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Wayland Academy
Beaver Dam, WI · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Wayland Academy looks stable. The school holds 4.2 years of operating cushion, on the lighter end for a boarding school. Revenue runs 61% tuition-dependent (peer median 83%), moderate diversification with a meaningful endowment and contributions base. Staff compensation runs 42% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Net assets are growing 5.1%/yr over three years; the cushion is being built, not drawn. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 3.7 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Wayland Academy reported $8.7M in revenue against $9.3M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $39.1M — about 4.18x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -7.9%, with 60.6% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Wayland Academy at the p13 on operating margin.
$8.7M
REVENUE FY2024
-7.9%
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, Wayland Academy ranks 6th 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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