Chesterfield Montessori School

Chesterfield Montessori School is burning the cushion faster than the 2-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 2.3% vs -6.1% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -18.0% on a 92% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 9 more months — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 2 months if every revenue line stopped. The board conversation here is the recovery plan for the operating model and the timeline to break-even. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -1.8 / 10, distressed.

Chesterfield Montessori School holds only 2 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.

Chesterfield Montessori School reported $2.1M in revenue against $2.4M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $337K — about 0.14x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -18.0%, with 91.6% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Chesterfield Montessori School at the p28 on operating margin.