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Cahawba Christian Academy
Centreville, AL · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Cahawba Christian Academy looks stable. The school holds 10 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 95% tuition-dependent (peer median 84%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 53% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Expenses are outpacing revenue 0.6% vs -2.8% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 3.9 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Cahawba Christian Academy operates at 95% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 11% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.
Cahawba Christian Academy reported $773K in revenue against $773K in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $646K — about 0.83x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -0.0%, with 94.8% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Cahawba Christian Academy at the p44 on operating margin.
$773K
REVENUE FY2023
-0.0%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Cahawba Christian Academy ranks 20th by latest 990 revenue.
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