By Ketpy Team · 5 min read · 17 May 2026
The hidden cost
If your class teacher spends 4 minutes per day on attendance, and you have 30 sections, that's 2 hours per day of academic-staff time. Over a 220-day school year, that's 440 hours.
What digital attendance gives back
- Same-day SMS to parents on a child's absence
- Defaulter list for class teachers, weekly
- Subject-wise attendance for senior classes
- Auto-applied to leave register
Doing the math
At ₹400/hour academic staff cost, 440 hours = ₹1.76 lakhs of staff time, per year. That's roughly 3× the cost of a Starter Ketpy subscription.
When to switch
Whenever you have ≥10 sections, and one or more teachers who would rather be teaching.