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THINK Global School
New York, NY · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
THINK Global School shows signs of real financial distress. The school holds only 2 months of operating cushion, unusually thin for a boarding school's residential capex load. Revenue runs 61% tuition-dependent (HiveCheck peer-group median 78%), moderate diversification with a meaningful endowment and contributions base. Staff compensation runs 34% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Expenses are outpacing revenue -16.2% vs -21.0% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -0.7 / 10, distressed.
THINK Global School holds only 2 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
THINK Global School reported $5.2M in revenue against $6.6M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $1.2M — about 0.18x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -25.4%, with 60.9% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts THINK Global School at the p12 on operating margin.
$5.2M
REVENUE FY2024
-25.4%
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, THINK Global School ranks 18th 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 — 1,650 independent schools with verified financials.
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