All PowerSchool Enrollment Reviews
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Patty
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2018
I was the leader for support of this product. I did most of the setup work.
Registrations are done by the parents so there is not having to decipher penmanship. As long as Parents can type their students name correctly, all is well.
PROSIt gives parents a way to enroll their students online. So there is very little paper used in the registration process.
CONSI can't change any forms on my own. I have to go onto the admin web page and ask them to make a change.
Shazia
Higher Education, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
Dive into the future of cloud data management with PowerSchool's enhanced enrollment platform
PowerSchool Enrollment has been a life-saver for our school during these COVID times. At the start of the pandemic, we came across many solutions but they were either too costly or useless to spend on. Finally, we came across this platform that provides the best data management and enrollment service and tools at the most affordable price. We have been using it for 1-2 years and my overall experience has been excellent so far. The user interface is simple and intuitive, the application forms are customizable and you can also collect fees through it. They also come up with new updates to meet consumer demands. Overall, it is a must-have for schools who want to save time, improve efficiency and avoid payment hassles.
PROSThe best thing about this software is that it is easily accessible and customizable, giving a great first impression to the applicant. Another favourable feature is the detailed reports and visual/graphical representation of data making it easier to analyze and use the data to our benefit. We have recently started using the payment gateway as well. It turns out to be a great tool to save resources, avoid hassles, improve efficiency and keep paperless records right into your device without having to worry about storage. It is a versatile solution for virtual enrollment, payment and registration requirements. Its integration with other platforms like PowerSchool SIS makes the implementation process easier than ever.
CONSAll the features of the software could be explained at first as we have faced some issues in utilizing the full potential of the platform at first. The support team takes a lot of time to answer my queries which is a bit frustrating. Rest everything is great and as promised.
Donna
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed March 2020
Poor Customer Service
Horrible! From day 1, the assigned tech was incompetent and our lottery was not ready in time, so we had to do it manually. Now, Powerschool has switched to a system of using a SmartSheet for working with the techs, and NOBODY is returning our messages via phone ot SmartSheet.
PROSFairly easy to use, able to integrate from lottery to registration.
CONSThe software is fine, it is the poor/non-existent customer service.
Reason for choosing PowerSchool Enrollment
For API integration.
Reasons for switching to PowerSchool Enrollment
They did not have a lottery module.
Rosann
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2021
Super helpful for enrollment especially with a lottery process
Overall it has been a good experience. There have been some bumps along the way. Like every place, they have a limited staff, and sometimes my expectations of when things should be done aren't met. Things are done normally on time to a deadline.
PROSThis makes enrolling students so much easier than the paper process we had. It makes it much easier especially with 5 schools now to manage. The lottery process is so much simpler than what we were doing before even though we have to run two different types of lotteries depending on the campus.
CONSAlthough their lottery process is the best I have seen because of the way we have to do things it isn't an easy process to program but they have gotten it right every time.
Andrea
Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2020
School counselor
I highly recommend power school for any school trying to find a software package that will allow them to manage student registration and scheduling!
PROSI used to be a school counselor, and we used PowerSchool for all of our scheduling and registration needs. It is a great software with everything in it you need to maintain a high school master schedule!
CONSPower school definitely requires training in order to us and it can be tedious at times when running reports or making changes when you are in a rush.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed May 2020
Terrible Customer Service and Does not Deliver on Functionality
Very poor. They were months delayed on implementation, response is non-existent from sales/management team, and the user experience/customer support is nowhere near meeting the value of what you pay for the platform.
PROSIt has been better than nothing, and the integration with PowerSchool's SIS is useful.
CONSThe support team seems to know nothing about their own product--they seem to move you to one person who knows what they are doing if you complain enough, which is exhausting. Then, they move you back to a low quality team. We have changed "support teams" multiple times over just one year. There is very little consistency or professional follow-through. There is almost nothing in regards to instructions or manuals that can help guide you to troubleshoot your own tasks--you have to rely on a support team from India that also doesn't know what to do. The features of the platform itself are clunky and not intuitive. The user experience is marginal at best for organizing and managing applications.
Reason for choosing PowerSchool Enrollment
Pricing was more reasonable based on what they promised to offer.
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2019
Great Idea with some flaws
Overall experience is guarded. I am sure once we work the bugs to and get the data cleaner the over all experience will improve. This year was difficult however. The adjustment for parents has been an issue as well but, once they are used to doing everything online we will be ok I think.
PROSI love the idea of parents being able to update their registration or enroll student in school online. They can even upload any paperwork that is needed from the comfort of their own home.
CONSThe communication between the registration piece and the SIS is faulty. Matching current students to the new student information entered by the parent is suspect. Led to many duplicate students being enrolled in the system. Same goes for contacts. Difficult to match and many duplicates arise for this situation.
Isa
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2017
Good admissions softward
PowerSchool Registration collects all the data we need, from initial application to recurring profile updates.
CONSFormerly called Infosnap, this software integrates with PowerSchool, which we use as our SIS. As such, the integration was what could be expected Now that PowerSchool has acquired it, we are hoping for a much more seamless integration between the two. Much of what we need to do can only be done through on of their account managers. Response time has sometimes been over two weeks!!!
Tim
Internet, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2017
Significant time and money saved using PowerSchool Registration. Seemless integration and intuitive.
PowerSchool Registration is a huge time and money saver. It was relatively smooth to implement and our parents loved the switch from paper documents!
PROSSimple, user friendly design. It integrates with PowerSchool seemlessly and is able to be customized. PowerSchool has improved support for this product. Our parents and office staff love this product.
CONSField quantity limitations. Depending on the size and cost of your subscription, the number of fields you can use in a form is limited to 100. The product is not cheap.
Bryan
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2020
Makes Student Lottery and Registration Easy for Our Charter School
The product is great, customer service is an area of improvement.
PROSPowerSchool Registration has been key in transitioning our charter school's lottery and registration process to a digital/online format. In the past, we did this all by paper and it was extremely tedious. By partnering with PowerSchool, we have saved hours of time processing paper, increased our data verification, and increased parent efficiency in supporting registration paperwork and documents.
CONSThe initial set-up and implementation costs were extremely pricey for the level of customer service and design that we received. PowerSchool Registration has gone through three different client communication protocols in the last three years and we have experienced extremely poor customer service/response times.
Brett
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed March 2020
Does not deliver on promises
Originally we loved Powerschool registration but since the new support format rolled out we have not had very much luck getting a response, as an example we conveyed a roll out date of 3/26/20 for our new forms on 1/7/20 as of today we have heard nothing from our "support team"
PROSEase of use for end user (once bugs were worked out. Allows paperless registration. can be used to collect data that may not yet be mapped to PS fields.
CONSCustomer service is severely lacking, taking weeks to months for a reply. Functionality conveyed by sales team is a blatant lie, for example you cannot update your own forms and integration does not work in both directions, student data must be uploaded to the online registration system for returning students.
Jayna
Architecture & Planning, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2019
Great Program for tracking students educational progress
I really like this program and the various features it offers to parents and students alike, it's mobile so you can continue to check progress and track due dates for projects and assignments.
PROSAs a parent I LOVE the fact that this program provides me with a method to stay involved in my children's education progress. This program allows you to access your child's school schedule, grades, upcoming projects and even provides school lunch account access so you can pay for your students lunches online.
CONSGetting my account set-up was a challenge...I had to get IT involved to help me so that was a bit disappointing but once they got everything set-up it's been a breeze to maneuver through.
Melodie
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2017
Power School offers a lot features and is easy to catch to using it.
Power School is easy to use. It oftens a lot of features that are easy to use. I like quick export features.
CONSThat it does not offer some reports that I could generate on other student systems. These should be easy to generate.
Stephanie
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2017
Very User friendly
I was able to register my children for school online without filling out multiple forms or driving to the school.
PROSSince student registration can be time intensive with so many forms and questions to answer, I found this program to be very easy to use and very efficient. It took me quickly through the various forms without any trouble. I was able to register both of my children with no trouble.
CONSI had some trouble in the past with getting documents to upload to the system. I ended up needing to take everything directly to the school.
Sarah
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2018
I use PowerSchool Registration during the fall school registration period
Ease of registering students
PROSI like that the fields and screens are intuitive. It is very easy to run reports, and if I can't remember a field value, it's easy to look up the options.
CONSThe support center is expensive to use. Also, PowerSchool works best on Chrome, but I prefer to use Internet Explorer or Safari.
Anonymous
201-500 employees
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed January 2019
Very expensive add-on!
Allows for self-service collection/updating of SIS demographic information from parents Automates the process of student registration/residency approval for schools Can integrate optional membership registration/fee collections as part of onboarding process
CONSIt is an extremely expensive add-on that by itself nearly costs the same amount as the core product (PowerSchool SIS) Certain features such as self-service demographic updating should be integrated inot the core product directly without needing to subscribe to the add-on