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Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School
Waltham, MA · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
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Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School looks stable. Reserves cover 8 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 91% tuition-dependent (peer median 79%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 47% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Expenses are outpacing revenue 10.9% vs 8.2% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 3.2 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School reported $19.4M in revenue against $19.0M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $13.5M — about 0.71x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 2.1%, with 91.0% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School at the p53 on operating margin.
$19.4M
REVENUE FY2024
2.1%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Chapel Hill - Chauncy Hall School ranks 8th by latest 990 revenue.
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