2025 Annual Bond Investor Call
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Classical Charter Schools of America 2025 Annual Bond Investor Call December 12, 2025 1
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Presentation Team
Classical Charter Schools of America Mark Dudeck, Treasurer Borrower
The Roger Bacon Academy Baker Mitchell, Founder & CEO
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Mission Statement • To teach the rules and techniques for effective expression and communication in the arts and sciences, • To communicate, by these arts and sciences, our understandings of the universe and our role in it, and • To instill a love of learning and discovery, justifying a life-long dedication to health, truth, and virtue.
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Classical Charter Schools of America Three Laws Law 1— Reward good behavior, you’ll get more of it.
Law 2— Teach to mastery; every child will learn.
Law 3— Watch the children, if they are not learning or behaving, you’re not following the first two laws.
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Classical Charter Schools of America Academic Ranking 5
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If the three Classical Charter Schools of America Obligated Group schools were combined as a single district, the Classical Charter Schools would have ranked as follows among neighboring districts.
Overall EOG/EOC Math Reading Rank1
| Source line item | Overall EOG/EOC Rank | Math | Reading |
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| The Obligated Group2 | 17th | 12th | 9th |
| Brunswick Co. | 46th | 45th | 52nd |
| Whiteville City | 66th | 51st | 73rd |
| Columbus Co. | 93rd | 95th | 84th |
| Bladen Co. | 102nd | 109th | 104th |
| Robeson Co. | 104th | 106th | 109th |
| North Carolina | 43rd | 48th | 40th |
1. Ranking is based on 117 school systems in NC 2. CCS of Wilmington is not part of the Obligated Group 6
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Classical Charter Schools of Leland EOG Results 2024-2025 Percent of Students Proficient
All Subjects ELA/Reading Math Science
| Source line item | All Subjects | ELA/Reading | Math | Science |
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| CCS of Leland | 66.6% | 65.5% | 64.0% | 78.5% |
| Brunswick Co. | 54.7% | 50.4% | 56.9% | 63.2% |
| New Hanover Co. | 60.2% | 56.2% | 65.0% | 67.6% |
| Columbus Co. | 43.1% | 43.1% | 42.3% | 47.9% |
| North Carolina | 55.0% | 52.5% | 56.7% | 61.0% |
Classical Charter Schools of Leland’s EOG performance average of 66.6% exceeds the state average (55.0%) by 11.6 percentage points and the county average (54.7%) by 11.9 percentage points. On the 2025 Classical Learning Test 8 (CLT8), Classical Charter Schools of Leland was the top scoring school in the nation. Classical Charter Schools of Leland is a Title 1 school, which means that 40% or more of its students are economically disadvantaged. 7
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Classical Charter Schools of Southport EOG Results 2024-2025 Percent of Students Proficient
All Subjects ELA/Reading Math Science
| Source line item | All Subjects | ELA/Reading | Math | Science |
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| CCS of Southport | 73.1% | 72.5% | 72.7% | 76.4% |
| Brunswick Co. | 54.7% | 50.4% | 56.9% | 63.2% |
| North Carolina | 55.0% | 52.5% | 56.7% | 61.0% |
Classical Charter Schools of Southport’s EOG performance average of 73.1% exceeds the state average (55.0%) by 18.1 percentage points and the county average (54.7%) by 18.4 percentage points. These were the highest scores of all public elementary/middle schools in Brunswick County. Classical Charter Schools of Southport is a Title 1 school, which means that 40% or more of its students are economically disadvantaged.
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Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville EOG Results 2024-2025 Percent of Students Proficient
All Subjects ELA/Reading Math Science
| Source line item | All Subjects | ELA/Reading | Math | Science |
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| CCS of Whiteville | 46.7% | 47.7% | 44.2% | 51.3% |
| Columbus Co. | 43.1% | 43.1% | 42.3% | 47.9% |
| Bladen Co. | 38.8% | 35.4% | 36.3% | 43.8% |
| Roberson Co. | 37.5% | 32.4% | 37.7% | 41.6% |
| North Carolina | 55.0% | 52.5% | 56.7% | 61.0% |
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville’s performance average exceeded Bladen County and Robeson County performance averages. The Bladen County and Robeson County districts are included in this comparison, as their students make up approximately 50% of the students at Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville.
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville’s EOG performance average is 46.7%. The state performance average is 55.0%. The Columbus, Bladen, and Robeson districts’ performance averages are 43.1%, 38.8%, and 37.5% respectively. On the 2025 CLT8, Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville was the third top scoring school in the nation. Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville is a Title 1 school, which means that 40% or more of its students are economically disadvantaged. 9
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Student Information
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Enrollment 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
| Source line item | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 314 | 321 | 324 | 299 | 281 | 276 |
| 1st Grade | 304 | 300 | 317 | 302 | 286 | 290 |
| 2nd Grade | 299 | 318 | 287 | 303 | 287 | 283 |
| 3rd Grade | 302 | 286 | 309 | 291 | 280 | 283 |
| 4th Grade | 286 | 306 | 285 | 301 | 271 | 276 |
| 5th Grade | 284 | 258 | 300 | 272 | 281 | 267 |
| 6th Grade | 232 | 252 | 258 | 272 | 260 | 288 |
| 7th Grade | 181 | 202 | 244 | 222 | 231 | 228 |
| 8th Grade | 181 | 148 | 163 | 197 | 182 | 217 |
| Total | 2,383 | 2,391 | 2,487 | 2,459 | 2,359 | 2,408 |
| Retention 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 | ||||||
| Kindergarten | 80.6% | 80.0% | 80.6% | 78.6% | 78.8% | 82.4% |
| 1st Grade | 81.6% | 80.6% | 81.1% | 82.1% | 81.2% | 81.5% |
| 2nd Grade | 87.3% | 79.7% | 85.0% | 81.9% | 79.1% | 79.7% |
| 3rd Grade | 84.1% | 80.0% | 86.4% | 83.9% | 77.6% | 81.6% |
| 4th Grade | 84.3% | 75.1% | 83.5% | 83.1% | 80.5% | 84.5% |
| 5th Grade | 66.5% | 72.3% | 79.3% | 72.4% | 73.6% | 79.8% |
| 6th Grade | 87.1% | 60.1% | 65.5% | 60.3% | 73.0% | 75.1% |
| 7th Grade | 87.8% | 76.1% | 63.1% | 62.3% | 80.2% | 84.2% |
| 8th Grade | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 82.1% | 75.9% | 78.7% | 76.2% | 78.0% | 81.0% |
1. Classical Charter Schools of Southport added 6th grade in the 2021-2022 school year 2. Classical Charter Schools of Southport added 7th grade in the 2022-2023 school year 3. Classical Charter Schools of Southport added 8th grade in the 2023-2024 school year 4. 2020-2021 school year included on-line students (allowed by the state due to COVID-19) 5. The state didn’t allow on-line students in 2021-2022 11
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Waitlist 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
| Source line item | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| 1st Grade | 27 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 2nd Grade | 25 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Grade | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4th Grade | 20 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 5th Grade | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6th Grade | 19 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 7th Grade | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 8th Grade | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| Total | 183 | 121 | 88 | 92 | 41 | 38 |
| Overall Attendance Rate | ||||||
| 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 | ||||||
| Kindergarten | 92.4% | 95.3% | 94.4% | 94.0% | 93.6% | 92.7% |
| 1st Grade | 95.4% | 94.7% | 95.0% | 94.7% | 94.3% | 94.4% |
| 2nd Grade | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.8% | 95.4% | 94.8% | 94.3% |
| 3rd Grade | 95.7% | 93.3% | 96.4% | 96.6% | 94.7% | 94.8% |
| 4th Grade | 95.8% | 94.8% | 96.1% | 96.4% | 94.0% | 93.4% |
| 5th Grade | 95.1% | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 95.7% | 93.9% |
| 6th Grade | 93.5% | 95.2% | 95.0% | 94.9% | 94.6% | 93.7% |
| 7th Grade | 94.5% | 96.0% | 96.6% | 96.9% | 94.9% | 93.0% |
| 8th Grade | 93.4% | 95.9% | 92.6% | 92.2% | 93.4% | 94.9% |
| Total | 94.6% | 95.1% | 94.0% | 94.1% | 94.5% | 93.9% |
1. The “Waitlist” is based on the June end of month lottery report 2. The “Attendance Rate” is based on the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter of each school year 3. Classical Charter Schools of Southport added 6th grade in the 2021-2022 school year 4. Classical Charter Schools of Southport added 7th grade in the 2022-2023 school year 5. Classical Charter Schools of Southport added 8th grade in the 2023-2024 school year 12
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State Funding Funding per School Year Total State Student % Change
| Source line item | Total State | Funding per Student | % Change |
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| 2018-2019 | $11,759,480 | $5,865.08 | 4.6% |
| 2019-2020 | $12,767,740 | $6,039.61 | 3.0% |
| 2020-2021 | $14,717,711 | $6,176.13 | 2.3% |
| 2021-2022 | $15,411,459 | $6,445.61 | 4.4% |
| 2022-2023 | $16,577,437 | $6,665.64 | 3.4% |
| 2023-2024 | $16,998,715 | $6,912.86 | 3.7% |
| 2024-2025 | $17,177,759 | $7,281.80 | 5.3% |
Local Funding Funding per School Year Total Local Student % Change
| Source line item | Total Local | Funding per Student | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | $4,198,239 | $2,093.88 | 9.6% |
| 2019-2020 | $4,584,739 | $2,168.75 | 3.6% |
| 2020-2021 | $5,193,874 | $2,179.55 | 0.5% |
| 2021-2022 | $5,403,866 | $2,260.09 | 3.7% |
| 2022-2023 | $5,883,892 | $2,365.86 | 4.7% |
| 2023-2024 | $6,043,086 | $2,457.54 | 3.9% |
| 2024-2025 | $5,876,041 | $2,490.90 | 1.4% |
1. The 2025-2026 school year is not included - the state has not finalized the budget 13
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Budget and Historical Financial Data
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Budget FYE 30-Jun-26
| Source line item | Budget FYE 30-Jun-26 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 2,408 |
| Revenues State Revenues | $19,459,202 |
| Local Revenues | $7,221,327 |
| Federal Revenues | $1,884,485 |
| Other Revenues | 1,068,500 |
| Total Revenues | $29,663,514 |
| Expenses | |
| Budget Payroll & Benefits | |
| Student Supplies & Services | |
| 14,390,526 | |
| 2,966,000 | |
| Profit and Loss Administrative Services | |
| Insurance, Utilities, Budget Maintenance | |
| 496,910 | |
| 1,488,850 | |
| for the Fiscal Rent & Debt Service | |
| Contracted Services | |
| 2,292,190 | |
| 2,566,110 | |
| Year Ending Management Fees & Incentives | |
| Capital Expenditures | |
| 4,998,042 | |
| 60,000 | |
| June 30, 2025 Total Expenses | $29,258,628 |
| Change in Net Position | $374,886 |
| Capital Expenditures (buildings, buses, equipment) | 60,000 |
| Rent and Debt Service | 2,292,190 |
| Income Available for Debt Service | $2,727,076 |
| Debt Service Requirement | $2,251,500 |
| Debt Service Coverage | 1.21 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents (unrestricted) | $7,770,687 |
| Daily Expenses (not including Cap-X) | $79,996 |
| Days Cash on Hand | 97 15 |
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Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE 30-Jun-21 30-Jun-22 30-Jun-23 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-25
ASSETS
| Source line item | Audited FYE 30-Jun-21 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-22 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-23 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-24 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-25 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $4,991,482 | $4,046,478 | $4,532,565 | $5,312,661 | $7,957,882 |
| Restricted cash – debt service | 2,243,500 | 2,243,500 | 2,243,500 | 2,944,578 | 3,138,541 |
| Restricted cash – unspent bond proceeds | 14,400,926 | 7,990,766 | 2,828,592 | 0 | 0 |
| Due from other governments | 27,310 | 515,803 | 715,897 | 272,493 | 1,077,680 |
| Receivables – other (net) | 56,089 | 393,139 | 308,728 | 2,374,166 | 155,210 |
| Capital assets: | |||||
| Land, land improvements & CWIP | 3,601,841 | 10,617,464 | 10,493,542 | 3,504,907 | 3,504,907 |
| Other capital assets (net of depr) | 24,359,361 | 23,726,717 | 29,264,913 | 38,448,241 | 37,680,653 |
| Historical Total capital assets | |||||
| Other assets: | |||||
| 27,961,202 | 34,344,181 | 39,758,455 | 41,953,148 | 41,185,560 | |
| Financial Prepaid Expenses | |||||
| Total other assets | |||||
| 150,808 | |||||
| 150,808 | |||||
| 247,804 | |||||
| 247,804 | |||||
| 254,613 | |||||
| 254,613 | |||||
| 193,840 | |||||
| 193,840 | |||||
| 392,700 | |||||
| 392,700 | |||||
| Data TOTAL ASSETS | $49,831,317 | $49,781,671 | $50,642,350 | $53,050,886 | $53,907,573 |
| LIABILITIES | |||||
| Account payable – trade | $246,441 | $434,842 | $551,951 | $1,224,356 | $1,052,916 |
| Other Payables | 0 | 0 | 365,500 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet Long-term liabilities: | |||||
| Bond Premium | 3,716,703 | 3,716,703 | 3,716,703 | 0 | 0 |
| Due within one year | 197,500 | 605,000 | 532,627 | 552,627 | 577,627 |
| Due in more than one year | 36,857,500 | 36,450,000 | 36,071,053 | 39,235,129 | 38,657,502 |
| Total long-term liabilities: | 40,771,703 | 40,771,703 | 40,320,383 | 39,787,756 | 39,235,129 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 41,018,144 | 41,206,545 | 41,237,834 | 41,012,112 | 40,288,045 |
| NET POSITION | |||||
| Net investment in capital assets | 1,590,425 | 1,563,244 | (561,928) | 2,165,392 | 1,950,431 |
| Restricted | 2,231,190 | 2,227,951 | 5,071,537 | 2,944,541 | 3,138,541 |
| Unrestricted | 4,991,558 | 4,783,931 | 4,894,907 | 6,928,841 | 8,530,556 |
| TOTAL NET POSITION | 8,813,173 | 8,575,126 | 9,404,516 | 12,038,774 | 13,619,528 |
| TOTAL LIABILITES & NET POSITION | $49,831,317 | $49,781,671 | $50,642,350 | $53,050,886 | $53,907,573 |
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Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE 30-Jun-20 30-Jun-21 30-Jun-22 30-Jun-23 30-Jun-24 30-Jun-25
REVENUE
| Source line item | Audited FYE 30-Jun-20 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-21 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-22 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-23 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-24 | Audited FYE 30-Jun-25 |
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| State Revenue | $14,113,114 | $16,588,156 | $18,174,524 | $18,908,130 | $19,779,579 | $20,367,597 |
| Local Revenue | 5,017,185 | 6,104,649 | 6,085,418 | 6,549,091 | 6,746,320 | 6,773,827 |
| Federal Revenue | 2,234,006 | 1,643,822 | 2,871,765 | 3,812,538 | 5,150,137 | 1,581,977 |
| Other Revenue | 654,580 | 609,547 | 236,065 | 1,162,371 | 687,451 | 1,012,280 |
| TOTAL REVENUE | 22,018,885 | 24,946,174 | 27,367,772 | 30,432,130 | 32,363,487 | 29,735,681 |
| EXPENSES | ||||||
| Payroll & Benefits | 8,964,313 | 11,134,705 | 12,721,197 | 14,513,695 | 14,668,855 | 13,921,522 |
| Student Supplies / Services | 1,963,806 | 3,205,409 | 2,764,426 | 2,878,232 | 2,914,670 | 2,747,897 |
| Admin Services | 649,588 | 751,470 | 928,248 | 876,173 | 912,633 | 502,181 |
| Insur, Utilities & Building Maint | 875,593 | 883,712 | 1,078,409 | 1,431,439 | 1,273,519 | 1,446,035 |
| Rent & Debt Service | 2,115,992 | 1,959,240 | 1,885,695 | 2,285,703 | 2,242,612 | 2,355,065 |
| Contracted Services | 1,872,185 | 1,844,420 | 2,243,455 | 2,111,132 | 2,174,405 | 2,495,577 |
| Capital Expenditures | 439,254 | 1,371,101 | 7,416,702 | 6,123,998 | 3,440,571 | 115,323 |
| Profit & Loss Management Fees & Incentives | ||||||
| TOTAL EXPENSES | ||||||
| 3,780,973 | ||||||
| 20,661,704 | ||||||
| 3,852,066 | ||||||
| 25,002,123 | ||||||
| 4,733,732 | ||||||
| 33,771,864 | ||||||
| 4,988,462 | ||||||
| 35,208,834 | ||||||
| 5,222,656 | ||||||
| 32,849,921 | ||||||
| 4,944,724 | ||||||
| 28,528,324 | ||||||
| NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) | $1,357,181 | ($55,949) | ($6,404,092) | ($4,776,704) | ($486,434) | $1,207,357 |
| Capital Expenditures | 439,254 | 1,371,101 | 7,416,702 | 6,123,998 | 3,440,571 | 115,323 |
| Rent & Debt Service | 2,115,992 | 1,959,240 | 1,853,963 | 2,263,594 | 2,242,612 | 2,241,000 |
| Income Available for Debt Service | $3,912,427 | $3,274,392 | $2,866,573 | $3,610,888 | $5,196,749 | $3,563,680 |
| Maximum Annual Debt Service | $2,251,500 | $2,251,500 | $2,251,500 | $2,251,500 | $2,251,500 | $2,251,500 |
| Coverage | 1.74 | 1.45 | 1.27 | 1.60 | 2.31 | 1.58 |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $5,448,835 | $5,047,023 | $4,436,391 | $4,660,139 | $5,401,861 | $7,452,727 |
| Daily Expenses | $55,404 | $64,743 | $72,206 | $79,684 | $80,574 | $77,844 |
| Days Cash on Hand | 98 | 78 | 57 | 58 | 67 | 96 |
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