Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2022
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 37,487,000	$ 39,695,000	$ 40,525,000
Expenses:
Advertising and promotion	2,955,000	3,049,000	3,223,000
Salaries and employee benefits	14,851,000	15,203,000	17,323,000
Production and distribution	5,455,000	5,210,000	5,003,000
Office and administration	5,085,000	4,763,000	4,176,000
Total expenses	28,346,000	28,225,000	29,725,000
Income from operations	9,141,000	11,470,000	10,800,000
Gain on forgiveness of SBA loan	0	0	2,331,000
Revenues interest in EAM Trust	11,900,000	10,397,000	15,899,000
Profits interest in EAM Trust	1,382,000	734,000	2,142,000
Investment gains/(losses)	2,764,000	1,174,000	(534,000)
Income before income taxes	25,187,000	23,775,000	30,638,000
Income tax provision	6,171,000	5,706,000	6,816,000
Net income	$ 19,016,000	$ 18,069,000	$ 23,822,000
Earnings per share, basic & fully diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.02	$ 1.91	$ 2.5
Weighted average number of common shares (in shares)	9,428,379	9,458,605	9,544,421
Subscription and Circulation [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 25,420,000	$ 26,232,000	$ 27,145,000
License [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 12,067,000	$ 13,463,000	$ 13,380,000