Elizabeth Dabney

Senior Director, Research and Data Analysis

NBOA

Seattle, WA

Net Assets Articles

  • Positive Change in PPRRSM This item is protected

    May 2, 2024
    An increased percentage of independent schools report having a PPRRSM reserve.

  • Time Flies When You Have Better Data

    March 7, 2024
    In the three years that NBOA and NAIS have jointly collected financial operations data, outcomes for schools have only improved.

  • Independent Schools Averaged a 9.2% Return on Endowment Assets for FY2023 This item is protected

    February 26, 2024
    Day schools averaged a 9.5% return, schools with boarding averaged an 8.4% return.

  • Trends in the Capital Spending Ratio This item is protected

    January 29, 2024
    Even before the pandemic and recent economic challenges, many schools were not meeting the capital spending ratio to maintain their campuses.

  • Mission-Anchored Compensation Strategies: A Sampling

    January 4, 2024
    Following extensive research, NBOA has developed a suite of resources to help leaders at independent schools of every size, type and context recruit and retain mission-aligned professionals.

  • Benchmarking 2022-23 Paid Time Off Benefits This item is protected

    December 14, 2023
    A recent flash survey shows different approaches to paid leave, including vacation and personal days, and paid parental leave.

  • A Tuition Discounting Pulse Check This item is protected

    November 13, 2023
    Trends in the tuition discount rate, discount types, administering discounts, funding discounts and more.

  • From Numbers to Narratives This item is protected

    September 22, 2023
    Institutional research can uncover critical trends and help schools get ahead of potential issues. Eric Heilman shares how schools might get started.

  • Financial Trends in Auxiliary Programs This item is protected

    September 14, 2023
    Auxiliary programs brought in higher revenues late pandemic (2021–22) than they did pre-pandemic, and with lower expenses.

  • A Portrait of the Business Office 2021–22 This item is protected

    July 25, 2023
    Analysis of business office staffing, human resources staffing, years of experience and salary for chief business officers and more.

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