework history
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Help them engage students by providing interactive learning tools and customizable grading methods for a wide range of pedagogies
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Foster communication with messaging tools for students, families, and other faculty and staff with real-time updates
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Provide a 360° Student View for a centralized overview of each student’s complete record
Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School increased efficiency and engagement using Blackbaud software.
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Students
Students
Drive student outcomes and encourage participation with dynamic learning resources and personalized information.
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Centralize homework, discussions, and assessments in one place with missing work alerts and self-directed tasks
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Increase engagement by having sports and extracurricular information in the same portal as coursework
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Provide a school-wide calendar with all events, schedules, and more personalized to their interests
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Create community pages to nurture belonging in groups, activities, residence halls, and clubs
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School reduced tuition delinquency by 50%.
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Families
Families
One login unlocks a consistent user experience with the tools and information families need tailored to their children’s activities.
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Facilitate communication with teachers, coaches, advisors, staff, and other families in a robust mobile-friendly portal
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Consolidate grades, assignments, and schedules in the same portal as enrollment, tuition, and billing
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Centralize contact information and medical records in one location to update everyone at the school
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Empower users to customize their experience and get relevant updates front and center
Find out how Trafalgar School for Girls created better family experiences with Blackbaud.
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Fundraising
Fundraising
Industry-leading fundraising software frees your team to focus on what they do best: delivering impact.
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Grow your revenue with end-to-end gift management, annual fund and major giving workflows, and pipeline management
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Cultivate donors with AI-driven insights, outreach tools, and custom dashboards
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Pursue your goals with comprehensive portfolio management, transparent reporting, and custom analytics
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Capture student and family records automatically when your fundraising software is connected to your education management systems
University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy raises more with Blackbaud.
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K–12 School Software Buyer’s Toolkit
The ultimate guide to researching, selecting, and implementing new school software systems.
The Leader in
Private School Software
We are proud to be recognized for how our company helps you drive student success.
Blackbaud delivers proven results.
Purpose-Built for K–12 Schools
Blackbaud has been creating and innovating the essential software built specifically for private K–12 schools for more than 4 decades.
Proven K–12 School Expertise
Blackbaud experts include former Heads of School, Controllers, fundraisers, teachers, and more, who help inform product development.
Support that Drives Outcomes
We provide in-person and online training, a dedicated customer success manager, 24/7 technical support, our robust knowledgebase, and Blackbaud University.
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