The 7 metrics you should track in your Skool community
Member count is the flashiest metric and the least useful. These seven actually predict whether your community grows or fades.
Skool shows total members and little else. These are the metrics that genuinely anticipate the next 60 days, with the threshold at which you should worry.
| Metric | What it shows | Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly active members | Real community health | > 15% of total |
| Reply rate | Threads getting at least one comment | > 90% |
| Time to first reply | Perception of a live community | < 12 hours |
| Member participation rate | How many post, not just read | > 25% monthly |
| Cohort retention | Whether onboarding improves or worsens | > 70% at 60 days |
| Monthly churn | Cancellations over paying members | < 8% |
| Revenue at risk | MRR from inactive members | < 10% of MRR |
How to read them together
A high reply rate with few actives means the same people always talk: your community depends on five people. High actives with high churn means the value sits in the live sessions, not the community. And cohort retention dropping month after month almost always means you changed the sales promise, not the product.
PowerUpSkool computes these seven metrics by reading your own community, keeps history between scans and shows the trend, so you compare this month with the last one instead of working on gut feeling.
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