Here’s a wild statistic – high school sports sell more tickets yearly than every professional sport combined.
This stat begs the question – if professional sports sell their tickets exclusively online, why aren’t all high schools doing the same?
The short answer is simple – the technology hasn’t been as accessible.
That excuse is officially over as thousands of schools using rSchoolToday software have activated one of our most-loved features powered by our friends at GoFan; an online box office. In fact, ticketing has been arguably been our most popular product with ADs since the pandemic.
So, why set up yours? Here’s a few of the reasons we’ve heard schools mention why they use an online box office for all their sports and activities:
LOW COST
rST offers schools a completely free digital ticketing solution. Students, parents, friends, family, and other fans can purchase tickets online, without any cost to the school. At rST, we understand the stress of operating budgets and overhead costs, and our system allows schools to keep the maximum amount of money in their pockets. rST’s solution allows schools to set their own ticket prices and keep all revenue from each event – with credit card fees being completely covered.
INCLUSIVE
An online box office allows your school to sell tickets for any high school events, including sports, performances, prom, band concerts, craft shows, and more.
FAN EXPERIENCE
Another benefit of using rST’s digital ticketing platform is the exceptional fan experience it provides. Fans appreciate simplicity and convenience, and making tickets available online, payable by credit card, instead of only at the gate goes a long way. Additionally, keeping their tickets on their smartphone means no more forgetting to print out tickets or having to wait in long lines at the box office. Digital ticketing is safer and more secure for attendees, reduces unneeded physical interactions, and eliminates the risk of lost or stolen tickets.
Schools can promote and sell digital tickets everywhere their fans are – online, in the community and at school. All events are posted on their branded school ticketing page, where fans can easily discover upcoming events and purchase tickets. Fans show their phone and redeem their ticket securely with a simple click of a button. On top of that, fans can easily share tickets with family or friends with a simple text or email.
EVENT MANAGEMENT
Another advantage of using the digital ticketing platform is turnkey event management that makes your life as a people manager easy. Digital ticketing makes it easy for administrators to manage your events, from syncing in events from our Activity Scheduler, to tracking attendance and revenue in real-tome. The platform also offers features such as reserved seating and VIP packages, allowing you to be creative with the different premium fan experiences you want to offer to yours community. Beyond managing, digital ticketing also helps with your budget, allowing for reduced event expenses as fewer workers are needed to staff events.
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND TRANSPARENCY
With digital ticketing comes transparent digital finance, which is a major compliance benefit for high schools utilizing our platform. With digital ticketing, all financial transactions are recorded and easily accessible online. This allows schools to accurately track revenue and expenses, ensuring all cash ends up where it is supposed to, and all stakeholders have the reporting they need to comply with financial standard.
Need to run a report on one of your recent events, or see how attendance has performed throughout the season for a specific sport? Our reporting solutions allow for this to be accomplished with a couple of clicks. Ticketing data is instantly available if your school is ever audited – your finance department will love it.
Those are just a few of the many reasons why high schools should be using rSchoolToday as their ticketing solution. Our digital ticketing platform allows for exceptional fan experience, turnkey event management, transparent digital finance, and on-demand reporting. Simply put, rST provides a market-leading, comprehensive ticketing solution for high schools across the United States, powered alongside our friends at GoFan.
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