Montessori Academy of Colorado

Montessori Academy of Colorado looks strained. Reserves cover 4 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 96% tuition-dependent (peer median 83%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 66% of expenses, about par for the peer cohort. Expenses are outpacing revenue 9.5% vs 5.8% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 0.5 / 10, re-engineer.

Montessori Academy of Colorado operates at 96% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 3% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.

Montessori Academy of Colorado reported $7.4M in revenue against $7.5M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $2.7M — about 0.36x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -1.0%, with 96.1% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Montessori Academy of Colorado at the p50 on operating margin.