The Greensboro Montessori School

The Greensboro Montessori School is burning the cushion faster than the 11-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 10.1% vs 4.7% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -6.5% on a 96% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, it would take more than a decade to exhaust reserves — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 11 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: 1.3 / 10, watch.

The Greensboro Montessori School operates at 96% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 3% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.

The Greensboro Montessori School reported $4.9M in revenue against $5.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $4.8M — about 0.91x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -6.5%, with 95.9% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts The Greensboro Montessori School at the p10 on operating margin.