401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Discovery Education, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$73M
Total assets Below avg plan size
487
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$149,072
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Discovery Education 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Discovery Education, Inc. · North Carolina · Educational Services

$73M in assets, 487 participants

Discovery Education, Inc.'s Discovery Education 401(k) Plan reported $73M in total assets and 487 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,845 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Where Discovery Education 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $73M for 487 participants (~$149,072/participant), up 81.4% in 2024.

#2,845
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+81.4%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$72,598,070 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Discovery Education 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (487 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2024

  • Discovery Education 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Discovery Education 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $31M in the plan year 2022 filing to $73M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Discovery Education 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 439 in the plan year 2022 filing to 487 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2022→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 362298050 · Discovery Education, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan · $73M · 487 · 88th

  • NET $73M
  • BOOK 487
  • VS-ST 88th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Grain Craft 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #2845

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Discovery Education 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$40M
Net Assets (End of Year)$73M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN362298050
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Discovery Education, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Discovery Education, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$73M 137.20540943346555% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$40M$60M$80M 20222024 $30.6M $72.6M ▲ +137.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 439 $31M
2024 1 487 $73M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Discovery Education 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.07259807 · Participants: 487Discovery Education 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 62.902405616 · Participants: 168963The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.316486587 · Participants: 39468Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.269744 · Participants: 27341Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.349291649 · Participants: 27070Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.231001739 · Participants: 52699Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Discovery Education 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Discovery Education 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Discovery Education 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Grain Craft 401(k) Plan in TN ($73M); by covered participants it is Election Systems & Software, LLC 401(k) Plan in NE (487 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (487 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Discovery Education 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Discovery Education 401(k) Plan surged - up 81.4% during 2024, from $40M to $73M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Discovery Education, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2024), Discovery Education, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 137.2%, from $31M to $73M.
Where does Discovery Education 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Discovery Education 401(k) Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Discovery Education 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Grain Craft 401(k) Plan in TN ($73M, 460 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Discovery Education 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Election Systems & Software, LLC 401(k) Plan in NE (487 participants, $83M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 362298050.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.