Sumner Academy

Sumner Academy looks durable. Reserves cover 4 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue runs 73% tuition-dependent (peer median 84%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 60% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 6.3 / 10, strong.

Sumner Academy holds only 4 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.

Sumner Academy reported $3.3M in revenue against $2.9M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $970K — about 0.34x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at 12.2%, with 73.1% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Sumner Academy at the p87 on operating margin.