Rising Sun Montessori School
Rising Sun Montessori School's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $156,070 for Karl Zierhut, Head Of School (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.
After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $160,177. It is higher than the D + F figure for 18 of 27 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (B24) + CA + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 67%; median $96,505). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (B24) + CA + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Waldorf Association | CA | $2,185,427 | $76,998 |
| Liberty Christian Schools | CA | $2,044,728 | $77,743 |
| Living Wisdom School Of Palo Alto | CA | $2,205,556 | $86,093 |
| The New Village School | CA | $2,000,562 | $80,955 |
| Valiente College Preparatory | CA | $2,243,485 | $148,724 |
| River Montessori Charter School | CA | $1,979,259 | $180,251 |
| Courtyard Private School Inc | CA | $1,951,436 | $96,505 |
| Irvine Hebrew Day School | CA | $2,295,361 | $186,200 |
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