Oak Hill Classical School Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202943565
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Dacula, GA, USA
Phone
7703387945
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,001,356
Expenses
$1,329,093
Assets
$2,759,785
Liabilities
$592,435

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ALEX QUILIS (VICE CHAIRMA)
  • SCOTT KNUTESON (CHAIRMAN)
  • BRANDON LAMARQUE (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide an education that cultivates wisdom, joyful learning, and love of god.

What it reported doing in 2025

Oak hill classical school, inc. (oak hill) is a private, preparatory academy in dacula, ga, offering grades k4-12. The school graduated our first class in may 2017. Oak hill's mission is to provide an education that cultivates wisdom, joyful learning, and love of god and others. In order to fulfill our mission, oak hill provides families with an education that is both classical and christian. It is classical in that it draws deeply on the rich heritage of western civilization and culture; it is christian in that it recognizes the bible as the final authority in all matters of life and thought. Students are nurtured in the idea that the christian faith is the integrating principle for all of life. Additionally, oak hill strives to function as a covenantal community in which students are respected as unique individuals created in the image of god, each with special gifts and needs. Gifts are from god (james 1:17) and given for the benefit of the body and community to the glory of god (romans 12). They are taught by skilled and knowledgeable teachers who love children and are dedicated to helping them realize their highest potential spritually, intellectually, physically, socially and creatively.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.5%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.6%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.08; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.5% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.