To meet these needs, SchoolMatch has assembled a roster of distinguished leading educators and highly skilled staff. Since 1986, clients have benefited by incorporating SchoolMatch data, systems and experts into their organizations and projects Professionals and consumers seeking school and community information need to check data sources carefully. SchoolMatch provides accurate, timely, auditable information to assure that clients can make fact-based and informed judgements. All information is relational and comparative. SchoolMatch data collection is continuous.
Specialists secure current data form a vast network of auditable hard data sources.
Contacts with county tax assessors, county auditors, regional planning commissions, accrediting agencies, state education agencies and state taxing authorities are principal sources of data. Comparative information on public schools is presented in a variety of selected formats. John J. Cannell, MD, proved the unreliability of self-reported school data when he surveyed schools from accross the country at his own expense. By sorting the apples from the oranges, SchoolMatch provides data which are both accurate and comparative across school system, county and state lines. School systems and high schools are ranked in a national percentile format, making it possible for comparisons by the parent, homebuyer, corporate leader, policy maker, educator or Realtor.