SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Central Florida Preparatory School
Apopka, FL · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Central Florida Preparatory School looks stable. Reserves cover under 3 months of expenses, a precarious runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 95% tuition-dependent (peer median 89%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 47% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Three-year net-asset trend is negative (-9.9%/yr), indicating reserve drawdown. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 3.6 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Central Florida Preparatory School holds only 3 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
Central Florida Preparatory School reported $7.1M in revenue against $6.8M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $1.5M — about 0.21x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 3.7%, with 95.0% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Central Florida Preparatory School at the p50 on operating margin.
$7.1M
REVENUE FY2023
3.7%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Central Florida Preparatory School ranks 16th by latest 990 revenue.
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