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Gifft Hill School
St John, VI · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Gifft Hill School looks durable. The school holds 1.9 years of operating cushion, a healthy buffer. Revenue is unusually diversified at 51% tuition-dependent (peer median 86%). Staff compensation runs 48% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Net assets are growing 13.2%/yr over three years; the cushion is being built, not drawn. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 10.0 / 10, strong.
Gifft Hill School runs only 51% tuition-dependent — unusually diversified for an independent school. Endowment payout and contributions carry meaningful weight in the operating budget.
Gifft Hill School reported $6.1M in revenue against $5.0M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $9.5M — about 1.92x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 18.7%, with 51.0% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Gifft Hill School at the p93 on operating margin.
$6.1M
REVENUE FY2023
18.7%
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, Gifft Hill School ranks 7th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Demographics — U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates.
- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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