NSCC

Name

NSCC

Legal name

National School Climate Center

Website

https://schoolclimate.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

School Climate, Culture & Belonging Initiatives (DEI-Aligned) (EDAKAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accreditation Standards, Benchmarking & Framework Organizations (EDADACAJ)

Keywords

• School climate assessment
• Social emotional learning
• K-12 professional development
• Bullying prevention programs
• Education research services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CSCI Survey Administration: Schools and districts pay for the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI) survey administration and reporting. Pricing varies based on school or district size and needs, with customized quotes provided upon request.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: NSCC accepts tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations to support their mission of helping schools build safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments.
3. Professional Development Services: NSCC offers workshops, coaching, and implementation planning services for schools and districts seeking to improve school climate. Pricing varies based on scope of services and level of support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

National School Climate Center (NSCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps K-12 schools measure, understand, and improve school climate through the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI), a research-based survey covering 14 dimensions across five domains. The center pairs the CSCI with professional development, consulting, and a structured Five Stages of School Climate Improvement process to translate climate data into school-wide action.

Product overview

The National School Climate Center (NSCC) operates as a nonprofit research and action organization offering a portfolio of products and services centered on school climate assessment and improvement. The core offering is the Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI), a nationally-recognized survey that measures 14 dimensions across five domains (Safety, Teaching and Learning, Interpersonal Relationships, Institutional Environment, and Leadership & Efficacy). This is supplemented by professional development services including workshops, coaching, and the School Climate Leadership Certification. Additional offerings include bullying prevention programs, the Unified Champion Schools Research Cohort partnership with Special Olympics, state-specific surveys like the Illinois School Climate Survey, free resources like the Data Analysis & Action Planning Checklist, and consultation services. The portfolio also includes free webinars on school climate topics. Together, these products form a comprehensive ecosystem for measuring, understanding, and improving school climate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% fewer fights – A rural high school improved student relationships in one year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Special Olympics Unified Champion SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSCC has partnered with Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools to co-develop a Social Inclusion Scale integrated within the CSCI. This partnership has resulted in a groundbreaking advancement that captures fostering belonging and acceptance for all abilities in schools, with 300+ Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools across Illinois poised to benefit from this robust tool.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Character Strong: Character Strong delivers K-12 SEL and character development curriculum and resources to educators. While smaller and more curriculum-focused than NSCC, it targets the same school improvement/climate buyer with overlapping use cases.
• Great Schools Partnership: Great Schools Partnership is a nonprofit that supports K-12 school improvement, including school climate, equity, and personalized learning work. It overlaps with NSCC in serving New England and national districts with school improvement services.

Direct peers

• Committee for Children (Second Step): Committee for Children's Second Step is one of the most widely adopted K-12 SEL curricula and programs. It competes for the same SEL/climate improvement dollars and offers district-wide program packages similar to NSCC's professional development bundle.
• K12 Insight: K12 Insight provides school district stakeholder surveys (including climate/engagement surveys) and community feedback tools. It is a direct competitor in the K-12 school climate and stakeholder voice measurement category.
• CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning): CASEL is the leading SEL framework and standards organization serving K-12 districts. NSCC's CSCI maps closely to CASEL-aligned SEL constructs, making CASEL the closest framework-level peer and frequent collaborator/competitor for district SEL/climate budgets.
• Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (RULER): Yale's RULER program is a research-backed approach to emotional intelligence in K-12 schools, blending assessment with professional development. It competes with NSCC for the same school climate/SEL budget and shares the research-led, nonprofit orientation.
• Panorama Education: Panorama Education is a K-12 survey and analytics platform used by schools and districts for climate, SEL, and stakeholder feedback. It directly competes with NSCC's CSCI in the same buyer (school leaders), with broader product scope and venture funding.

Others

• Hanover Research: Hanover Research provides K-12 and higher education research, benchmarking, and data analytics services to districts and states. It is adjacent to NSCC's research/data practice and competes for the same district improvement/evaluation budget line.
• American Institutes for Research (AIR): AIR is a major nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization that conducts K-12 evaluation, assessment, and school improvement research — directly relevant given NSCC Co-Executive Director Christian Villenas's prior tenure at AIR.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 SIS and student information platform with expanding analytics and survey capabilities. While not a school climate specialist, its scale and existing district footprint make it a broad incumbent that could bundle climate features against NSCC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/schoolclimate
• Facebookfacebook.com/Schoolclimate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-school-climate-center-nscc
• Instagraminstagram.com/schoolclimate
• Xx.com/schoolclimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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