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One Schoolhouse
Washington, DC · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
One Schoolhouse looks stable. The school holds 9 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 100% tuition-dependent (peer median 88%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 81% of expenses, generous relative to peers. Expenses are outpacing revenue 11.9% vs 9.4% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 4.7 / 10, adequate — monitor.
One Schoolhouse operates at 100% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 0% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.
One Schoolhouse reported $4.2M in revenue against $4.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $3.3M — about 0.79x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 0.7%, with 100.0% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts One Schoolhouse at the p60 on operating margin.
$4.2M
REVENUE FY2023
0.7%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, One Schoolhouse ranks 20th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Financials — IRS Form 990, up to nine years on file.
- Enrollment & demand — IRS 990 tuition revenue + U.S. Census county births.
- Competition — NCES private (PSS) + public (CCD) school inventory.
- Demographics — U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
- Peer set — 1,620 independent schools with verified financials.
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