For Researchers & Policy Teams

Bring your research question. The data assembly is already done.

Linked records across NCES, EdFacts, E-Rate, and state assessments — harmonized so the data is comparable over time.

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FERPA CompliantStudent data never stored
SOC 2 ReadinessEnterprise-grade security
Daily Updates105K schools scored every 24 hours
Verified SourcesNCES, Census, ED.gov direct feeds
SDPC AlignedStudent Data Privacy Consortium member
Knowledge graph

The connection already exists in the data. We make it visible.

The relationships ThinkKits surfaces aren't invented. They exist in the data. The graph finds them. When a school's Title I percentage crosses 65%, their eligibility for certain programs changes. When a district adopts a curriculum, material needs emerge. When board minutes mention materials, intent signals appear. The graph doesn't create these connections. It discovers them. This is the distinction between a data tool and intelligence infrastructure.

ThinkKits is not two tools. It is one unified intelligence system with two portals — a vendor lens and an educator lens. The Knowledge Graph, our knowledge engine, Market Intelligence, and Funding Engine are not separate tools. They are multiple regions of one brain, each serving 2–3 functions, all connected. The graph relationships are shared. The intelligence is unified. The view changes.

Two databases. One graph. Curriculum: standards, funding programs, allowable uses, legal authorities. Schools: 100K+ schools, 18K+ districts, demographics, board activity. They connect via state and framework codes. When school data changes, scores auto-update and alerts fire. Our knowledge engine is an always-on background layer that continuously discovers new relationships, fills gaps, and surfaces signals — the graph getting smarter over time.

The connection already exists in the data. We make it visible.

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Title I schools with FRL > 75% in rural districts
2,847 schools match • 412 districts • 38 states
NCES 2024-25Census ACSED Budget
SchoolDistrictStateFRL%Title I Alloc
What You Get

Research-grade data at your fingertips

105K schools, 18K districts, 50 states — queryable, downloadable, citation-ready.

  • Source-tagged: NCES, Census, DOE, USASpending
  • 6 export formats: CSV, JSONL, PDF, PPTX, DOCX, DDL
  • API access with 10K requests/day
  • Longitudinal data: 2019-2026 trend lines

What You Can Do

Policy

Policy Analysis

Compare Title I allocation patterns, FRL distributions, or proficiency trends across states and districts.

Longitudinal

Longitudinal Studies

Track school-level changes over time — enrollment, funding, performance — with consistent identifiers.

Peers

Peer Comparisons

Find schools matching your criteria and benchmark against bright-spot outliers or similar demographics.

Funding

Funding Research

Query federal program eligibility, E-Rate spending, and district-level allocations by category.

EdTech

EdTech Evaluation

Identify schools with curriculum alignment needs and available funding for specific product categories.

The Deepest K-12 Dataset Available

Fourteen federal sources. One graph. Updated quarterly.

105,000+
Schools
Every public school, updated quarterly
7.4M+
Data Points
Proficiency, enrollment, funding, demographics, staffing, audits
18,714
Districts
Financial, compliance, and governance data

Office Hours

Plain English in. Structured, citation-ready results out.

Which Title I schools in PA have math proficiency below 30% AND unclaimed IDEA funding?
Show me districts where teacher turnover exceeds 20% and special ed spending dropped year-over-year
Compare per-pupil expenditure across all Intermediate Units in Pennsylvania

14 Federal Data Sources

Every major public education dataset, integrated and cross-referenced in one graph.

NCES CCD
NCES F-33
Census ACS
USASpending
FAC Single Audit
CRDC Civil Rights
BLS QCEW
USDA NSLP
IDEA 618
EdFacts
E-Rate
Grants.gov
State DOE
Board Minutes

Research Tools

Purpose-built for K-12 education research. No SQL required.

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School Comparison
Equity Analysis
Enrollment Trends
State Funding Explorer
School Network Graph
Data Sources
Visualization Gallery

Data Sources

NCES CCD, Title I allocations, EdFacts, E-Rate, state assessments, board minutes, and funding program metadata — all integrated in one graph.

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Simple, Transparent Pricing

Most researchers start with Explorer or Teacher. Need bulk API access? Principal includes full API.

Explorer
Free

Search any school. See funding eligibility, demographics, and academic data.

  • 3 lookups/day
  • 3 saved schools
  • Summary profiles
Best for Researchers
Teacher
$29/mo

Core research tools: school comparison, equity analysis, enrollment trends. 15 searches/day. CSV export.

  • Core research tools
  • 15 searches/day
  • CSV exports
  • Saved schools
Principal
$249/mo
per school

Full research suite plus Office Hours AI, BI Export, and API access. Unlimited searches.

  • All research tools
  • Unlimited searches
  • AI query engine
  • Full API access
District
$499/mo
+ $142/mo per school

District-wide platform. Per-building workspaces, fund code mapping, audit lifecycle, and dedicated support.

  • District-level platform
  • Per-building workspaces
  • Bulk export
  • Dedicated support

Common Questions

Fourteen federal sources including NCES CCD, EdFacts, USASpending, FAC Single Audit, CRDC, E-Rate, IDEA 618, Census ACS, BLS QCEW, and state DOE records. All publicly available, cross-referenced in one knowledge graph.

Federal data refreshes quarterly. State frameworks update annually. School demographics pull from NCES each year. Board minutes and procurement signals update as they become available.

Principal plan includes full API access with structured JSON responses. District tier adds bulk export, team seats, and custom data feeds.

No. ThinkKits uses only publicly available, aggregated data. Zero student-level information, zero PII, zero purchased contact lists. Nothing in our system falls under FERPA.

We link 14 federal sources into one queryable graph. Cross-referencing that would take weeks of ETL work. We handle the joins, deduplication, and entity resolution so you can query immediately.

Start querying the deepest K-12 dataset available.

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