Financial Benchmarking

2016 benchmarking report on vital day school financial metrics by JData at the Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. Research reports on key trends on capacity utilization, cost per student, average financial aid and more.

The JData 2015-16 financial vitality data describe the current status of the day school world and compare it with the previous year. In addition to providing benchmarking for individual schools, the analysis draws a picture of the field writ large.

The 2015-16 results show overall change to be in the direction of growth. On average, schools increased in terms of capacity utilization, total revenue, total financial aid awarded and average size of financial aid awards, fundraising dollars, and endowment fund valuation. At the same time, schools also showed increases in total operating cost and cost per student.