Our Story

At simpledu, our journey began in 2020 — not in a boardroom or with investor money — but as a side project, born from a simple but powerful idea: K-12 schools deserved better.

As former educators and district administrators, we knew firsthand the frustration of working with vendors who didn’t truly understand the challenges of K-12 education. Schools needed solutions that were simple, secure, interoperable, and customizable — without all the extra noise, empty promises, and confusing processes. There weren’t many options out there doing it right. So, we built one.

simpledu officially launched with a focus on solving real problems — building dismissal and discipline systems designed for automatic rostering that adapts to each school’s unique setup, seamless Single Sign-On access, true interoperability that reduces workloads, and flexible solutions that scale to meet school, district, and state requirements — all while staying incredibly easy to use.

What started as a way to pay off student loans quickly grew into something so much bigger: our passion, our mission, and our livelihood.

From the very beginning, we made a decision that still shapes every part of our company today: we would stay bootstrapped. No shareholders. No outside investors.
Every decision would be made with one thing in mind — what’s best for schools, not what’s best for our bottom line.

Because of that, our customers experience something rare: a company that truly listens, adapts, picks up the phone, and moves fast — not for profit, but for students, teachers, and administrators. It’s why we’ve been profitable since year one. It’s why school leaders recommend us to others without hesitation. And it’s why we’re so proud of what we’ve built — together, with our schools.

Today, simpledu supports schools across 14 states and counting. Our flagship product, simpldiscipline, now serves over 50% of school districts in South Carolina — helping administrators save countless hours, improve data quality, and spend more time mentoring students, not managing paperwork.

Our entire team comes from K-12 backgrounds — teachers, technologists, data specialists — people who know the environment and the heart behind it.
We believe innovation, support, and collaboration are the keys to helping schools succeed.

Our mission is simple:
Making K-12 simple — one data sync at a time.

As we look to the future, our vision remains focused on solving the next set of challenges for schools, from tackling chronic absenteeism to streamlining tardy management. Our product roadmap isn’t decided in a boardroom — it’s shaped by the needs of the schools we proudly serve.

We’re here to help schools work smarter, not harder — to provide better analytics, easier workflows, and stronger data — so educators can spend less time on paperwork and more time doing what matters most: helping kids grow.

At simpledu, we’re proud of our story.
But we’re even more excited for the chapters we haven’t written yet — and the schools we’ll partner with along the way.

Certifications and Commitments

simpledu is proud to be a K-12 edtech industry leader ensuring our solutions our safe, secure, and interoperable.

For more information on our processing and protection of student data, click here to view our privacy policy.

Our Leadership

Our entire team comes from K-12 backgrounds — teachers, technologists, data specialists — people who know the environment and the heart behind it. For more info, click their name to learn more about them.

Contact us

For support, billing, or sales, you can access our help center here or submit a ticket via e-mail at help@simpledu.com.

For urgent issues, you can also reach our team via phone toll-free at: (844) 927-2888

Our physical mailing address is:

simpledu LLC
PO Box 436
Six Mile, SC 29682-0436

For general inquiries, you can also contact us via e-mail at: info@simpledu.com