SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
Prospect Sierra School
El Cerrito, CA · Independent schoolNAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
Prospect Sierra School looks stable. Reserves cover 9 months of operating expense, a thin runway. Revenue is 89% tuition-dependent (peer median 81%), concentrated but in line with most independent day schools. Staff compensation runs 66% of expenses, generous relative to peers. Expenses are outpacing revenue 7.7% vs 5.6% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 3.1 / 10, adequate — monitor.
Prospect Sierra School reported $18.4M in revenue against $18.4M in expenses in fiscal year 2022, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $13.7M — about 0.75x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at 0.1%, with 88.8% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts Prospect Sierra School at the p33 on operating margin.
$18.4M
REVENUE FY2022
0.1%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2022
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WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, Prospect Sierra School ranks 14th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
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- Financials — IRS Form 990, up to nine years on file.
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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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