Montessori Academy of Lancaster

Montessori Academy of Lancaster is burning the cushion faster than the 15-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 20.3% vs 5.9% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -15.1% on a 97% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 8.2 more years — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 15 months if every revenue line stopped. The board conversation here is the recovery plan for the operating model and the timeline to break-even. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 1.6 / 10, watch.

Montessori Academy of Lancaster operates at 97% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 0% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.

Montessori Academy of Lancaster reported $2.2M in revenue against $2.5M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $3.1M — about 1.24x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -15.1%, with 96.9% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Montessori Academy of Lancaster at the p7 on operating margin.