Your Admissions Director Can't Sell What Your Website Won't Show
If you're an enrollment leader watching families ghost after one visit to your site, you're losing tuition revenue to schools with worse programs and better UX.
School websites built from scratch to turn prospective families into enrolled students. Fast, accessible, and designed to actually represent your school.
A family lands on your campus page at 9pm on their phone. Your virtual tour loads in two seconds. Your grade-level landing page shows tuition, program highlights, and a visible inquiry form. They submit. Your CRM logs it. Your admissions director gets a Slack ping before morning coffee. Private school website development rebuilds your enrollment infrastructure -- the tours, directories, event calendars, faculty bios, and application funnels that turn research into deposits. It's not marketing automation or SIS replacement. It's the conversion layer between your school's reputation and your admissions pipeline. When your site looks dated or breaks on mobile, qualified families ghost you for competitors with faster, clearer paths to apply.
Your Current Site May Be a Liability
Common gaps we find in nearly every audit.
How We Build This Right
Every safeguard, built in from Day 1.
WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility
Every page ships with accessibility built in. Screen readers, keyboard navigation, and color contrast are all tested before launch.
FERPA-Aware Architecture
Student data stays protected. Parent portals and forms are built so no personally identifiable student information is ever exposed publicly.
SEO-Optimized Structure
Schema markup for educational organizations, local SEO for your area, and clean URL structures that rank for enrollment-related searches.
Core Web Vitals Tuned
Sub-second largest contentful paint and zero layout shift. Google rewards fast sites with better rankings--and parents reward them with trust.
Analytics & Enrollment Tracking
GA4 event tracking on tour requests, application starts, and form submissions. You'll know exactly which pages are driving enrollment.
Content Management for Staff
A headless CMS with role-based permissions so admissions, athletics, and communications teams each manage their own content independently.
What We Build
Purpose-built features for your industry.
Embed 360° campus tours with lazy-loaded video so performance stays under 2.5 seconds
Prospective families explore your campus before they schedule a visit -- and your page speed doesn't tank
Build grade-specific landing pages with inquiry forms and tuition blocks that move families toward applying
Every grade level gets a dedicated conversion path with clear CTAs and tuition transparency
Deploy a CMS-managed faculty directory with search, filters, headshots, and credentials by department
Parents and applicants find faculty credentials and bios in seconds without emailing the front desk
Launch a staff-controlled event calendar with auto-archiving and SEO indexing for athletics, arts, and academics
Your admissions team publishes events and news in real time without waiting on a developer
Integrate a secure parent portal gateway that connects to your SIS, lunch ordering, and carpool systems
Current families access schedules, forms, and communication tools through one authenticated hub
Roll out multi-campus design systems with shared branding and location-specific navigation
Multi-location schools maintain brand consistency while tailoring content and navigation per campus
Built on a Modern, Secure Stack
Our Development Process
From discovery to launch. Quality at every step.
Discovery & Enrollment Audit
Week 1-2We study your current site's enrollment funnel, talk to admissions staff, look at competitor schools, and nail down your conversion goals.
Information Architecture & Design
Week 3-5Sitemap, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs for key pages. You approve every screen before any code gets written.
Development & CMS Setup
Week 6-9We build on Next.js with a headless CMS configured for your team's workflow. Admissions forms, directories, and calendars all get wired up properly.
Content Migration & QA
Week 10-11Existing content is migrated, redirects are mapped, and every page is tested across devices, browsers, and assistive technologies.
Launch & Staff Training
Week 12We go live, train your team on the CMS, and stay available for 30 days post-launch to handle any adjustments that come up.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Get Your Free School Website Assessment
We'll review your current site and deliver a quote within 24 hours.
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