Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Dec. 02, 2011 Class A	Dec. 02, 2011 Class B
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
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		23,753,853	2,587,086