A geographic information system providing academic performance indicators may include a geographic information processing method including the steps of providing past academic performance data for at least one student residing in at least one geographic location having a lifestyle segmentation profile (LSP) associated therewith, and generating an academic performance indicator for the at least one geographic location based upon the past academic performance data and the LSP. The invention also provides a geographic information processing system having a database for storing past academic performance data for at least one student residing in at least one geographic location having an LSP associated therewith, and a processor cooperating with the database for generating an academic performance indicator for the geographic location based upon the past academic performance data and the LSP.