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The Valley School of Seattle
Seattle, WA · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
The Valley School of Seattle is burning the cushion faster than the 12-month buffer suggests. Expenses are outpacing revenue 9.2% vs -3.0% per year over three years, and the latest operating margin is -14.4% on a 93% tuition-dependent revenue mix. Covering the deficit at today's rate, reserves would last roughly 7.0 more years — the full budget, by contrast, is covered for about 12 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: 1.0 / 10, watch.
The Valley School of Seattle operates at 93% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 17% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.
The Valley School of Seattle reported $3.5M in revenue against $4.0M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $4.1M — about 1.01x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -14.4%, with 93.2% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts The Valley School of Seattle at the p10 on operating margin.
$3.5M
REVENUE FY2023
-14.4%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2023
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