CITY NEIGHBORS CHARTER SCHOOL
Mission Statement
The mission of City Neighbors Charter School is to provide an extraordinary public school education with high academic achievement for all students. Our ultimate goal for our school is that through Project Based Learning, Arts Integration, parental involvement and community outreach, the students leave enlivened, with deep awareness of themselves, their families and the outside community, and with the capacity to be good citizens. Our Vision At CNCS our classrooms serve as individual model communities where issues are discussed, differences in perspectives are welcomed and children work cooperatively, rather than competitively. The CNCS governance model - including parents, business and community leaders, teachers, students and the principal - reflect our commitment to cooperative governance, based on the principles of human dignity, consensus, and freedom. Our belief and experience is that when given a strong structure to support generative thinking as well as meaningful activities to perform, all children and adults strive for excellence. Because of this focus, CNCS' impact on the lives of students and families and the community will be powerful, positive and long lasting.
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
|
87.4% | 84.5% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
11.7% | 13.0% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.8% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
5.9 mo | 8.6 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
42.1% | 23.0% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
65.0% | 90.7% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
6.7% | 7.5% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
3.2% | 11.6% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
2.4% | 3.2% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $1.8M | 87.4% | 29 |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $1.8M | 84.9% | 29 |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $2.9M | N/A | — | 19 |
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