SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
SCHOOL PROFILE · FREE PREVIEW
The Athenian School
Danville, CA · Independent K-12NAIS MEMBER
THE READ · FREE SUMMARY
The Athenian School sits in the watch range. The school holds 13 months of operating cushion, adequate runway. Revenue is highly concentrated at 93% 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. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 3.0 / 10, watch.
The Athenian School operates at 93% tuition dependency — among the most tuition-reliant 10% of peers in its cohort. A soft admissions year would flow straight to operations.
The Athenian School reported $35.0M in revenue against $35.3M in expenses in fiscal year 2024, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $37.7M — about 1.07x annual operating expense.
Operating margin landed at -1.0%, with 92.6% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts The Athenian School at the p13 on operating margin.
$35.0M
REVENUE FY2024
-1.0%
OP MARGIN
20
PEERS RESOLVED
IRS FORM 990 · DATA THROUGH FY2024
THE FULL REPORT
Subscribe to see the full report.
Ten panels on The Athenian School: financial health, peer comparison, community demographics, paying & giving capacity, competitive position, enrollment demand, leadership compensation, governance — and the questions to ask. One subscription opens every school.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION · CANCEL ANYTIME · 99 FOUNDING SPOTS LEFT
WHERE THIS SCHOOL SITS · REVENUE SCALE VS PEERS
Among 20 similar peer schools, The Athenian School ranks 16th by latest 990 revenue.
Revenue scale
WHAT’S IN THE REPORT
- Financials — IRS Form 990, up to nine years on file.
- Enrollment & demand — IRS 990 tuition revenue + U.S. Census county births.
- 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.
The full school report
Ten panels. One school. A year of access.
$250 a year — or $100 the first year for the founding 100.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION · $100 FIRST YEAR FOR FOUNDING MEMBERS · CANCEL ANYTIME · 99 FOUNDING SPOTS LEFT