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Episcopal High School
Alexandria, VA · Independent K-12
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Episcopal High School looks durable. The school holds 9.6 years of operating cushion, typical for a residential school of this scale. Revenue is unusually diversified at 51% tuition-dependent (HiveCheck peer-group median 75%), with the endowment and gifts carrying real weight. Staff compensation runs 40% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Net assets are growing 5.4%/yr over three years; the cushion is being built, not drawn. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 7.7 / 10, strong.
Episcopal High School runs only 51% tuition-dependent — unusually diversified for an independent school. Endowment payout and contributions carry meaningful weight in the operating budget.
Episcopal High School reported $66.2M in revenue against $60.3M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $578.2M — about 9.58x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 8.9%, with 51.1% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Episcopal High School at the p46 on operating margin.
$66.2M
REVENUE FY2024
8.9%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Episcopal High School ranks 5th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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