Take the Guesswork Out of Educational Spending With Holistic K–12 ROI Analysis
Can you confidently pinpoint which of your instructional investments are moving the needle on your strategic objectives and positively impacting student outcomes? If the answer is “No,” you’re not alone. Calculating the return on investment of K–12 spending is not a simple ratio of profit to cost; it’s a nuanced calculation about the financial impact on strategic goals and improvement plans resulting in higher student achievement.
Most K–12 analytics programs only focus on digital engagement of edtech tools, failing to measure broader instructional investments, such as:
Teacher Training
Core Curriculum
Digital Learning Platforms
Support Programs
Level Data’s ROI platform goes beyond logins and clicks to provide clear evidence and insights into what’s working, what’s not, and what needs to change to maximize the impact of dollars spent.
Connect Investment, Strategy, and Outcomes for Confident Decision Making
Create a Shared K–12 ROI Vocabulary for the Entire District Cabinet
Decisions about district priorities are not made in a vacuum, but sometimes the purchases to support those priorities are. Measuring the return on investment of K–12 investments helps bring superintendents, curriculum leads, federal program directors, and technology directors into alignment with shared, real-time-insights.
Strengthen fiscal responsibility by aligning investments with district-wide strategic goals.
Generate real-time evaluation evidence to justify and guide spending of federal dollars on resources and initiatives.
Increase spending on the most successful applications by analyzing product usage, growth rates, learning loss, and proficiency by cohorts.
Determine whether edtech tools are being utilized as intended or if underutilization is resulting in wasted resources.
Trusted by District Leadership Teams Across the Country
We chose Level Data to measure ROI for our Title I program to provide a clear, actionable view of how our digital and non-digital resources impact student outcomes. From software tools to in-person tutoring, family engagement, and other support initiatives, ROI helps us assess what’s working, ensuring every Title I dollar is used as effectively as possible.
Whether in times of plenty or financial challenge, we have a responsibility to be good stewards of the community’s tax dollars. It’s essential that we make informed decisions about how we allocate those funds and ensure the community that we’re acting in the best interest of their children. ROI helps us do that.
At the forefront, student success is really important to us. Being great stewards of our taxpayer dollars is also essential. When I saw that there was an opportunity to look at multiple data points and evaluate our return on investment, I knew this tool could help us achieve our goals. It speaks directly to improving student success and ensuring we are using taxpayer dollars effectively.
Return on Instruction provides us with the needed data to ensure we’re providing our students with the best supports possible for their academic achievement. Plus, their customer service is exceptional.
K–12 ROI & Program Efficacy: FAQs
Return on Instruction (eROI) is our proprietary approach to measuring the impact of district spending. Unlike traditional financial metrics, our Return on Instruction model connects all educational investments directly to objectives and student outcomes to give an accurate picture of a district’s K–12 return on investment.
With today’s funding challenges, districts are called upon to defend every investment. Implementing a system for K–12 ROI allows administrators to move from anecdotal evidence to empirical data. By understanding which programs are moving the needle, you can protect essential services and strategically prune underperforming investments.
One of the greatest challenges for district leaders is demonstrating K-12 education funding ROI to stakeholders. Our platform generates clear insights and visual reports that translate complex data into clean narratives of progress toward outcomes for all stakeholders.
Our platform is designed for holistic oversight. While many tools only track software logins, Level Data measures K–12 education ROI across your entire instructional portfolio. This includes human-capital investments like teacher coaching and professional learning, and non-digital materials such as core curriculum, ensuring no part of your strategic plan goes unmonitored.