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Duke School401(k)

DUKE SCHOOL 401(K) PLAN · DURHAM, NC · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.33%

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

Duke School reported $34,095 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.33% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $3,874 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 fell from 0.37% to 0.33%. The plan sits in the $10M–$50M size bracket, benchmarked here against 27,838 comparable plans and shown alongside other educational services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in North Carolina (1,045th of 2,005), and 2,030th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.12 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves; active participation has grown from 92 to 114 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$11,072,080
Participants with balances145
Active participants114
Employer contributions$441,625
Employee contributions$394,274
Employer contribution per active participant$3,874
Average account balance$76,359
Benefits paid to participants$288,399
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorBATCHELOR, TILLERY, & ROBERTS, LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$11.1M · 145 accts · $442K emplr
2023$9.3M · 138 accts · $402K emplr
2022$9.4M · 137 accts · $363K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$14,925
Investment management$15,000
Trustee / custodial$4,170
Total administrative$34,095
The Duke School 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$3,874
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$3,874 per active participant
2023$2,978 per active participant
2022$3,948 per active participant

Duke School's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $2,416 median for plans its size. 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20243
MVP PLAN ADMINISTRATORS, INC. · Contract administrator · Recordkeeping$14,925
GORDON ASSET MANAGEMENT · Named fiduciary · Participant communication$15,000
CHARLES SCHWAB TRUST BANK · Custodial (securities) · Loan processing$4,170

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

Recordkeeper by year2
2024MVP PLAN ADMINISTRATORS, INC.
2023MVP PLAN ADMINISTRATORS, INC

This plan has changed recordkeepers within these filings. If you left Duke School before a switch, your account may sit at the earlier firm or in a rollover IRA. Looking for an account from a past job here? How to find an old 401(k).

Administrative cost history3
2024$34,095 · 0.33%
2023$33,743 · 0.36%
2022$32,675 · 0.37%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 581521494 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.