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Compass High School
Belmont, CA · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Compass High School looks stable. Reserves cover 7 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 91% tuition-dependent (HiveCheck peer-group median 79%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 67% of expenses, about par for the HiveCheck peer group. Expenses are outpacing revenue 16.0% vs 10.5% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 4.6 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Compass High School reported $2.3M in revenue against $2.2M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $1.2M — about 0.57x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 4.5%, with 90.8% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Compass High School at the p62 on operating margin.
$2.3M
REVENUE FY2024
4.5%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Compass High School ranks 7th by latest 990 revenue.
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- Local economy — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW and CES.
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