PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis

PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis

Simba Information’s latest PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis study analyzes the market and financial health of the educational materials industry and indicates a very positive 2023 and early 2024 for vendors in this industry. The education companies tracked by Simba were found to have experienced revenue growth at the average of almost 7% and stock prices for six publicly tracked businesses grew an average of 43.74% in calendar year 2023. This growth continued into the first quarter of 2024. Simba’s study also states that these gains are going to be difficult to maintain beyond the second half of 2024 because of long term student enrollment declines and reductions in educational spending due to the end of ESSER funding and reductions at the state level.

The PreK-12 Instructional Materials Competitive Analysis details a wide range of other trends and forces impacting the market. These include education companies going private, financial forces and activity in the market including key mergers and acquisitions along with private investments. Other forces include AI and personalized learning systems driving new activity and purchases among schools, and growth in career and technical education (CTE) programs, interest in dual enrollment programs and products, and offshore challengers who are introducing their own technology enabled PreK-12 learning products and features to get a foothold in the US market.

Simba’s PreK-12 Instructional Materials Competitive Analysis is a comprehensive resource that captures the complexities and nuances of the current PreK-12 educational market. The study offers foresight into the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the PreK-12 education sector emphasizing macrolevel trends. The study includes Simba’s ongoing research which drew upon interviews with publishing industry executives, consultants, industry analysts, state education officials, local school educators, and education policy experts. Select third-party data is also used to give context, including from analysts Berkery Noyes, HolonIQ, and Reach Capital, as well as the U.S. Department of Education.

Simba Information’s PreK-12 Instructional Materials Competitive Analysis includes profiles of the following key PreK-12 instructional materials providers:

• Boxlight
• Cambium Learning
• Cengage
• Discovery Education
• Goodheart-Willcox
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Kahoot!
• McGraw Hill
• Pearson
• PowerSchool
• Renaissance Learning
• Savvas Learning
• Scholastic
• Stride

Simba’s PreK-12 Instructional Materials Competitive Analysis contains detailed and granular data and analysis on key trends and developments with a special focus on:

• Operational Trends in 2023-2024
• PreK-12 Company Performance
• Stock Price Trends
• M&A Activity
• Private Investments

Publishers and investment professionals can trust Simba’s PreK-12 Instructional Materials Competitive Analysis to provide the inside intelligence needed to evaluate and understand the growth potential and trends impacting the education market. This report is an essential tool for publishing executives, educational technology executives, investors, market analysts, and industry consultants who need to understand the larger trends impacting the PreK-12 Instructional Materials market.

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