ABOUT CANDLE
Candle is built with schools, not simply sold to schools.
We don’t believe the best school software can be designed in isolation.
WHY CANDLE EXISTS
It started with a simple question:
Why does school software have to be so complicated?
Candle began with a teacher who saw how much effort everyday school tasks could take in existing school software.
Navigating menus and disconnected systems made routine work harder than it needed to be, while rising costs created another challenge for schools.
We saw an opportunity to do things differently: build school software that is easier to use, more accessible, and shaped by the people who use it every day.
Our team brings together engineering experience and firsthand experience working in education. We work with teachers, administrators, and school consultants to understand their needs and use their feedback to shape what we build.
Our goal isn’t simply to give schools another system to learn. It’s to build software that makes their existing work easier.
We aren’t just building software for schools. We’re building it with them.
WHERE WE’RE GOING
Where Candle started
Everyday essentials for a community of Anabaptist and faith schools.
Where we’re going
Today, we’re building on that foundation with Candle K12, a modern school platform designed to serve a broader range of K–12 schools.
CANDLE K12 BRINGS TOGETHER
- Gradebook
- Attendance
- Student and Household Records
- Teacher Records
- Report Cards
- Transcripts
OUR APPROACH
How we build Candle.
Ease
Everyday school tasks should be straightforward.
Practical
We focus on solving real problems schools encounter every day.
Collaborative
We build with educators and school leaders, not in isolation.
Accessible
Good school software shouldn’t be limited to schools with enormous technology budgets.
Transparent
We want pricing, policies and how we handle school data to be clear and easy to find.
Reliable
We want to build a company and a product that schools can rely on for the long term.
Tell us what matters in your school day.
We’d like to understand the work you need to make easier and the questions you want Candle to answer.