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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.

$7,032,962Total revenue (FY 2024)
$141,886Reported Part VII D + F figure
32 / 38Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 84%)

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Selected peer organizations

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + 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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