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The Lamplighter School403(b)

THE LAMPLIGHTER SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · DALLAS, TX · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.09%

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

The Lamplighter School reported $20,036 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.09% of average plan assets, lower than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $4,713 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 0.10% to 0.09%. 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 the 1,828th-largest of 5,688 plans among Texas employers on file, and the 1,477th of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, the employer put in $1.00 for every $1.00 employees contributed themselves.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$23,235,307
Participants with balances254
Active participants100
Employer contributions$471,277
Employee contributions$469,959
Employer contribution per active participant$4,713
Average account balance$91,478
Benefits paid to participants$1,785,520
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$23.2M · 254 accts · $471K emplr
2023$21.8M · 249 accts · $444K emplr
2022$19.2M · 248 accts · $410K emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$20,036
Total administrative$20,036
Employer contributions to the The Lamplighter School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,713
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,713 per active participant
2023$4,272 per active participant
2022$3,978 per active participant

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

Service providers · 20241
TIAA$14,410

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$20,036 · 0.09%
2023$17,739 · 0.09%
2022$18,303 · 0.10%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 756059993 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.