In most Christian schools, a dangerous condition exists. Because we intentionally maintain low teacher-student ratios, the ministry is "labor intensive" but not "revenue intensive!"
Our extensive work with the pilot schools in our program has revealed that the condition of tuition dependence exists universally in Christian education. On average, the pilot schools in our program generate more than 86% of the schools' total income through tuition and fees. While most school ministries are supported by some limited fundraising efforts, a modest church contribution, and other miscellaneous income sources, the conclusion is undeniable that tuition provides the crucial measure of support for the ongoing operations of the ministry.
Now consider where those dollars are going. Right at 90% of our pilot schools' operating budgets are devoted to paying personnel expenses!
What happens to the budget if the school suffers a 10% decrease in enrollment?
The inevitable conclusion is that cut-backs must be made, and most likely those cut-backs will take the form of lay-offs of school staff where the bulk of the money is being spent.
The good news is, there is a solution to the problem of tuition dependency!
Ministries like Christian schools often promote the benefit of small student to teacher ratio as a positive reason to enroll students; and it certainly is. However, this positive creates a problem on the revenue side of the picture. By limiting the number of students, we are imposing a greater per student burden to provide for the teacher. Can all of the provision for the teacher come from tuition? Or would this cause us to charge a tuition that was beyond the reach of many families; especially if they had multiple children in the school?
Eternal Vision has designed a solution to the perpetual funding problems encountered by Christian schools. A school's lack of funding cannot be solved with tuition dollars alone! Our Vision Endowment
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"I want our church people to give more! Can you help me accomplish this goal?" As a pastor you would probably never say this, but you do think about saying it, right? Almost every ministry has unmet needs, and it is true that having more money on hand would help to meet those needs.
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