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Colleton Preparatory Academy
Walterboro, SC · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Colleton Preparatory Academy looks durable. Reserves cover under 2 months of expenses, a precarious runway. Revenue runs 77% tuition-dependent (peer median 89%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 75% of expenses, generous relative to peers. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 6.1 / 10, strong.
Colleton Preparatory Academy holds only 2 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
Colleton Preparatory Academy reported $4.2M in revenue against $3.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $646K — about 0.20x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 24.0%, with 76.7% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Colleton Preparatory Academy at the p96 on operating margin.
$4.2M
REVENUE FY2023
24.0%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, Colleton Preparatory Academy ranks 5th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- 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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