Demotte Christian School 
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Summary
DeMotte Christian Schools provide a Biblically-based education from a Reformed perspective and are dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to God and others.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Demotte Christian School
1223 Begonia Street SE
Demotte, IN 46310
Website: www.demottechristianschools.org
Phone: (219) 987-3721
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 356001340
CEO/President: Lemuel Hucks
Chairman: Scott Walstra
Board size: 9
Founder:
Ruling year: 1971
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
DeMotte Christian Schools provide a biblically-based education from a Reformed perspective and are dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to God and others.
Mission statement
DeMotte Christian Schools provide a Biblically-based education from a Reformed perspective and are dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to God and others.
Statement of faith
https://www.demottechristianschools.org/editoruploads/files/WEBSITE_DMCS_Statements.pdf
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Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 330 of 1582 | 55 of 271 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 36 of 1583 | 26 of 271 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 122 of 1583 | 21 of 271 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1435 of 1583 | 256 of 271 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 12% | 37% | 57% | 45% | 7% | 13% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 88% | 63% | 43% | 55% | 93% | 87% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 72% | 41% | 60% | 93% | 84% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 71% | 41% | 60% | 93% | 84% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 28% | 59% | 40% | 7% | 16% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | 17% | 57% | 67% | 7% | 14% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.76 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.13 | 11.28 | 8.83 | 4.36 | 1.15 | 1.14 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.98 | 4.63 | 3.49 | 4.43 | 1.12 | 0.86 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.53 | 2.59 | 3.44 | 2.71 | 10.73 | 13.94 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 30% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 116% | 236% | 253% | 98% | 103% | 132% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $1,144,892 | $1,276,965 | $1,110,294 | $2,951,669 | $3,298,799 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $1,144,892 | $1,276,965 | $1,110,294 | $2,951,669 | $3,298,799 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| Fixed assets | $896,665 | $416,412 | $416,412 | $416,412 | $423,811 |
| Other long-term assets | $10,868,258 | $9,553,462 | $3,285,006 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $11,764,923 | $9,994,874 | $3,726,418 | $441,412 | $448,811 |
| Total assets | $12,909,815 | $11,271,839 | $4,836,712 | $3,393,081 | $3,747,610 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Debt | $435,723 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $435,723 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $435,723 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $12,474,092 | $11,271,839 | $4,836,712 | $3,393,081 | $3,747,610 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $12,474,092 | $11,271,839 | $4,836,712 | $3,393,081 | $3,747,610 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $2,740,056 | $6,190,646 | $3,639,226 | $241,770 | $432,839 |
| Program service revenue | $4,602,858 | $4,607,811 | $4,461,309 | $2,953,185 | $2,484,344 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $3,047 | $1,470 | $624 | $207,361 | $442,925 |
| Other revenue | $17,098 | $91,006 | $59,364 | $138,539 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $4,623,003 | $4,700,287 | $4,521,297 | $3,299,085 | $2,927,269 |
| Total revenue | $7,363,059 | $10,890,933 | $8,160,523 | $3,540,855 | $3,360,108 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $5,218,469 | $4,455,802 | $4,922,329 | $3,300,086 | $2,839,009 |
| Management and general | $69,935 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fundraising | $7,402 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $5,295,806 | $4,455,802 | $4,922,329 | $3,300,086 | $2,839,009 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $2,067,253 | $6,435,131 | $3,238,194 | $240,769 | $521,099 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $2,067,253 | $6,435,131 | $3,238,194 | $240,769 | $521,099 |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
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History
In 1940 the DeMotte Christian School was organized by a group of parents from the First Christian Reformed Church of DeMotte. Their desire and purpose was to educate their children in a school where God's Word was central to all of learning. During the fall of 1947, DeMotte Christian School opened, and classes were held in the basement of the church. A two-room school building opened on the present location in 1948. Several additions have since been made to meet the school's growing needs.
In the fall of 1999, after decades of planning and prayer for a Christian high school, the dream became reality when Covenant Christian High School opened to its first 9th grade class. In each of the three subsequent years, another grade level was added, so that by the fall of 2002 the school had freshmen through senior students. The first class graduated in the spring of 2003 with 15 students, along with two exchange students who received recognition for their time at Covenant.
In 2014, Covenant Christian High School merged with DeMotte Christian Grade School to form DeMotte Christian Schools.
We have spent the last 76 years focused on educating children in a way that puts God's Word at the center. We are looking forward to many more years of Christ-centered education with the support of our families, churches, and community.