Gesher Jewish Day School

Gesher Jewish Day School is burning the cushion faster than the 9-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 10.5% vs 4.3% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -17.3% on a 80% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 4.6 more years — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 9 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: 0.1 / 10, re-engineer.

Gesher Jewish Day School reported $5.3M in revenue against $6.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $4.9M — about 0.79x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -17.3%, with 80.0% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Gesher Jewish Day School at the p3 on operating margin.