The Neighborhood Academy

The Neighborhood Academy looks durable. The school holds 4.4 years of operating cushion: deep institutional balance. Revenue is unusually diversified at 1% tuition-dependent (peer median 83%). Staff compensation runs 58% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Net assets are growing 29.2%/yr over three years; the cushion is being built, not drawn. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 10.0 / 10, strong.

The Neighborhood Academy runs only 1% tuition-dependent — unusually diversified for an independent school. Endowment payout and contributions carry meaningful weight in the operating budget.

The Neighborhood Academy reported $15.2M in revenue against $5.8M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $25.6M — about 4.43x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at 62.0%, with 1.4% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts The Neighborhood Academy at the p100 on operating margin.