San Diego Jewish Academy

San Diego Jewish Academy looks durable. The school holds 1.8 years of operating cushion, a healthy buffer. Revenue runs 72% tuition-dependent (peer median 81%), diversified by day-school standards, with meaningful contribution and investment income. Staff compensation runs 51% of expenses, well below the peer median, worth understanding why. Expenses are outpacing revenue 8.2% vs 4.7% per year over three years, signaling margin compression worth flagging. NACUBO Composite Financial Index: 7.6 / 10, strong.

San Diego Jewish Academy reported $30.5M in revenue against $27.4M in expenses in fiscal year 2023, the most recent filing on record. Net assets stood at $48.4M — about 1.76x annual operating expense.

Operating margin landed at 9.9%, with 72.3% of revenue coming from tuition. Among same-size peers, that puts San Diego Jewish Academy at the p76 on operating margin.