Brentwood Academy

Brentwood Academy looks durable. The school holds 1.8 years of operating cushion, a healthy buffer. Revenue runs 77% tuition-dependent (peer median 83%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 56% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Net assets are growing 5.6%/yr over three years; the cushion is being built, not drawn. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 9.5 / 10, strong.

Brentwood Academy reported $35.5M in revenue against $28.9M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $51.6M — about 1.78x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at 18.6%, with 76.6% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Brentwood Academy at the p73 on operating margin.