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Stratton Mountain School
Stratton Mountain, VT · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
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Stratton Mountain School is burning the cushion faster than the 7-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 12.3% vs 3.1% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -8.1% on a 88% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 7.0 more years — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 7 months if every revenue line stopped. The board conversation here is the recovery plan for the operating model and the timeline to break-even. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -0.5 / 10, distressed.
Stratton Mountain School reported $10.5M in revenue against $11.4M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $6.4M — about 0.56x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -8.1%, with 87.6% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Stratton Mountain School at the p13 on operating margin.
$10.5M
REVENUE FY2023
-8.1%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Stratton Mountain School ranks 13th by latest 990 revenue.
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