In order to

receive the award, a school system must provide secondary programs and

be a close match to what SchoolMatch users most often request.

SchoolMatch

is a full-service educational consulting and research firm with an extensive

database on all school districts in the country. The firm collects data

annually from auditable sources such as county and state auditors, state

taxing authorities and state boards of education.

Corporations

and consumers use SchoolMatch when moving across town, upgrading residences,

relocating to a new area or for general information about schools. School

administrators use the firm to focus on goals for school system improvement

based upon the performance of other "mean matched" schools,

a method of comparing their school system with those that have similar

characteristics.