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French-American School of Princeton
Princeton, NJ · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
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French-American School of Princeton looks stable. Reserves cover 6 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 93% tuition-dependent (peer median 81%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 57% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Three-year net-asset trend is negative (-8.3%/yr), indicating reserve drawdown. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 4.5 / 10, adequate — monitor.
French-American School of Princeton operates at 93% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 10% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.
French-American School of Princeton reported $4.3M in revenue against $4.0M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $1.9M — about 0.47x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 5.7%, with 92.9% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts French-American School of Princeton at the p48 on operating margin.
$4.3M
REVENUE FY2023
5.7%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, French-American School of Princeton ranks 12th by latest 990 revenue.
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