Infographic: What are Districts Buying?

Tabitha Cullen
May 29, 2015
2 min read

As Texas districts prepare for the 2015-2016 school year, we analyzed the IMA purchasing data* to identify trends that could offer valuable insights for districts and publishers alike. Take a look a this infographic (click here to download the PDF version or here for a high-resolution PNG file) to see:

State-adopted vs. non-state adopted products purchased (by amount spent and by number of products purchased)
Price Variance for High School Math Products (cost/student)
Price Variance of Social Studies Products (cost/student)
Top High School Math Publishers (by dollars spent)
Top Social Studies Publishers (by dollars spent)
Top Publishers for all IM Purchased (by dollars spent)

Conclusion

: Districts are buying more non-adopted products than ever before, but spending more on state-adopted products. Product prices vary

significantly

within a grade and subject, even for products with similar alignment percentages. Smaller publishers are gaining market share in each of the subjects adopted, as more online products are being purchased. With reviews for well over 850 instructional materials from more than 85 publishers, Learning List makes comparison shopping easier to save districts significant time and money and help educators select the products that will best meet their students' needs.

List of Statistics

What Products Are Districts Buying? (By Quantity)

57% = Non-state-adopted

43% = state-adopted

How Much $ Districts Spent

75% = state- adopted

25% = non-state adopted

Price Variance in High School Math Products

Geometry: $43 - $140/student (max. is over 3X price) - 8yr. Print and Online

Algebra: $59 - $103/student (max. is 74% higher) - 8yr. Print and Online

Price Variance in Social Studies Products

World History: $52 - $108/student (> 2X price) - 8Yr. Print and Online

Top Math IMs $ Purchased By Publisher

Big Ideas Learning

College Board

Pearson

McGraw-Hill

HMH

Cengage Learning

Math Learning Center

AQR

BFW

Mentoring Minds

(Top 5 are 85% of all purchases.)

Top Social Studies IM$ Purchased By Publisher

Pearson

McGraw Hill

HMH

Studies Weekly

Cengage

Teacher Created Materials

Firelight Books

Ramsey Solutions

UT Permian Basin

Scholastic

(Top 5 are 99% of all purchases.)

Top IM Purchases for ALL IMs by Publisher

Pearson

McGraw Hill

HMH

Big Ideas Learning

College Board

Zaner-Bloser

Cengage Learning

Learning.com

Quaver Music

Studies Weekly

(Top 5 are 72% of all purchases.)