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St. Elizabeth's School
Denver, CO · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
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St. Elizabeth's School sits in the watch range. The school holds 11 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is unusually diversified at 28% tuition-dependent (peer median 86%). Staff compensation runs 58% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Three-year net-asset trend is negative (-14.2%/yr), indicating reserve drawdown. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 2.4 / 10, watch.
St. Elizabeth's School runs only 28% tuition-dependent — unusually diversified for an independent school. Endowment payout and contributions carry meaningful weight in the operating budget.
St. Elizabeth's School reported $4.2M in revenue against $4.3M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $3.8M — about 0.89x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -2.1%, with 28.3% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts St. Elizabeth's School at the p24 on operating margin.
$4.2M
REVENUE FY2023
-2.1%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, St. Elizabeth's School ranks 13th by latest 990 revenue.
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