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2017-18 Annual Report

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Thank You! My favorite day of the week is Thursday when, for 70 minutes,

TJ By The Numbers

I get to be a French teacher again. For this I have my faculty

78%

9%

1460

colleague, Benjamin Smith, to thank. He normally teaches

of operating revenue

of operating expense

Average SAT Score

French 1 and 2, but once a week he allows me stand in for him in

came from tuition

was for plant operations

both classes. And what a delight! It’s not that I don’t enjoy school

($3,164,550)

and maintenance ($264,914)

administration, which has its own particular rewards; there is simply nothing better than being in a TJ classroom, working with the brightest, most engaged students in the world. I must say that every Thursday, as the students and I dive into verb conjugations, vocabulary, and culture, I am vividly reminded of how important and necessary TJ is.

4% of operating revenue

Average ACT Score

4%

came from annual

of operating expense

giving ($126,042)

was for asset additions/

As I write to you today, I am pleased to report that TJ is in good financial health, thanks to the

capital expenditures

careful planning and oversight by our board of trustees and the excellent management of our

($110,330)

resources by everyone at TJ, beginning with our business office. We are currently free of debt and

22%

our endowment has shown solid growth in recent years. All of that is positive news, of course, but

of tuition revenue was

we cannot take it for granted. As a small school, especially, we must be ever mindful of our capacity

dedicated to financial

to sustain the excellence for which TJ is famous. For example, we know that a drop in enrollment of

assistance ($709,480)

Those are our realities, and we must face and manage them, which means that our strategic

#1 Best Boarding High

86 Students in Grades 7-12

7 Countries Represented in Our Community

School in Missouri*

even two or three students can have an immediate impact on our operating and capital budgets. We also know that the size of our alumni base can be a limiting factor where fund-raising is concerned.

31

67%

#1

priorities must center on institutional advancement: admissions and development. With continued

of operating expense

efforts and results in those key areas, I firmly believe that TJ will be in a position to maintain its

was for salaries and

Most Diverse Private

extraordinarily high standards for generations to come, and that teaching amazing students will

benefits ($2,064,009)

High School in Missouri*

continue to be the greatest pleasure and privilege that any educator could ever hope to have.

6 States Represented in Our Community

64%

9%

#2

Lisa

of operating expense

Best College Prep

was for instructional

Private High Schools in

support and student

Missouri*

Elizabeth L. Holekamp, Ph.D.

activities and services

Full-Time Faculty with

Head of School

($247,059)

Advanced Degrees

I thank you, most sincerely, for your generous support!

Students of Color

92%

*Niche Rankings


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