One app for your whole school. Set up for free.
Alerts, calendars, lunch menus, sports, and safe two-way messaging — one beautiful app your families will actually check. We build it for you, free, with no credit card and nothing to install at school.
First month free · No credit card · No contract, ever
Welcome to the connected school.
Where every announcement, schedule change, game time, and lunch menu reaches every family — in one trusted place, not scattered across emails, flyers, and five different websites.
Everything your families need, in one app
Stop chasing families across email, paper flyers, and social media. Put it all where they already look — their phone.
Instant alerts
Closings, delays, and emergencies reach every family’s phone in seconds — even families who never made an account.
Calendars & lunch menus
Today’s events, tomorrow’s breakfast and lunch, and the full school calendar — always current, right on the home screen.
Sports schedules & scores
Every team, every level — game times, directions to the field, and final scores families don’t have to hunt for.
Safe two-way messaging
Parents message teachers and staff inside the app — nobody gives out a personal cell number.
Groups families choose
Band, football, 3rd grade, PTA — families follow just the teams and clubs they care about, so nothing important gets buried.
The everyday utilities
Staff directory with one-tap contact, local weather and radar, and every link families ask the front office for.
Reach every family
The message that never gets buried
Snow day? Early dismissal? Bus running late? One post from your office lands on every phone as a notification — including families who downloaded the app but never signed up for anything. No more “I never saw the email.”
- check_circle Emergency alerts reach every device, instantly
- check_circle Day-to-day news lives in one scrollable feed
- check_circle Built-in writing help polishes staff posts in one tap
Protect your staff
Two-way messaging without personal phone numbers
Parents reach the right teacher, coach, or office — inside the app, on the school’s terms. Staff keep their personal numbers private, and conversations stay where the school can manage them.
- check_circle School-controlled: you decide who can message whom
- check_circle Searchable staff directory with one-tap contact
- check_circle Notifications families can tune, not mute
One source of truth
“What’s for lunch?” answers itself
The app opens to today: this morning’s breakfast, today’s lunch, tonight’s game, and tomorrow’s early dismissal. Calendars, menus, and athletics stay current without anyone printing another flyer.
- check_circle District and school calendars, side by side
- check_circle Breakfast and lunch menus for every day
- check_circle Add any event to the family calendar in one tap
Live in days, not semesters
You don’t install anything, migrate anything, or train an IT department. We do the setup — free.
Tell us about your school
Two minutes: your name, your school, and a verified email. That’s the whole signup.
We build your school’s space
Your logo, your colors, your calendars, your teams. Our team sets it all up and walks your staff through it.
Families download it
One flyer, one QR code — families grab the free School Courier app, pick your school, and they’re connected. News, alerts, menus, and scores from day one.
Your logo. Your colors.
Your content.
Families download the free School Courier app, tap your school once, and from then on it opens straight to you — your crest in the header, your colors on every screen, and only your school’s news and notifications. It feels like an app of your own, without the app-store headaches.
“This app has been a lifesaver and has brought rave reviews in our community.”
Josh Thompson
Athletic Director & Assistant Principal · Loogootee, Indiana
Loogootee’s app also raised $25,000+ for the school through the built-in supporter program — 100% kept by the school.
Questions, answered
Is it really free to start? What does it cost after? expand_more
Yes — under our 2026–27 introductory offer for schools new to School Courier, your first month is completely free, including setup, your school’s branded space in the app, and staff training — and the clock doesn’t start until your school is live. After that it’s $250/month for the rest of your first year, then $325/month protected by our Price-Lock Promise: your rate can never rise more than 3% in any school year, and never mid-year. No contract, no credit card to start, cancel anytime. Schools can pay annually by purchase order, ACH, or check and save 5% — see the Pricing page for everything.
How much work is this for my staff? expand_more
Almost none. Our team builds your school’s app for you — your logo, your colors, your calendars, your teams. Most schools are up and running within days, and posting an update takes less time than writing an email.
Do families have to create accounts? expand_more
No. Anyone can download the app and immediately see news, calendars, menus, and alerts. Families only sign in if they want extras like following specific groups or messaging staff.
We already send emails and use social media. Why an app? expand_more
Emails get buried and social posts get filtered by algorithms. A push notification lands on the lock screen — the same place families get their texts. Schools tell us it’s the first channel where messages actually get seen.
Is it appropriate for school communication? expand_more
It’s built only for schools. Messaging is school-controlled and account-type aware, content is managed by your staff, and we never sell family data or run outside advertising in your app.