Jesuit High School Sacramento has been informed by PowerSchool, one of our cloud-based software providers, of a cybersecurity incident they experienced involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS customer data. This data included information from Jesuit Sacramento students and faculty. Our school is among many schools and districts affected by this nationwide data breach.

PowerSchool provides cloud-based software to K-12 schools across North America and supports more than 60 million students. Jesuit High School utilizes PowerSchool for grading and attendance. 

In their January 7, 2025 notification to the Jesuit leadership team, PowerSchool provided the initial information on the timeline of the incident:

“As the Technical Contact for your district or school, we are reaching out to inform you that on December 28, 2024, PowerSchool became aware of a potential cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information through one of our community-focused customer support portals, PowerSource. Over the succeeding days, our investigation determined that an unauthorized party gained access to certain PowerSchool Student Information System (“SIS”) customer data using a compromised credential, and we regret to inform you that your data was accessed.”

Learning of the breach may be unsettling to families and educators; however, PowerSchool officials have said that no financial information was compromised, as no bank account or credit card information is collected within PowerSchool. Student and teacher photos were also reportedly not included in the breach, nor was password information. Additionally, there is no evidence of malware or continued unauthorized activity.

“PowerSchool has taken all appropriate steps to prevent the data involved from further unauthorized access or misuse,” a spokesperson wrote. “The incident is contained, and we do not anticipate the data being shared or made public. PowerSchool is not experiencing, nor expects to experience, any operational disruption and continues to provide services as normal to our customers.”

In the coming days, PowerSchool will provide families, teachers, and other stakeholders with more information, including compromised data type identifications and efforts to provide support such as credit monitoring and identity theft security. 

Jesuit Sacramento will also continue to post information received from PowerSchool to help keep our community informed. 

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