School Choice Analytics

Updated on Jun 19, 2026

The School Choice Analytics screen provides a comprehensive view of school choice application and enrollment data across the district. Users can analyze application trends, program participation, seat utilization, program capacity, enrollment distribution, attendance, discipline, demographics, ADA patterns, and application statuses through interactive charts, summary metrics, program summaries, and an enrollment map.

By applying filters and interacting with visualizations, users can drill into specific programs, schools, statuses, and applicant groups. Clicking charts or summary metrics dynamically updates all reports, KPIs, and tables to reflect the selected criteria, allowing users to quickly refine and explore data to support enrollment planning, program evaluation, and data-informed decision-making.

This feature requires the purchase of the add-on Analytics module as well as the School Choice add-on module.

The School Choice Analytics Report

1. In the Setup menu, click School Choice Analytics.

2. The screen defaults to the Choice tab.

3. Select the All Schools check box to run the report for all schools in the district.

4. Select from the following filters to determine which reports are displayed:

Grade Level: Displays a report showing school choice application data grouped by grade level.
School: Displays a report showing school choice application data grouped by school, allowing users to compare application and enrollment distributions across schools and programs.
Status: Displays a report showing school choice application data grouped by application status.
Ethnicity: Displays a report showing school choice application data grouped by student ethnicity categories.
Primary Exceptionality: Displays a report showing school choice application data grouped by students' primary exceptionality classifications.
Gender: Displays a report showing school choice application data grouped by student gender.
Lunch Status: Displays a report showing school choice application data grouped by lunch eligibility categories (e.g., Free, Reduced, Paid).
Homeless: Displays a report showing school choice application data for homeless and non-homeless students.
Gifted: Displays a report showing school choice application data for gifted and non-gifted students.
504: Displays a report showing school choice application data for students with and without a Section 504 plan.
IEP: Displays a report showing school choice application data for students with and without an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
ELL: Displays a report showing school choice application data for English Language Learner (ELL) and non-ELL students.
ADA Distribution: Displays a report showing the distribution of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) percentages for students included in the selected school choice population.
Discipline: Displays a report showing discipline incident distributions for students included in the selected school choice population.

The report displays the following summary metrics for the selected school choice population:

Total Students: Displays the total number of students included in the selected application and enrollment data set.
Avg ADA: Displays the average daily attendance percentage for students included in the selected population.
Total Referrals: Displays the total number of discipline referrals associated with students in the selected population.
Homeless Students: Displays the total number of students identified as homeless within the selected population.

The Program Summary displays key enrollment and capacity metrics for each school choice program, including:

Program: Displays the name of the school choice program.
School: Displays the school associated with the program.
Total Seats: Displays the total number of available seats for the program.
Accepted: Displays the number of students who have been accepted into the program.
Waitlisted: Displays the number of students placed on the waitlist.
Pending: Displays the number of applications still awaiting review or decision.
Waiting: Displays the number of students in a waiting status for placement.
Declined: Displays the number of students whose applications were declined.
Empty Seats: Displays the number of remaining available seats in the program.

5. Click any of the numbers to open a pop-up window with the students, student IDs, grade level, and current school.

a. Click the Student name to open Student Info.

b. Click the white X to close the pop-up window.

Based on the selections made, you wil see different reports:

Grade Level, School Distribution, and Application Status:

Hover over any of the bar graphs to display the number of students enrolled in the selected grade level, such as 496 students in Kindergarten (KG).

Ethnicity, Primary Exceptionality, and ADA Distribution:

Hover over any bar in the report to view the value for the selected metric (e.g., 192 for students who identify as Black).

Gender, Lunch Status, Homeless, Gifted, 504, IEP, ELL, and Discipline Referrals.

Hover over any bar in the report to view the value for the selected metric, such as 299 students who have a 504.

The Enrollment Map displays geographic areas associated with students in the selected school choice population, allowing users to visualize application and enrollment patterns across the district.

6. Click a highlighted area on the map to display additional information, such as the school name and the number of students associated with that geographic area.

a. Click and drag the mouse to move around the map.

b. Click the Zoom In and Zoom Out icons to adjust the map view.

c. Click Hide Map to collapse and hide the Enrollment Map from view.

i. If you decide to hide the map, click Show Map to display the map again.

The last report is broken down by student and includes the following columns (including any filters selected to generate all reports): Student, Student Id, Grade level, Status, Program, Applying School, Current School, ADA %, Referrals, Homeless, Ethnicity, Gender, Lunch Status, Gifted, 504, IEP, ELL, and Primary Exceptionality.

The Magnet Analytics Report

1. In the Setup menu, click School Choice Analytics.

2. Select the Magnet tab.

3. Select the All Schools check box to run the report for all schools in the district.

4. Select from the following filters to determine which reports are displayed:

Grade Level: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data grouped by grade level.
School: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data grouped by school, allowing users to compare participation across magnet programs and schools.
Status: Displays a report showing magnet application data grouped by application status.
Ethnicity: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data grouped by student ethnicity categories.
Primary Exceptionality: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data grouped by students' primary exceptionality classifications.
Gender: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data grouped by student gender.
Lunch Status: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data grouped by lunch eligibility categories (e.g., Free, Reduced, Paid).
Homeless: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data for homeless and non-homeless students.
Gifted: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data for gifted and non-gifted students.
504: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data for students with and without a Section 504 plan.
IEP: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data for students with and without an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
ELL: Displays a report showing magnet application and enrollment data for English Language Learner (ELL) and non-ELL students.
ADA Distribution: Displays a report showing the distribution of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) percentages for students included in the selected magnet population.
Discipline: Displays a report showing discipline incident distributions for students included in the selected magnet population.

The report displays the following summary metrics for the selected magnet program population:

Total Students: Displays the total number of students included in the selected magnet application and enrollment data set.
Avg ADA: Displays the average daily attendance percentage for students included in the selected magnet population.
Total Referrals: Displays the total number of discipline referrals associated with students in the selected magnet population.
Homeless Students: Displays the total number of students identified as homeless within the selected magnet population.

The Program Summary displays key enrollment and capacity metrics for each magnet program, including:

Program: Displays the name of the magnet program.
School: Displays the school associated with the magnet program.
Total Seats: Displays the total number of available seats for the magnet program.
Accepted: Displays the number of students who have been accepted into the magnet program.
Waitlisted: Displays the number of students placed on the waitlist for the magnet program.
Pending: Displays the number of magnet applications still awaiting review or decision.
Waiting: Displays the number of students in a waiting status for placement in the magnet program.
Declined: Displays the number of students whose magnet applications were declined.
Empty Seats: Displays the number of remaining available seats in the magnet program.

5. Click any of the numbers to open a pop-up window with the students, student IDs, grade level, and current school.

a. Click the Student name to open Student Info.

b. Click the white X to close the pop-up window.

Based on the selections made, you wil see different reports:

Grade Level, School Distribution, and Application Status:

Hover over any of the bar graphs to display the number of students enrolled in the selected grade level, such as 496 students in Kindergarten (KG).

Ethnicity, Primary Exceptionality, and ADA Distribution:

Hover over any bar in the report to view the value for the selected metric (e.g., 192 for students who identify as Black).

Gender, Lunch Status, Homeless, Gifted, 504, IEP, ELL, and Discipline Referrals.

Hover over any bar in the report to view the value for the selected metric, such as 299 students who have a 504.

The Enrollment Map displays geographic areas associated with students in the selected school choice population, allowing users to visualize application and enrollment patterns across the district.

6. Click a highlighted area on the map to display additional information, such as the school name and the number of students associated with that geographic area.

a. Click and drag the mouse to move around the map.

b. Click the Zoom In and Zoom Out icons to adjust the map view.

c. Click Hide Map to collapse and hide the Enrollment Map from view.

i. If you decide to hide the map, click Show Map to display the map again.

The SPA Analytics Report

1. In the Setup menu, click School Choice Analytics.

2. Select the SPA tab.

3. Select the All Schools check box to run the report for all schools in the district.

4. Select from the following filters to determine which reports are displayed:

Grade Level: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data grouped by grade level.
School: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data grouped by school, allowing users to compare participation across SPA programs and schools.
Status: Displays a report showing SPA application data grouped by application status.
Ethnicity: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data grouped by student ethnicity categories.
Primary Exceptionality: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data grouped by students' primary exceptionality classifications.
Gender: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data grouped by student gender.
Lunch Status: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data grouped by lunch eligibility categories (e.g., Free, Reduced, Paid).
Homeless: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data for homeless and non-homeless students.
Gifted: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data for gifted and non-gifted students.
504: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data for students with and without a Section 504 plan.
IEP: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data for students with and without an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
ELL: Displays a report showing SPA application and enrollment data for English Language Learner (ELL) and non-ELL students.
ADA Distribution: Displays a report showing the distribution of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) percentages for students included in the selected SPA population.
Discipline: Displays a report showing discipline incident distributions for students included in the selected SPA population.

The report displays the following summary metrics for the selected SPA population:

Total Students: Displays the total number of students included in the selected SPA application and enrollment data set.
Avg ADA: Displays the average daily attendance percentage for students included in the selected SPA population.
Total Referrals: Displays the total number of discipline referrals associated with students in the selected SPA population.
Homeless Students: Displays the total number of students identified as homeless within the selected SPA population.

The Program Summary displays key enrollment and capacity metrics for each SPA program, including:

Program: Displays the name of the SPA program.
School: Displays the school associated with the SPA program.
Total Seats: Displays the total number of available seats for the SPA program.
Accepted: Displays the number of students who have been accepted into the SPA program.
Waitlisted: Displays the number of students placed on the waitlist for the SPA program.
Pending: Displays the number of SPA applications still awaiting review or decision.
Waiting: Displays the number of students in a waiting status for placement in the SPA program.
Declined: Displays the number of students whose SPA applications were declined.
Empty Seats: Displays the number of remaining available seats in the SPA program.

5. Click any of the numbers to open a pop-up window with the students, student IDs, grade level, and current school.

a. Click the Student name to open Student Info.

b. Click the white X to close the pop-up window.

Based on the selections made, you wil see different reports:

Grade Level, School Distribution, and Application Status:

Hover over any of the bar graphs to display the number of students enrolled in the selected grade level, such as 791 students in grade 7.

Ethnicity, Primary Exceptionality, and ADA Distribution:

Hover over any bar in the report to view the value for the selected metric (e.g., 192 for students who identify as Black).

Gender, Lunch Status, Homeless, Gifted, 504, IEP, ELL, and Discipline Referrals.

Hover over any bar in the report to view the value for the selected metric, such as 299 students who have a 504.

The Enrollment Map displays geographic areas associated with students in the selected school choice population, allowing users to visualize application and enrollment patterns across the district.

6. Click a highlighted area on the map to display additional information, such as the school name and the number of students associated with that geographic area.

a. Click and drag the mouse to move around the map.

b. Click the Zoom In and Zoom Out icons to adjust the map view.

c. Click Hide Map to collapse and hide the Enrollment Map from view.

i. If you decide to hide the map, click Show Map to display the map again.

Adding Filters to Regenerate the School Choice Analytics Reports

The School Choice Analytics reports are interactive. Clicking on any data point or metric (such as a bar in a chart) updates all reports, KPIs, and tables to reflect the selected criteria, allowing users to quickly refine and explore school choice application and enrollment data.

1. In the Setup menu, click School Choice Analytics.

2. Select the applicable tab and see The School Choice Analytics Report, The Magnet Analytics Report, and/or The SPA Analytics Report to run the reports.

3. When viewing any of the demographic reports listed above, click a bar in the chart to filter the data. All reports displayed, such as the Application Status report, regenerates to reflect the selected criteria. In this example, the reports are currently filtered to display data for students in Grade Level 7.

When multiple values are selected from the same chart, the dashboard displays records that match any of the selected values (OR filtering).
When values are selected from different charts, the dashboard displays only records that match all selected criteria (AND filtering).

For example, selecting a High School and Middle School from a School chart displays data for either school. If you then select Grade 7 from a Grade Level chart, the dashboard displays only Grade 7 students from the selected schools.

2. To update the reports, click a demographic value in any chart, such as Black in the Ethnicity report. This applies a filter and refreshes all reports to display data only for the selected group. Any previously applied filters (such as Grade Level 7) will remain in place until cleared.

3. To remove a filter from the school choice reports, click the applied filter again, such as 07 in Grade Level. The selection is cleared, the bar returns to light blue, and all reports update to display all grade levels (if applicable).

Grade Level 07 selected: