Affiliate Partnership

Become an Affiliate Partner

A large-account partnership for schools, colleges, summer & international programs, and performers who want to own their audience across the largest online community in education.

SchoolsColleges & UniversitiesSummer Programs International ProgramsEducational Performers
30MVisitors / year
500KVisitors / week
~300Directories
20,000+Lifetime clients
2004Online since
Who We Are

The community education turns to

For more than twenty years, K12 Academics has been where education is researched, compared and chosen. Affiliates plug directly into that trust.

The largest online community in education

One destination where families, students, educators and institutions connect across every corner of the field.

Six categories, one audience

K-12 schools, colleges & universities, education vendors, summer programs, international programs and educational performers.

A resource, not a billboard

People come here to research and decide — so a placement reaches your audience at the moment that matters.

450,000+ content pages

Two decades of trusted, cited education content give the platform authority that carries your listing.

Reach & Audience

A nation-scale audience, every week

Affiliates reach an audience the size of a national publisher, refreshed every single week.

30M
Visitors / Year
500K
Visitors / Week
1.5M+
Pageviews / Week
250K
Newsletter Subs
40K+
Social Followers
The network you plug into
130,000+ schools5,700+ colleges20,000+ campsThousands of vendors185 countries
Analytics & Authority

Measured by everyone who measures the web

Verified by Semrush, Ahrefs, Google Analytics, Google Insights and Moz.

Semrush

38,100 organic keywords
2,100 pages cited by AI

Ahrefs

125,000 backlinks
684,000 all-time
65 Domain Rank

Google Analytics

32% bounce rate
8 min engagement
8% clickthrough

Insights / Moz

96–100 Core Web Vitals
59 Moz Domain Authority
We Know Your World

We live in education's ecosystem

We're woven through the landscape your audience moves through — and we host the directories at its center.

Search Engines
Google, Bing & the education verticals where students begin their search.
Directories
Our own ~300 directories across K-12, colleges, vendors, summer, international & performers.
Databases
NCES, IPEDS, College Navigator and the data students trust.
Associations
NEA, NAIS, AASA, AACRAO, NAFSA, the American Camp Association.
Journals & Magazines
Education Week, the Chronicle of Higher Education, eSchool News, THE Journal.
Trade Shows & Fairs
ISTE, SXSW EDU, NAIS Annual and the NACAC college fairs.
We serve over 185 countries — reaching students, families and educators every month, in every U.S. state, county and city, and our work is sourced in hundreds of magazines, journals, books and newspapers.
How We Compare

More relevant than the sites you already know

The biggest education sites pull broad traffic — which is exactly why a single listing gets buried.

Where you might listThe limitationThe difference with K12
greatschools.orgK-12 ratings only; ad-driven listings you don't control.A controllable listing across all six categories.
education.comA worksheets library — not an institution directory; much is paywalled.A directory that lists and promotes you.
privateschoolreview.comPrivate K-12 only; thin profiles; rival ads around your page.Your whole field, with no competitor ads on your page.
schooldigger.comData tables with little promotion; K-12 only.Active, multi-channel promotion.
publicschoolreview.comPublic K-12 only; a passive, ad-supported listing.A team promoting you.
Approx. monthly visits
education.com
2.6M
greatschools.org
2.2M
k12academics.com
1.6M
privateschoolreview.com
175K
schooldigger.com
138K
publicschoolreview.com
98K
Approximate monthly visits from third-party trackers; K12 from its published analytics — estimates vary by source. Scale isn't relevance: broad content sites draw the most traffic, but K12 gives you a dedicated directory in your category and actively promotes you to it.
How We Promote You

Everything working for you at once

An affiliate partnership isn't a listing — it's the whole platform pointed at your audience.

Sitewide banner ads

Your banner rotates across the homepage and every profile, sitewide.

Featured search placement

Your listing sits at the very top of the relevant search results.

Homepage + sitemap link

A permanent placement link on our homepage and sitemap.

Customized newsletter

A dedicated newsletter built around your business to 250,000 subscribers.

Community newsletter (x12)

A monthly mention in the community newsletter, all year.

Social promotion (x12)

A monthly promotion across our 20 social networks to 40,000+ followers.

Digital catalog front page

Front-page placement in the monthly digital catalog.

Unlimited profiles

Unlimited profiles across the network — richly built, fully controlled by you.

Interactive experience suite

All 22 interactive experiences built into your presence.

The 22-page Interactive Experience Suite
Tailored to each client type — School · College · Summer Program · Vendor · International Program · Performer.
Explore & find: 3D campus map · virtual tour · campus explorer · finder
Academics: program explorer · subject worlds · how we teach · graduate outcomes
Student life: day-in-the-life · calendar · clubs · photo wall · spotlights
Proof: dashboard · achievements · reviews · timeline · media kit
Engage: video hub · webinar · parent decision center
See two live examples
In Their Words

Partners across every category

Here's what affiliates say about being promoted by K12 Academics.

“If you have things to offer educators, invest. The ROI is huge. I've never found a better platform to let others know we're here.”

Elizabeth Power · The Trauma Informed Academy

“We're proud to partner with K12 Academics, an industry leader in educational resources — connecting students, families and schools nationwide.”

Capitol Technology University

“Intercultura has worked with K12 for many years, promoting our Teen Summer Adventure Camp in Costa Rica. A great resource for informing students about our programs.”

Laura Ellington · Intercultura

“We've been happily using K12 Academics for 10 years — comprehensive information and excellent advertising. It is well worth the price.”

Easton Country Day School
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Pricing & Packages

Six ways to own your audience

Pick a package to see its value stack. “Equivalent value” is what the placements would cost bought separately.

Summer special · 2-for-1
Your price
Value returned
Figures are equivalent advertising value — what these placements would cost purchased separately — not a price or guaranteed return. The concrete guarantees are the 15M–165M impression tiers, 200,000+ unique visitors and thousands of clicks. Impression value modeled at a $3 CPM.

Ready to become an affiliate partner?

Contact ad@k12academics.com  ·  www.k12academics.com
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