Who owns Scholastic?
Scholastic is owned by Scholastic Corporation (the United States, NASDAQ: SCHL).[1]
Evidence: Scholastic Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Scholastic Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1920
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Publishing › Book publishers
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: SCHL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Scholastic
Scholastic runs book fairs in tens of thousands of schools each year, an operation that is both its distribution network and, for many children, their first experience of choosing a book to buy. Its clubs send order forms home through classrooms, and the company gives schools a share of the proceeds in books, which is why teachers promote it.
Ownership timeline of Scholastic
- Current owner Scholastic [1] verified
Where Scholastic sits in Scholastic
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Scholastic
Scholastic controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (1963)
- Goosebumps (1992)
Other brands in book publishers, and who owns them
The 34 brands in book publishers on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Lagardère, with 13; Scholastic has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bragelonne | Lagardère | 🇫🇷 France |
| Bokfabriken | Storytel | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Macmillan Education | Springer Nature | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Dummies | Wiley | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Penguin Books | Bertelsmann | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Kids Can Press | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Kadokawa Bunko | Kadokawa | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| HarperCollins | News Corp | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Scholastic
Scholastic is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States, founded in 1920. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: SCHL.
Scholastic is the largest publisher and distributor of children's books in the world, and reaches much of its audience through book fairs and classroom clubs rather than bookshops. That direct route into schools is what made it the American publisher of Harry Potter.
🇺🇸 Scholastic and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Scholastic is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Scholastic?
The parent company of Scholastic is Scholastic Corporation, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Scholastic American?
Yes. Scholastic originated in the United States in 1920 and its owner, Scholastic Corporation, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Scholastic still owned by Scholastic Corporation?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Scholastic is still owned by Scholastic Corporation. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Scholastic Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 July 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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