Pierrepont School

Pierrepont School sits in the watch range. Reserves cover 3 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 90% tuition-dependent (peer median 87%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 80% of expenses, generous relative to peers. Expenses are outpacing revenue -1.5% vs -4.6% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 1.3 / 10, watch.

Pierrepont School holds only 3 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.

Pierrepont School reported $5.6M in revenue against $5.5M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $1.5M — about 0.28x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at 0.7%, with 90.3% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Pierrepont School at the p30 on operating margin.