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Hillbrook School
Los Gatos, CA · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
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Hillbrook School looks strained. Reserves cover 6 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue runs 77% tuition-dependent (peer median 80%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 55% of expenses, leaner than the peer median. Three-year net-asset trend is negative (-7.4%/yr), indicating reserve drawdown. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 0.6 / 10, re-engineer.
Hillbrook School holds only 6 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.
Hillbrook School reported $27.3M in revenue against $27.8M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $13.7M — about 0.49x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -1.7%, with 76.7% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Hillbrook School at the p7 on operating margin.
$27.3M
REVENUE FY2024
-1.7%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
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Among 20 similar peer schools, Hillbrook School ranks 8th 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.
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