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John Bapst Memorial High School
Bangor, ME · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
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John Bapst Memorial High School looks stable. The school holds 12 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 97% tuition-dependent (peer median 85%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 55% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Expenses are outpacing revenue 3.6% vs -0.7% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 4.6 / 10, adequate — monitor.
John Bapst Memorial High School operates at 97% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 0% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.
John Bapst Memorial High School reported $8.6M in revenue against $8.4M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $8.5M — about 1.02x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 3.0%, with 97.2% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts John Bapst Memorial High School at the p53 on operating margin.
$8.6M
REVENUE FY2023
3.0%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, John Bapst Memorial High School ranks 17th by latest 990 revenue.
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