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Hill Top Preparatory School
Bryn Mawr, PA · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
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Hill Top Preparatory School sits in the watch range. Reserves cover 3 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 91% tuition-dependent (peer median 84%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 67% of expenses, generous relative to peers. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 2.0 / 10, watch.
Hill Top Preparatory School holds only 3 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
Hill Top Preparatory School reported $5.6M in revenue against $5.6M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $1.5M — about 0.26x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 1.4%, with 90.7% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Hill Top Preparatory School at the p86 on operating margin.
$5.6M
REVENUE FY2024
1.4%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Hill Top Preparatory School ranks 11th 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.
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