By now you’ve probably heard the buzz….and we’re excited to confirm that FACTS Data Insights is officially launching on October 27, 2025!
This new feature brings your FACTS data together into one clear, visual experience, giving you the insights you need to make confident decisions about enrollment, student success, financial planning, and so much more. The best part? It’s included free with eligible FACTS solutions!
As we count down to launch, here’s a quick preview answering the most common questions we’ve heard from schools and dioceses so far.
Q1: What exactly is Data Insights?
FACTS Data Insights is a new analytics feature that provides you with interactive dashboards showing key trends across your FACTS solutions. This includes Student Information System (SIS), Financial Aid, Payment Plans, and Application and Enrollment.
It’s designed for school, district, and diocesan leaders who want to see a big-picture view of their institution’s health without running multiple manual reports.
Q2: Who can use it?
Data Insights is available to schools, districts, and dioceses that use multiple FACTS products, with at least one being a financial product (FACTS Payment Plans or FACTS Financial Aid Management).
This means that if you use our Application and Enrollment platform or SIS plus Payment Plans or Financial Aid Management, you’re eligible to use Data Insights! Schools or dioceses that also use only our financial solutions are eligible as well.
If that’s you, you’ll get access at no additional cost once the feature launches. And if it’s not you yet, this is a great reason to consider bringing additional FACTS solutions to your school! Contact our team to learn more about the difference our solutions can make for your families.
Q3: What types of data can I see?
You’ll be able to view high-level, aggregated data that helps you:
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Track enrollment trends (incoming, returning, and withdrawn students)
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Understand financial health and tuition patterns
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Identify retention or affordability risks early
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Share clear insights with your board or other stakeholders
Data Insights gives leadership teams a fast, visual overview of what’s happening across your school community.
Q4: Can I drill down to individual student data?
No; FACTS Data Insights is designed to show aggregate, not personally identifiable data.
It’s built for strategic decision-making, not individual tracking. It helps you see trends that guide long-term planning while keeping student privacy protected.
Q5: How is this different from what we already have?
Before, you could run reports in individual FACTS products (SIS, Payment Plans, Financial Aid Management), but each report only tells part of the story.
Now, Data Insights brings those pieces together into one dashboard view, so you can:
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Save time pulling multiple reports
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Discover patterns you couldn’t see before
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Make data-backed decisions with confidence
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Eliminate platform-based silos and keep your entire team informed
Q6: Is this really free?
Yes!
If your school or diocese is eligible, FACTS Data Insights is included at no extra cost. It’s our way of helping you get more value out of the FACTS solutions you already use.
Q7: How can I learn more?
To learn more about Data Insights before the official launch on October 27, check out our interactive demo to get a sneak peek and see what the user experience is like.
You can also tune into our on-demand webinar, where FACTS Data Insights experts will answer frequently asked questions about this exciting new feature and highlight real world examples of how these analytics can help schools make more informed decisions.
Q8: How do I activate FACTS Data Insights for my school, district, or diocese?
After October 27, you’ll be able to enable Data Insights directly in your FACTS system. To do so, reach out to your Account Manager, who will handle all the details to make this feature available in your solutions.
Q9: What’s next?
One of the greatest things about FACTS Data Insights is that it will constantly grow and provide more insights to schools. Additional dashboards, including customizable options, and data views are already in development for future updates. Stay tuned!
FACTS Data Insights will change the way you see your school — literally. By bringing your enrollment, finance, and student data together, you’ll have a clearer, faster way to make decisions that move your mission forward. We can’t wait to see how making the most of your data positively impacts your school community.
