Poetry Community Christian School-Terrell

Poetry Community Christian School-Terrell is burning the cushion faster than the 9-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 5.3% vs -1.6% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -10.5% on a 92% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 7.1 more years — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 9 months if every revenue line stopped. The board conversation here is the recovery plan for the operating model and the timeline to break-even. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 0.7 / 10, re-engineer.

Poetry Community Christian School-Terrell reported $1.6M in revenue against $1.8M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $1.3M — about 0.75x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at -10.5%, with 92.3% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Poetry Community Christian School-Terrell at the p20 on operating margin.