Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Sep. 02, 2011 Class A	Sep. 02, 2011 Class B
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000713425
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,633,496	2,587,086