Does K12 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, K12 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at K12. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at K12?

71% of K12 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated K12 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at K12?

Teacher (308) , Document Processor (37) , Enrollment Consultant (37) , Virtual Teacher (32) , Special Education Teacher (28) , English Teacher (22) , Online Teacher (20) , Director (17) , Enrollment Specialist (15) , Student Support Advisor (13) , Intern (11) , Advisor (10) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Manager (10) , Operations Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at K12 according to real employee reviews?

"remote work from home position" ((in 243 reviews)); "Great people and admin who understand you have a life outside of work" ((in 84 reviews)); "Good benefits but that's it" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great coworkers and admin" ((in 36 reviews)); "Flexible hours available." ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at K12 according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay based on industry standards coupled with a lack of follow through and resources compound the challenge for success" ((in 166 reviews)); "Poor management and very disrespectful" ((in 65 reviews)); "Upper management does not care." ((in 38 reviews)); "Will transfer you between projects and job assignments with little to no training." ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor Leadership and could really care less about its teachers" ((in 29 reviews))

What are employees saying about K12 layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about K12 layoffs and their outlook for job security at K12 in 2026.

What are the top reviewed K12 locations?

Herndon , Dallas , Knoxville , Jacksonville , Alcoa , Reston , Lewisville , Houston , Phoenix , Atlanta , Indianapolis , Austin , Virginia Beach , Oklahoma City , San Antonio , Washington , Seattle , Detroit , Grand Rapids , New York , Remote , Chicago , Texas City , Nashville , Tacoma , Glendale , Fort Worth , Denver , Birmingham , Ashburn

K12 reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,457 total reviews)

James Rhyu

59% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

K12 has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,457 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The K12 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Dec 27, 2016

Room for Improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Hands down, the people. Smart, interesting, fun, supportive, collaborative. It was great going to work each day knowing you'd see such amazing people by your side.

Cons

K12 used to be on the cutting edge of supplying amazing K-12 content to students. The work was well thought out and the experiences were top notch. Then management decided to focus solely on budgets and stopped worrying about a user's experience. Teachers and students are suffering because this company is now being run only to make money (or recoup what has already been lost). The norm is "good enough" and the employees are continually beaten down for all of their hard work and effort because management has decided to cut corners everywhere they can.

1.0

Dec 14, 2016

Hard times at K12

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company mission to support kids in finding the right education

Cons

recent downsizing has lead to people working multiple jobs and, in some instances, outside of what they were hired to do. Extreme workloads lead to high attrition rates.

1.0

Nov 8, 2016

If you love to be micromanaged this is the place

Software sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People that you work with, Great managers at the top.

Cons

The great managers put absolute egocentric idiots to see over you and micromanage the hell out of you. Want you dialing every 90 seconds and if you are not you will be yelled at. Want you to stay and work all of these extra hours during busy season but you aren't compensated for it. There isn't a work to compensation balance.

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