SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Lakeside School
Seattle, WA · Independent K-12NAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Lakeside School looks durable. The school holds 8.7 years of operating cushion: deep institutional balance. Revenue is unusually diversified at 36% tuition-dependent (peer median 81%). Staff compensation runs 57% of expenses, about par for the peer cohort. Net assets are growing 14.8%/yr over three years; the cushion is being built, not drawn. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 9.9 / 10, strong.
Lakeside School runs only 36% tuition-dependent — unusually diversified for an independent school. Endowment payout and contributions carry meaningful weight in the operating budget.
Lakeside School reported $125.3M in revenue against $62.7M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $542.4M — about 8.65x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 50.0%, with 36.2% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Lakeside School at the p90 on operating margin.
$125.3M
REVENUE FY2024
50.0%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, Lakeside School ranks 1st 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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