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Miss Porter's School
Farmington, CT · Independent K-12NAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Miss Porter's School looks durable. The school holds 5.7 years of operating cushion, typical for a residential school of this scale. Revenue is unusually diversified at 52% tuition-dependent (peer median 73%), with the endowment and gifts carrying real weight. Staff compensation runs 46% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 8.9 / 10, strong.
Miss Porter's School runs only 52% tuition-dependent — unusually diversified for an independent school. Endowment payout and contributions carry meaningful weight in the operating budget.
Miss Porter's School reported $43.2M in revenue against $36.6M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $207.0M — about 5.66x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 15.4%, with 52.1% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Miss Porter's School at the p77 on operating margin.
$43.2M
REVENUE FY2023
15.4%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Miss Porter's School ranks 14th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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