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The Nueva School403(b)

THE NUEVA SCHOOL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN · HILLSBOROUGH, CA · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.15%

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

The Nueva School reported $55,288 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.15% of average plan assets, below the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $4,177 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 0.17% to 0.15%. 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 2,084th-largest of 9,483 plans among California employers on file, and the 1,061st of 3,091 in educational services. In 2024, employees put in $2.01 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has grown from 255 to 324 since 2022.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$40,985,440
Participants with balances371
Active participants324
Employer contributions$1,353,447
Employee contributions$2,720,452
Employer contribution per active participant$4,177
Average account balance$110,473
Benefits paid to participants$2,201,718
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
AuditorHOOD & STRONG LLP
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$41.0M · 371 accts · $1.4M emplr
2023$34.0M · 376 accts · $1.2M emplr
2022$26.9M · 357 accts · $1.1M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$55,288
Total administrative$55,288
Employer contributions to the The Nueva School plan · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$4,177
Median for plans this size$2,416
2024$4,177 per active participant
2023$4,319 per active participant
2022$4,152 per active participant

The Nueva 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
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · Contract administrator · Loan processing$55,288

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$55,288 · 0.15%
2023$52,143 · 0.17%
2022$40,452 · 0.17%
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The Branson School CA$40.7M · 0.16%
Bentley School, Inc. CA$39.1M · 0.00%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 941633387 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.