SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
La Scuola International School
San Francisco, CA · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
La Scuola International School looks stable. Reserves cover 5 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue runs 78% tuition-dependent (peer median 85%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 51% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Expenses are outpacing revenue 21.4% vs 9.8% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 4.6 / 10, adequate — monitor.
La Scuola International School holds only 5 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
La Scuola International School reported $22.9M in revenue against $21.5M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $9.0M — about 0.42x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 6.0%, with 77.9% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts La Scuola International School at the p67 on operating margin.
$22.9M
REVENUE FY2023
6.0%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, La Scuola International School ranks 7th by latest 990 revenue.
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- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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