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SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Kalamazoo Country Day School
Kalamazoo, MI · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Kalamazoo Country Day School looks durable. Reserves cover 6 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue runs 75% tuition-dependent (peer median 87%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 76% of expenses, generous relative to peers. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 7.3 / 10, strong.
Kalamazoo Country Day School holds only 6 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
Kalamazoo Country Day School reported $1.5M in revenue against $1.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $559K — about 0.47x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 19.0%, with 75.2% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Kalamazoo Country Day School at the p7 on operating margin.
$1.5M
REVENUE FY2024
19.0%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, Kalamazoo Country Day School ranks 21st by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Demographics — U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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