Business Intelligence Companies & Consultants in Manchester, NH

SchoolBI is a Manchester, New Hampshire software company that builds a business intelligence platform made specifically for educational institutions. Its customers include K-12 schools as well as colleges and universities that want a clearer view of their information across admissions, academics, operations and other departments. In November 2025 the company became part of Blackbaud, a larger provider of software for schools and nonprofits, and it continues to present SchoolBI as its own product.

What the platform does

The central problem SchoolBI addresses is that school data tends to sit in separate systems that rarely talk to each other. The platform pulls those scattered sources together and organizes them into a single, structured, reportable record, a model the company calls a golden record.

Because the integration is designed to run in real time, administrators can work from one consolidated picture of their community instead of reconciling spreadsheets by hand. Data sources and BI connectors are set up without writing code, which lowers the technical barrier for school staff.

• Unification of data from disconnected school systems
• No-code setup of data sources and BI connectors
• Exploration tools that let users drill into data with a few clicks
• Reports that can be exported to Excel or PowerPoint
• Benchmarking of key metrics against peer institutions
• Analysis of areas such as student performance and teacher evaluation
• A data warehouse offering and a Google Sheets connector for spreadsheet-based sources

Expert help alongside the software

Beyond the platform itself, SchoolBI offers fractional data visualization support delivered by its in-house institutional research team. This option suits schools that lack a dedicated analyst but still need help presenting their findings to boards, leadership or families in a clear, persuasive way. The company also has a customer success function to help institutions get up and running and keep their reporting useful over time.

Background and team

The company was formed in 2022 by education technology veterans who had spent more than ten years in the sector and saw demand for a holistic analytics tool spanning every school department.

Ryan Bowse serves as founder and chief executive, with Ryan Illman as chief technology officer, Kaja Hartwell leading customer success and Margaret Anne Rowe working as a data artist. Its advisors and investors include Travis Warren of Brandt Information Service, Linda Haitani of Clarity and Kyle York of York IE.

Schools cited as users on its site include Proctor Academy and Marin Country Day School.

What sets it apart

For buyers comparing business intelligence vendors, SchoolBI's main distinction is its narrow focus on education. Rather than adapting a general-purpose BI tool, it was designed around the systems, metrics and decisions specific to schools, and it pairs that software with optional human analytical support.

The company describes its goal as making data accessible to everyone in an educational organization, from enrollment teams to senior leaders, so that institutions can pursue their missions with better evidence. Its stated values emphasize a team-first culture, efficiency through automation, accountability and continuous improvement.