POST OAK SCHOOL
Mission Statement
The Post Oak School is an educational leader—both among Houston’s top private schools and among the more than 5,000 Montessori schools across the country. Post Oak has operated continuously since 1963 and is a non-profit corporation. With a faculty and staff of over 100, we provide a culturally diverse student population with a comprehensive education founded on AMI Montessori principles from early childhood through high school. At Post Oak, we help children understand the world, not just because the world is infinitely interesting and learning is fun. We help them understand it so they’ll know how to make it a better place. We emphasize reading, math, and science because they open doors into the world. We emphasize independence, self-direction, and choice because they help young people identify which doors they want to walk through. We emphasize collaboration, cooperation, and peace because, ultimately, we know that neither we nor our children walk alone.
Financial Overview — FY 2023
Compared with Peers
FY 2023| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
84.1% | 84.4% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
13.4% | 13.5% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
2.5% | 0.7% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
1082.3% | 631.2% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
17.0 mo | 10.9 mo |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
37.4% | 34.2% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
94.0% | 87.3% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
6.1% | 4.8% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
9.9% | 8.5% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
3.2% | 2.7% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $15.8M | $15.3M | $21.7M | 84.1% | 140 |
| 2022 | $14.9M | $13.9M | $20.8M | 83.6% | 143 |
| 2021 | $15.4M | $13.7M | N/A | — | 138 |
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