Analytical Compass is a suite of products providing a dynamic, user-driven approach to analyzing historic experience, projecting future outcomes, developing key insights, and communicating results.
Developing a robust financial understanding begins with analyzing the underlying drivers of performance. Analytical Compass Analysis* provides frameworks and structure to build a thorough understanding of your core revenues and expenses, fastest growing and contracting cash flows, enrollment pipeline, and changes in these metrics compared to other economic indicators over time. The output is linked to a PowerPoint presentation, providing an elaborate library of charts and graphs, including:
Revenue Drivers
- User-defined revenue sources most critical to your district (e.g. tax levies, state aid, specific grants)
- Analysis of five fastest growing revenues over 1-year and 3-year periods
- Analysis of five greatest sources of revenue loss over 1-year and 3-year periods
Expense Drivers
- User-defined expense objects most critical to your district
- Analysis of top five fastest growing expenses over 1-year and 3-year periods
- Analysis of five greatest sources of expense reduction over 1-year and 3-year periods
Economic Indicators
- Analyze relevant economic indicators for your district (e.g. inflation, property values, new construction, average pay)
- Compare growth in economic indicators against revenue growth (
- Compare growth in economic indicators against expense growth
Enrollment
- Enrollment pipeline analysis
- Historic revenue and expense analysis on a per pupil basis (“Per Pupil Finances”)
- Economic growth rates on per pupil basis (e.g. salary cost per pupil, tax revenue per pupil)