Who is Schoology for?

K-12 districts on PowerSchool SIS Large districts needing scale Schools wanting a free teacher tier SIS-integrated gradebook workflows

Who is Schoology not for?

Individual tutors or solo teachers Universities and higher ed Corporate training teams Small schools without dedicated IT staff

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Schoology Review

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Should I use Schoology?

PowerSchool's K-12 learning management system - schoology.com

Analyzed September 18, 2026 · 1 month ago

Schoology fits K-12 districts already tied into PowerSchool and needing SIS-integrated LMS at scale. Individual teachers, tutors, and small schools should use the free Basic tier or pick Google Classroom or Canvas instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~40 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, lowering confidence.

Ratings

Value for money
Ease of use
Feature depth
Support qualityNo clear directional evidence in reviewed sources
Security posture

Pricing

Free

Basic

ModelNot disclosed

Monthly feesNot disclosed

HardwareNot disclosed

Free tierYes

Enterprise (Schoology Learning)Quote-based, ~$7/student/year reported

Best for

K-12 districts on PowerSchool SIS
Large districts needing scale
Schools wanting a free teacher tier
SIS-integrated gradebook workflows

Not for

Individual tutors or solo teachers
Universities and higher ed
Corporate training teams
Small schools without dedicated IT staff

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

SIS integration creates lock-in; migrating to Canvas is painful

high

PowerSchool's 2024 breach hit Schoology users; missed basic security step

medium

Enterprise pricing is quote-based; reported quotes around $7/student/year

medium

Free Basic lacks enterprise features; upgrading means sales negotiation

Pros

Free Basic tier works for individual teachers and schools
Deep SIS integration as part of the PowerSchool suite
Proven at scale: supports more than 20 million users
Runs a Bugcrowd bug bounty for student data protection
Widely adopted; one of the fastest-growing K-12 LMSs

Cons

Reviewers call it overly complicated and not intuitive
Only handles basics well; falls short beyond that
CVE-2025-4110 disclosed against the product in 2025
Parent company PowerSchool breach exposed student data
District admins publicly report wanting to migrate away

Sources & method

Analyzed September 18, 2026 - 12 sources - Parent company PowerSchool suffered a December 2024 breach exposing student data, with Schoology listed among affected systems; one 2025 CVE disclosed; Bugcrowd bounty runs.

official x1review x6security x3news x2

PowerSchool data breach (Dec 2024), Breach exposed student and staff data; Schoology's learning management was named in the breach notice. Experts said basic security steps were missed.
CVE-2025-4110, A vulnerability record published April 2025 against Schoology; vulnerability databases assess it as difficult to exploit.

Key stats

Value for money: 4/5
Rating
Free
Starting price
12
Sources
September 18, 2026
Analyzed

Value for money: 4/5. Free tier plus reported $7/student/year is cheap
Ease of use: 2/5. Reviewers call it overly complicated and not intuitive
Feature depth: 4/5. District-grade scale, SIS integration, mobile apps
Support quality. No clear directional evidence in reviewed sources
Security posture: 2/5. Parent breach exposed student data; 2025 CVE disclosed

20M+ Users supported across K-12 deployments (JMI)
$7/student/yr Reported price one district's quote on Reddit
Yes Free tier Schoology Basic for individual teachers
$32M Funding raised before PowerSchool acquisition

Pricing

Basic

Free

For individual teachers and schools
Core LMS features

Enterprise (Schoology Learning)

Quote-based, ~$7/student/year reported

SIS integration
District admin tools
PowerSchool suite

Security

Parent company PowerSchool suffered a December 2024 breach exposing student data, with Schoology listed among affected systems; one 2025 CVE disclosed; Bugcrowd bounty runs.

PowerSchool data breach (Dec 2024)Breach exposed student and staff data; Schoology's learning management was named in the breach notice. Experts said basic security steps were missed.^⁶
CVE-2025-4110A vulnerability record published April 2025 against Schoology; vulnerability databases assess it as difficult to exploit.^⁷

What users say

Feedback is split: teachers say it works for basics but many find it clunky, and some district admins are actively looking to leave.

“Schoology quoted me $7/student/year”

Reddit, r/k12sysadmin

“Overly complicated, not intuitive, fails”

GetApp review

“Time to dump Schoology and find a new LMS”

Reddit, r/k12sysadmin (thread title)

Alternatives

Compare Schoology with each alternative.

Canvas
Top-rated Schoology alternative; the migration target admins name
Google Classroom
Free and far simpler for teachers and small schools
Schoology vs Google Classroom
Edsby
K-12 competitor built specifically around district workflows
Schoology vs Edsby

Moodle
Open-source LMS if you want data control and no lock-in
Schoology vs Moodle

Companies that use it

Los Angeles Unified School District
Buffalo Public Schools
Peninsula School District
McHenry Community High School
Delaware K-12 (statewide adoption)¹¹

Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, lowering confidence.

District-grade K-12 LMS under PowerSchool. Fits big districts; overkill for small schools; security record is bumpy.

Methodology

Based on ~40 public sources; many review snippets were truncated, lowering confidence.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

Schoology Reviews 2026 - eLearning Industryelearningindustry.com
review
Schoology Pricing - eLearning Industryelearningindustry.com
official
Schoology vs Google Classroom - Teachfloorteachfloor.com
review
Time to dump Schoology - Reddit r/k12sysadminreddit.com
review
LMS pricing question - Reddit r/k12sysadminreddit.com
review
PowerSchool breach notice (Schoology listed)powerschool.com
security
CVE-2025-4110cve.org
security
PowerSchool acquires Schoology - JMIjmi.com
news
Bugcrowd + Schoology bug bountybugcrowd.com
security
Schoology review - GetAppgetapp.za.com
review
Delaware's LMS - Rodelrodelde.org
news
Best Schoology alternatives - EdTickedtick.com
review

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