Meadowbrook School

Meadowbrook School shows signs of real financial distress. Reserves cover under 1 months of expenses, a precarious runway. Revenue runs 73% tuition-dependent (peer median 83%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 58% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Expenses are outpacing revenue 8.3% vs 5.8% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -1.7 / 10, distressed.

Meadowbrook School holds only 1 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.

Meadowbrook School reported $3.8M in revenue against $4.0M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $290K — about 0.07x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -4.3%, with 72.9% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Meadowbrook School at the p35 on operating margin.