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SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Arbor School of Central Florida
Winter Springs, FL · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Arbor School of Central Florida shows signs of real financial distress. Reserves cover under 2 months of expenses, a precarious runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 90% tuition-dependent (peer median 82%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 75% of expenses, generous relative to peers. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -0.5 / 10, distressed.
Arbor School of Central Florida holds only 2 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
Arbor School of Central Florida reported $2.7M in revenue against $2.7M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $414K — about 0.15x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -1.4%, with 90.1% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Arbor School of Central Florida at the p20 on operating margin.
$2.7M
REVENUE FY2024
-1.4%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Arbor School of Central Florida ranks 18th by latest 990 revenue.
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- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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