King's Ridge Christian School
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 582600863
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2018–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Alpharetta, GA, USA
- Phone
- 770.754.5738
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $24,878,101
- Expenses
- $24,891,994
- Assets
- $54,397,624
- Liabilities
- $22,546,799
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
19 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- Dr Ed Spurka (Head of School): $362,123 total reported compensation
- Stephanie Gammage (Head of Lower School): $176,111 total reported compensation
- Brian Simmons (Interim Head of School): $153,250 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
King's Ridge Christian School is a Christian community providing a college preparatory education equipping students to know, to serve, and to believe.
What it reported doing in 2024
Founded in 2001, King's Ridge Christian School (KRCS) is an independent, non-denominational Christian school in north metro Atlanta. We recognize each college-bound student's unique strengths and learning styles. By engaging with students individually, we support academic growth and help them realize their potential to positively impact the world as self-directed learners, self-aware leaders, and confident servants.Our 92-acre campus includes dedicated facilities for Lower, Middle, and High Schools. We promote a culture of trust and respect, emphasizing integrity through our Honor Code, community service at all grade levels, mission trips, and student leadership opportunities.We challenge students with a rigorous honors program, Advanced Placement courses, and a Christian-based curriculum. KRCS is committed to developing the whole child academically, physically, spiritually, socially, and ethically.AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)CogniaCouncil on Educational Standards & Accountability (CESA)Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC)MembershipsNational Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC)Georgia Independent School Association (GISA)Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS)College BoardGeorgia High School Association (GHSA)Academic Graduation Requirements - 25 CreditsEnglish 4.0 Christian Education 3.5 Math 4.0 Fine Arts 1.0Science 4.0 Health/Nutrition 0.5Social Science 3.0 Physical Education 0.5World Language 3.0 Electives 1.5 Advanced Placement and Honors CoursesIn 2025, KRCS 9th-12th grade students achieved the following distinctions: 30 AP Scholars - Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. 13 AP Scholars with Honor - Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. 41 AP Scholars with Distinction - Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.The Class of 2025 achieved an 88% overall pass rate on AP Exams. Matriculation Mobility - Class of 2025 In State = 43% Out of State = 57% Public = 81% Private = 19%College ScholarshipsThe Class of 2025 earned $7.9 million in academic, athletic, and fine arts scholarships.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 94% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 83
- Transparency & Controls: 87
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
- Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92
- Fundraising efficiency: $2.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.19; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 92% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $22.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $362K · 19 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $5.9M reported
- Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
- Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 9/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.