Acadia Northstar

Acadia Northstar specialises in the finances and data systems of charter schools in North Carolina. Founded in 2001, it handles accounting, budgeting and reporting so schools stay financially sound and ready for audit, and it also manages student information systems.

Services

• Financial accounting: bookkeeping and reporting built around charter school rules and audits.
• Budgeting: help planning school budgets.
• PowerSchool management: running student information systems; it describes itself as the most widely used provider of this for the state's charter schools.
• Compliance support: keeping schools in line with state and federal guidelines.
• Web design: hosting, development and SEO for school websites.

Customers and markets

Charter schools and other not-for-profit organisations in North Carolina. Staff can visit a campus or meet a school's board.

Key facts

• Based in: North Carolina
• Founded: 2001
• Experience: staff who have worked with charter schools since they began