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Cheshire Academy
Cheshire, CT · Independent K-12NAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Cheshire Academy looks durable. The school holds only 1.6 years of operating cushion, unusually thin for a boarding school's residential capex load. Revenue runs 71% tuition-dependent (peer median 81%), moderate diversification with a meaningful endowment and contributions base. Staff compensation runs 46% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 7.9 / 10, strong.
Cheshire Academy reported $28.3M in revenue against $25.1M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $40.4M — about 1.61x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 11.2%, with 71.1% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Cheshire Academy at the p17 on operating margin.
$28.3M
REVENUE FY2024
11.2%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, Cheshire Academy ranks 12th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Financials — IRS Form 990, up to nine years on file.
- Enrollment & demand — IRS 990 tuition revenue + U.S. Census county births.
- Competition — NCES private (PSS) + public (CCD) school inventory.
- Demographics — U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
- Peer set — 1,620 independent schools with verified financials.
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