Pearspark vs TeacherEase
For micro schools & small private schools · pricing verified July 2026 · written by the Pearspark team (how we compare)
The short answer
TeacherEase prices per teacher (about $139/teacher/year for small schools) and is strongest at standards-based grading. Pearspark prices per student ($50/month including 20, then $2.50 each) and covers the whole school operation — records, admissions, library, volunteers, scheduling — with report cards and transcripts included rather than sold separately.
Pearspark
All-in-one platform for schools under ~100 students — records, academics, admissions, library, volunteers, scheduling, portal.
Pricing: $50/mo including 20 students, then $2.50/student/mo. No setup fees, no contract.
TeacherEase
A standards-based learning platform and gradebook priced per teacher.
Pricing: TeacherEase lists about $139 per teacher per year for schools with 1–19 teachers; admin accounts about ⅔ of teacher rate; parent/student accounts free. Report cards are a separate purchase (as of July 2026).
What each costs at small-school sizes
| Students | Pearspark | TeacherEase |
|---|---|---|
| 25 students | $62.50/mo | ≈$35–58/mo (3–5 teachers) |
| 50 students | $125/mo | ≈$58–93/mo (5–8 teachers) |
| 100 students | $250/mo | ≈$93–140/mo (8–12 teachers) |
TeacherEase pricing from its published list rates as of July 2026 — see sources below. Always confirm current pricing with the vendor.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Pearspark | TeacherEase |
|---|---|---|
| Student records (SIS) | Partial | |
| Attendance | ||
| Gradebook & report cards | ||
| Transcripts & GPA | ||
| Admissions pipeline | ||
| Class scheduling & rooms | Partial | |
| Lending library & checkout | ||
| Equipment & room booking | ||
| Volunteer tracking & check-in | ||
| Parent & student portal | ||
| Messaging | ||
| Self-serve transcript & gradebook import | ||
| Tuition billing & payments | ||
| Published pricing (no sales call) |
= varies by plan or not published — check with the vendor. We mark unknowns as unknowns rather than counting them against TeacherEase.
Where TeacherEase shines
- Deep standards-based grading and mastery tracking
- Per-teacher pricing is very cheap for teacher-light schools
- Free parent and student accounts
Worth knowing
- Report cards cost extra — they're not in the base subscription
- It's a learning-management/gradebook core, not a full school-operations platform
- No lending library, volunteer, admissions, or resource-booking modules
When TeacherEase is the better choice
Choose TeacherEase if standards-based grading is the center of your model and you mainly need a gradebook — a 3-teacher school pays roughly $35/month, which is hard to beat. If you need the rest of the school (admissions, library, volunteers, scheduling, transcripts) in the same system, that's the gap Pearspark fills.
When Pearspark is the better choice
Pearspark is built for schools under about 100 students — micro schools, classical schools, Montessori programs, hybrid academies, and homeschool co-ops. Everything is included at one published price: student records, attendance, gradebook, report cards, printable transcripts with GPA, admissions, class scheduling, a lending library with barcode checkout, equipment booking, volunteer check-in, messaging, and a parent/student portal. Setup is self-serve, and built-in migration tools import your rosters, transcripts, and gradebooks from TeacherEase CSV exports with a dry-run preview.
Common questions
How is TeacherEase priced differently from Pearspark?
TeacherEase charges per teacher (about $139/teacher/year at small-school scale, with report cards extra); Pearspark charges per student ($50/month including 20 students, then $2.50/each, everything included). Teacher-heavy schools favor Pearspark's model; teacher-light gradebook-only needs favor TeacherEase.
Does Pearspark support standards-based grading?
Pearspark supports custom grade scales including standards-style bands (E/S/N etc.), weighted categories, and per-assignment weighting. If your entire pedagogy is built on granular standards mastery tracking, TeacherEase goes deeper on that specific workflow.
Can I import TeacherEase gradebooks into Pearspark?
Yes — export a gradebook as a CSV matrix (students down, assignments across) and Pearspark's per-class import creates the assignments and grades, previewing unmatched rows before anything is saved.
See Pearspark for yourself
Poke around a real school — admin, teacher, and parent views — no signup, no sales call. Sample data resets daily.
Sources
Last reviewed July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Email us and we'll fix it.