SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Cape Fear Academy
Wilmington, NC · Independent K-12NAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Cape Fear Academy looks durable. The school holds 15 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is 89% tuition-dependent (peer median 85%), concentrated but in line with most independent day schools. Staff compensation runs 58% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Net assets are growing 9.0%/yr over three years; the cushion is being built, not drawn. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 6.5 / 10, strong.
Cape Fear Academy reported $21.2M in revenue against $19.6M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $23.8M — about 1.21x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 7.9%, with 89.4% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Cape Fear Academy at the p67 on operating margin.
$21.2M
REVENUE FY2024
7.9%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, Cape Fear Academy ranks 10th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
WHAT’S IN THE REPORT
- Financials — IRS Form 990, up to nine years on file.
- Enrollment & demand — IRS 990 tuition revenue + U.S. Census county births.
- Competition — NCES private (PSS) + public (CCD) school inventory.
- Demographics — U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
- Peer set — 1,620 independent schools with verified financials.
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