Sacramento Waldorf School

Sacramento Waldorf School sits in the watch range. Reserves cover 4 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 90% tuition-dependent (peer median 88%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 77% of expenses, generous relative to peers. Expenses are outpacing revenue 14.0% vs 11.2% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 2.8 / 10, watch.

Sacramento Waldorf School holds only 4 months of operating expense in reserve — a thin runway that warrants understanding before walking into a campus visit.

Sacramento Waldorf School reported $9.2M in revenue against $9.0M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $3.3M — about 0.37x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at 2.2%, with 90.2% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Sacramento Waldorf School at the p53 on operating margin.