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SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Denver Jewish Day School
Denver, CO · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Denver Jewish Day School looks stable. The school holds 15 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue runs 67% tuition-dependent (peer median 84%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 51% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Expenses are outpacing revenue 9.7% vs 3.2% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 5.0 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Denver Jewish Day School reported $11.7M in revenue against $11.5M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $14.0M — about 1.22x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 1.5%, with 66.6% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Denver Jewish Day School at the p47 on operating margin.
$11.7M
REVENUE FY2023
1.5%
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, Denver Jewish Day School ranks 14th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Competition — NCES private (PSS) + public (CCD) school inventory.
- 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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