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The Academy Charter School401(k)

THE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 401(K) PLAN · HEMPSTEAD, NY · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.71%

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

The Academy Charter School reported $87,664 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.71% of average plan assets, higher than ~90% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $1,217 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 3 years on file its reported administrative ratio has held roughly steady near 0.71%. 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 New York (3,070th of 5,648), and 1,854th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $1.89 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 519 to 811 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$14,091,003
Participants with balances385
Active participants811
Employer contributions$986,939
Employee contributions$1,864,759
Employer contribution per active participant$1,217
Average account balance$36,600
Benefits paid to participants$1,217,822
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorNCHENG LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$14.1M · 385 accts · $987K emplr
2023$10.6M · 326 accts · $844K emplr
2022$7.3M · 300 accts · $678K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$87,664
Total administrative$87,664
The The Academy Charter School 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,217
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$1,217 per active participant
2023$1,438 per active participant
2022$1,307 per active participant

The Academy Charter School's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $2,416 median for plans its size, in the bottom 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 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20241
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$87,664

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

Administrative cost history3
2024$87,664 · 0.71%
2023$63,796 · 0.71%
2022$50,624 · 0.70%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 800353508 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.