Bentley School

Bentley School looks stable. Reserves cover 3 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 91% tuition-dependent (peer median 80%): a soft admissions year would flow straight to the bottom line. Staff compensation runs 54% of expenses, about par for the peer cohort. Expenses are outpacing revenue 6.7% vs 0.9% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 3.9 / 10, adequate — monitor.

Bentley School operates at 91% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 13% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.

Bentley School reported $33.8M in revenue against $32.4M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $8.3M — about 0.26x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at 4.3%, with 91.0% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Bentley School at the p30 on operating margin.