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Berkshire Waldorf High School
Stockbridge, MA · Independent school
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Berkshire Waldorf High School looks durable. The school holds 4.7 years of operating cushion: deep institutional balance. Revenue is unusually diversified at 24% tuition-dependent (peer median 88%). Staff compensation runs 31% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 10.0 / 10, strong.
Berkshire Waldorf High School runs only 24% tuition-dependent — unusually diversified for an independent school. Endowment payout and contributions carry meaningful weight in the operating budget.
Berkshire Waldorf High School reported $4.4M in revenue against $1.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $5.6M — about 4.74x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 72.8%, with 24.3% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Berkshire Waldorf High School at the p100 on operating margin.
$4.4M
REVENUE FY2023
72.8%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Berkshire Waldorf High School ranks 1st by latest 990 revenue.
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- Demographics — U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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