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Savannah Christian Preparatory School
Savannah, GA · Independent K-12
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Savannah Christian Preparatory School looks stable. The school holds 11 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 95% tuition-dependent (peer median 83%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 63% of expenses, about par for the peer cohort. Expenses are outpacing revenue 9.7% vs -5.8% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 4.5 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Savannah Christian Preparatory School operates at 95% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 7% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.
Savannah Christian Preparatory School reported $22.5M in revenue against $21.6M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $20.1M — about 0.93x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 3.9%, with 95.2% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Savannah Christian Preparatory School at the p38 on operating margin.
$22.5M
REVENUE FY2023
3.9%
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, Savannah Christian Preparatory School ranks 12th by latest 990 revenue.
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- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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