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Westside Montessori School
Houston, TX · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Westside Montessori School sits in the watch range. The school holds 16 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 92% tuition-dependent (peer median 88%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 61% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 2.0 / 10, watch.
Westside Montessori School reported $2.5M in revenue against $2.7M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $3.4M — about 1.30x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -5.3%, with 92.0% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Westside Montessori School at the p40 on operating margin.
$2.5M
REVENUE FY2023
-5.3%
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, Westside Montessori School ranks 12th 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.
- Peer set — 1,620 independent schools with verified financials.
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