SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Metropolitan Montessori School
New York, NY · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Metropolitan Montessori School shows signs of real financial distress. Reserves cover under 0 months of expenses, a precarious runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 96% tuition-dependent (peer median 80%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 46% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -2.4 / 10, distressed.
Metropolitan Montessori School 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.
Metropolitan Montessori School reported $7.4M in revenue against $8.4M in expenses in fiscal year 2022, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $0.
Operating margin landed at -13.8%, with 96.5% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Metropolitan Montessori School at the p17 on operating margin.
$7.4M
REVENUE FY2022
-13.8%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2022
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, Metropolitan Montessori School ranks 14th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- 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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