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SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Cedar Springs Waldorf School
Placerville, CA · Independent school
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Cedar Springs Waldorf School shows signs of real financial distress. Reserves cover 7 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at over 100% tuition-dependent (peer median 90%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 85% of expenses, generous relative to peers. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: -0.4 / 10, distressed.
Cedar Springs Waldorf School reported $534K in revenue against $809K in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $446K — about 0.55x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -51.4%, with 111.8% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Cedar Springs Waldorf School at the p43 on operating margin.
$534K
REVENUE FY2024
-51.4%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Cedar Springs Waldorf School ranks 21st by latest 990 revenue.
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- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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