Ampersand Education helps its clients use data to drive organizational strategy. Our comprehensive modeling and analysis capacity supports every aspect of new school creation, whether you are a school operator identifying the right community and looking for a suitable facility, or a city leader crafting a strategy to create high-quality options in high-need neighborhoods.  

We build customized and robust tools that determine the areas of highest need and alignment with a client's goals and empower them with the information needed to make strategic growth decisions. Our data analyses help philanthropic partners determine the geographic impact of their investments and inform future investment pathways.

Data & Research Services Offered 

• Analysis of trends based on GIS tools and key data collection.
• Recommendations for campus placement, launch years, grades served, and governance structure of new campuses.
• Financial modeling for new initiatives or organizations, and preliminary financial analysis based on geographic recommendations.
• Geographic modeling of demographic, population, enrollment, and academic trends within radii of prospective campus locations.

Ampersand Delivers

• Interactive GIS tools that integrate population and academic data.
• Detailed research findings for both internal and external audiences.
• Customizable data models for ongoing organizational use.
• Presentation of analysis findings for stakeholders that includes heat maps, key data, and comparative analysis.

Our Work in Action

Ampersand Education partnered with Education Forward DC to build a model to forecast supply and demand of high-quality schools across different geographies in the city. The evergreen model included population growth, school quality, waiting list participation, and expected school growth. Ampersand Education facilitated citywide conversations about strategic growth of high-quality schools as they shared the model and findings with stakeholders. 

Connect with Ampersand Education to discuss how our data and research services can advance your advocacy and growth goals.

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