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Ascent Classical Academies403(b)

ASCENT CLASSICAL ACADEMIES 403B PLAN · ROCK HILL, SC · plan year 2023

Reported admin expense ratio · 2023
1.45%

Peer grade: B+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Ascent Classical Academies reported $12,311 in plan administrative expenses for 2023: 1.45% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $29,698 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 1.49% to 1.76%. The plan sits in the under $1M size bracket, benchmarked here against 1,192 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in South Carolina (747th of 807), and 2,971st of 3,091 in educational services. In 2023, employees put in $1.62 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 207 to 7 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$1,051,672
Participants with balances142
Active participants7
Employer contributions$207,886
Employee contributions$337,499
Employer contribution per active participant$29,698
Average account balance$7,406
Benefits paid to participants$308,168
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$688K · 101 accts · $18K emplr
2023$1.1M · 142 accts · $208K emplr
2022$650K · 82 accts · $81K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2023
Recordkeeping & contract admin$6,098
Investment management$5,716
Trustee / custodial$497
Total administrative$12,311
Employer contributions to the Ascent Classical Academies plan · 2023
Employer contribution per active participant$29,698
Median for plans this size$522
2024$655 per active participant
2023$29,698 per active participant
2022$392 per active participant

Ascent Classical Academies's 2023 employer contribution ran above the $522 median for plans its size, placing it in the top quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2023 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20231
PENSERV PLAN SERVICES · Recordkeeping$5,840

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024PENSERV PLAN SERVICES
2023PENSERV PLAN SERVICES

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Administrative cost history3
2024$15,294 · 1.76%
2023$12,311 · 1.45%
2022$8,198 · 1.49%
Similar plansEducational Services · South Carolina
Legacy Advancement SC$7.1M · 0.15%
Northbay Education, Inc. MD$1.1M · 0.09%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 814708299 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.