The Unquowa School

The Unquowa School is burning the cushion faster than the 9-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 7.1% vs 0.6% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -8.8% on a 91% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 8.3 more years — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 9 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: 0.3 / 10, re-engineer.

The Unquowa School operates at 91% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 17% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.

The Unquowa School reported $6.6M in revenue against $7.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $5.2M — about 0.73x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -8.8%, with 91.2% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts The Unquowa School at the p17 on operating margin.