Desert Star Academy
Desert Star Academy's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $141,886 for Margie Montgomery, President (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 $145,619. It is higher than the D + F figure for 32 of 38 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (B29) + AZ + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 84%; median $116,820). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (B29) + AZ + 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Preparatory Academy | AZ | $7,100,106 | $2,276 |
| Sun Valley Academy-south Mountain | AZ | $7,108,496 | $36,151 |
| Southgate Academy Inc | AZ | $6,917,126 | $116,381 |
| Arete Preparatory Academy | AZ | $6,814,363 | $1,914 |
| Arizona Goodwill Education Services | AZ | $6,807,496 | $61,244 |
| Pathfinder Charter School | AZ | $6,775,719 | $75,160 |
| Prescott Valley Charter School | AZ | $6,773,567 | $40,026 |
| Candeo Schools Inc | AZ | $7,302,212 | $242,560 |
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