Schools Atlas · for districts, counselors, and CTE directors
Schools Atlas is the four-module district suite behind Hamilton County's career-pathways strategy: classroom challenges from real industries, coursework mapped to real degrees, live local labor-market intelligence, and Atlas free for every student and family.
Every module below is live software, not a slide. Walk the demo as a fictional district before any conversation.
Real problems from real local industries, delivered as classroom challenges mapped to your CTE catalog through our SOC-to-CTE crosswalk. Simulated work-based-learning hours logged at the point of delivery, feeding your 75-hour WBL and Class of 2029 diploma requirements.
Live demo →Your course catalog mapped to real degree requirements at Indiana institutions: every AP, IB, and dual-credit course shows the college time and money it earns. Parents see it, counselors plan with it.
Live preview →The county's real labor market inside your building: top-growth pathways, local wage ranges, and the same evidence base the county plans with, in counselor-friendly language.
Live demo →The coached career journey, free for every student and family, on their own device, collecting nothing. Career discovery with real numbers instead of interest quizzes alone.
Live demo →Students with at least one paid high-school work experience are over three times more likely to be employed after school. That is what the WBL hours this suite tracks actually buy (Chen et al. 2021, Journal of Disability Policy Studies).
Industry 4.0 is opening a technical-plus-soft-skills gap with millions of manufacturing jobs projected unfilled by 2028; Challenge Studio's industry challenges aim curriculum straight at it (Rikala et al. 2024, Technological Forecasting & Social Change).
Indiana boys enroll in college at 45.2% vs 58.1% for girls, and gender-siloed pathways route them away from growing health and education fields. Clear non-college pathways are the documented fix (Sagamore Institute 2026).
| What you get | Market rate | Hamilton County | Outside the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| College-and-career-readiness platform (the suite) Challenge Studio + Degree Dash + Labor Market Intelligence + Community Data, on your own catalogs, with district branding. Career Pathways |
$13,700 to $22,000/yr Naviance district contracts (public board minutes); per-student platforms at district scale | District partnership, $18,000/yr founding figure
Counselor access and Atlas for students: free for every Hamilton County district. |
Statewide district licensing, waitlist pending Board ratification |
| Work-based-learning and diploma tracking Simulated WBL hours logged at the point of delivery in Challenge Studio, feeding your 75-hour requirement and Class of 2029 diploma seals, with provenance on every count. Career Pathways |
Manual tracking or add-on modules Most districts track WBL hours in spreadsheets; platform add-ons are custom-quoted (estimated) | Included in district partnership included | District licensing, waitlist |
| Local labor-market intelligence for counselors The same evidence base the county plans with, in counselor-friendly language: top-growth pathways, real local wage ranges, program connections. Research and Planning |
$10,000 to $20,000/yr Workforce analytics platforms sold to education (custom-quoted) (estimated) | Free for every Hamilton County district 100% off | Included in district licensing |
| The Hamilton Pathways Lab research The county's work-based-learning research with all six school corporations and The Pursuit Institute: participation data, benchmarking, the legislative case. Research and Planning |
$25,000 to $65,000/study Consulting-firm education research engagements | Free. Always.
100% off
District-governed research; benefits the county whether or not any district buys anything. |
The research pattern travels; the Hamilton data does not |
For every Hamilton County district, no contract.
Founding pricing, working figure pending the August 2026 Board. Per corporation, all four modules.
Districts served through The Pursuit Institute can bundle Schools Atlas into consortium membership.
District purchasing runs through a partnership conversation, not a card checkout: procurement is real and we respect it. Student data posture: no student accounts, no individual tracking, aggregate program visibility only.
Why we build this
We are building the best community in America.
Our Vision: A thriving Hamilton County where each resident has access to meaningful employment, businesses are supported by a robust and well-equipped workforce, and community challenges are addressed through data-driven collaboration and inclusive innovation.
Our Mission: To strengthen Hamilton County's economy by transforming insights into action, designing systems that remove barriers, and convening collaborative partnerships that help businesses and residents thrive.
Where Insight Becomes Action · Invest Hamilton County