Harris School Solutions

What Harris School Solutions does

Harris School Solutions provides ERP, financial management, HR/payroll, nutrition management, and student information software to K-12 school districts, County Offices of Education, BOCES, and charter schools across the United States. The company operates as an education-vertical division of Harris Computer Systems, a Canadian vertical-market software conglomerate headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, with nine regional US offices supporting distributed field sales and customer support. Its product portfolio consists of approximately 18 retained brand names organized into Financial/ERP (AAWeb, AptaFund, NextGen, QSS OASIS, WebSmart, SmartFusion, WinCap), Nutrition (eTrition, MealTime, EZSchoolPay, EZSchoolLunch, EZMealApp), Education (Castle Learning, edInsight, eDoctrina, eWalk, Realtime), and Data Analytics (eScholar Advantage, VLN Partners) categories.

Name

Harris School Solutions

Legal name

Harris School Solutions

Website

https://harrisschoolsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Harris School Solutions provides ERP, financial management, HR/payroll, nutrition, and student information software to K-12 school districts, COEs, and BOCES across the United States, operating as a division of Harris Computer Systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Administration Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

School ERP: Finance, Procurement & Budgeting (EDAFAEAC), HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance for Education (EDAFAEAD), Finance, Budgeting, Procurement & AP/AR (School/District Ops) (EDAJAHAL), Compliance, State Reporting & Education Data Exchange (Ed-Fi/SIF) (EDAFAEAO), Student Information Systems (SIS) & Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) (EDADAIAA), Gradebook, Transcripts, Credits & Academic Records Management (EDAFAEAG)

Keywords

• K-12 education software
• School financial management
• School nutrition software
• Student information systems
• Education data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Niagara Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing/Subscription: Annual subscription fees for ERP software products including AptaFund, NextGen, QSS OASIS, SmartFusion, WinCap, WebSmart, and AAWeb. Offers both cloud-hosted SaaS and on-premise deployment options with per-system or district-wide licensing.
2. School Nutrition Software: Revenue from nutrition management software including eTrition, MealTime, EZSchoolPay, EZSchoolLunch, and EZMealApp. Software handles POS transactions, payment processing, and meal eligibility management.
3. Managed Back-Office Services: Full back-office and payroll services where Harris personnel supplement or replace in-house finance/student teams. Options include Payroll-only or Fully Managed services delivered as an extension of client's team.
4. Professional Services: Training services (onsite or remote), implementation support, and regulatory compliance assistance. Professional Services team helps clients with best practices, new solution implementation, and meeting regulatory standards.
5. Hardware Sales: Sale of hardware including time clocks, point-of-sale terminals, and check stock with MICR lines and school/district logos (Harris Forms).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Harris School Solutions provides software solutions for K-12 school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and BOCES, covering fund accounting, payroll, HR, timekeeping, student information, nutrition management, and analytics. Its products are deployed as cloud-hosted SaaS or on-premise installations and are configured to meet state-specific regulatory reporting requirements.

Product overview

Harris School Solutions offers a comprehensive platform-plus-modules architecture serving K-12 education with three main product portfolios: Financial/ERP Products (AAWeb, AptaFund, NextGen, QSS OASIS, WebSmart, SmartFusion, WinCap), Nutrition Products (eTrition, MealTime, EZSchoolPay, EZSchoolLunch, EZMealApp), and Education Products (Castle Learning, edInsight, eDoctrina, eWalk, Realtime). Additional offerings include eScholar Advantage for data analytics and VLN Partners for virtual learning. The financial products provide fund accounting, payroll, HR, timekeeping, and state-specific reporting with cloud hosting options. Nutrition products cover the full spectrum from point-of-sale systems to payment processing and meal applications. Education products support student management, assessment, and teacher development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AptaFund: Configurable online fund accounting and business management software solution for schools
• NextGen
• QSS OASIS
• WebSmart
• SmartFusion
• WinCap
• AAWeb
• eTrition
• MealTime
• EZSchoolPay
• EZSchoolLunch
• EZMealApp
• eScholar Advantage
• Castle Learning
• edInsight
• eDoctrina
• eWalk
• Realtime
• VLN Partners

Products and services

• AAWeb Web-based School Activities Accounting software for managing extracurricular activities, events, clubs, and sports funds with vendor tracking and account reconciliation.
• AptaFund Configurable online fund accounting and business management software for K-12 schools with modules for financial management, payroll, HR, and reporting.
• NextGen Fully-integrated fund-accounting and business-management system designed for K-12 organizations with modules covering accounting, HR, payroll, and state-specific reporting.
• QSS OASIS Complete school Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution built for large-scale data handling for districts and County Offices of Education.
• WebSmart Combined Financial Management and Student Information software system providing complete data control from a single piece of software and database.
• SmartFusion Comprehensive School Financial Management software for South Carolina and Georgia districts with state-specific reporting requirements.
• WinCap District-wide New York and New Jersey School Financial Management software that integrates Finance, HR, and Time and Attendance Labor Management.
• eTrition Comprehensive web-based School Nutrition software for managing district nutrition programs including point of sale, menu planning, inventory, and online payments.
• MealTime K-12 Point-of-Sale and food service management system with central management and parent portal.
• EZSchoolPay School payment processing software that streamlines how parents and students pay for lunches with secure payment collection and district accounting management.
• EZSchoolLunch Interactive School Nutrition software featuring custom websites, feedback-enabled menus, and digital menu-board software to boost participation.
• EZMealApp Free- and reduced-meal application software that digitizes the meal application process including alternative income forms processing.
• Castle Learning Content-specific learning support platform providing assessment and learning resources at every grade level from core subjects to electives.
• edInsight Student Performance Suite featuring platforms for in-classroom and out-of-classroom experience management.
• eDoctrina Educator task management platform providing tools for daily educational workflows.
• eWalk Customizable classroom observation tool and teacher development solution for various learning environments.
• Realtime Student management system with budget-friendly annual pricing.
• eScholar Advantage Enterprise analytics solution enabling districts to integrate data into a single platform for in-depth analytics with root cause analysis capabilities.
• Managed Back-Office / Payroll Services Full back-office and payroll services where Harris personnel supplement or replace in-house finance/student teams, offered as Payroll-only or Fully Managed engagements.
• Professional Services Training (onsite or remote), implementation support, and regulatory compliance assistance delivered by Harris's Professional Services team.

Quantifiable outcome

• Implementation of integrated timekeeping and payroll increases organizational chance of having minimal to no errors by 44%

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ApplyToEducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2024Strategic partnership announced January 12, 2024 combining Harris School Solutions' ERP and administrative software with ApplyToEducation's applicant tracking and onboarding capabilities. The partnership aims to provide a next-level onboarding solution for K-12 education clients by integrating recruitment/hiring workflows with HR and payroll systems. Buffalo, New York and Easley, South Carolina locations involved.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rediker Software: K-12 SIS vendor (PlusPortals, Administrator's Plus) with SIS, gradebook, and finance functionality. Comparable to HSS's Realtime and WebSmart in the K-12 administrative software market.
• PowerSchool: Largest K-12 SIS and ERP provider in North America, offering a unified cloud platform spanning SIS, finance, HR, and learning. Comparable to HSS in targeting K-12 districts with state-specific compliance and full-suite administrative software.
• Tyler Technologies: Public sector software provider whose Munis and ERP Pro solutions compete directly with HSS's financial management and HR/payroll ERP offerings for K-12 districts and local government education agencies.
• Infinite Campus: K-12 student information system with finance, HR, and state reporting modules. Competes head-to-head with HSS's WebSmart and QSS OASIS products in mid-market and large K-12 districts.
• Skyward: K-12 SIS and ERP vendor (now part of PowerSchool) with finance, HR, payroll, and state reporting modules. Comparable in product scope and customer base to HSS's AptaFund/NextGen/SmartFusion lines.
• Frontline Education: K-12 administration software focused on HR, professional development, and applicant tracking. Overlaps with HSS's HR/payroll modules and the ApplyToEducation partnership strategy for onboarding.
• Aeries Software: California-based K-12 SIS vendor with integrations for attendance, grades, and state reporting. Comparable to HSS's WebSmart/Realtime and competes in K-12 district procurement.
• LINQ: K-12 ERP and nutrition management provider (formerly Nutrition Solutions) offering finance, HR, nutrition, and state reporting. Directly competes with HSS's eTrition/MealTime and adjacent ERP modules.

Broad incumbents

• Follett School Solutions: Broader K-12 solutions provider (Destiny library, Aspen SIS) under Follett Corporation. Comparable in targeting K-12 administrative workflows, but operates as part of a wider learning resources portfolio.

Emerging players

• Alma: Modern cloud-native SIS for K-12 with SIS, learning, and family engagement. Represents the emerging wave of cloud-native K-12 platforms that could displace legacy on-premise SIS/ERP vendors like HSS over time.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Harris4K12
• Facebookfacebook.com/Harris4K12
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harrisschoolsolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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