401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Acero Schools 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$25M
Total assets Below avg plan size
684
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,943
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Acero 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Acero Schools · Illinois · Educational Services

$25M in assets, 684 participants

Acero Schools's Acero 401(k) Plan reported $25M in total assets and 684 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #2,126 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Where Acero 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Acero 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $25M for 684 participants (~$36,943/participant), up 20.1% in 2024.

#2,126
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+20.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

Acero 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$25,269,201 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Acero 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. Acero 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (684 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Acero 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Acero 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 733 in the plan year 2023 filing to 684 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364235934 · Acero Schools PY 2024 · 401(k)

Acero 401(k) Plan · $25M · 684 · 75th

  • EOY $25M
  • EOY 684
  • EOY 75th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Pillar Care Continuum 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #2126

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 Illinois →

Acero 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Acero 401(k) Plan$25MPillar Care Continuum 401(k) Retirement PlanPillar Care Continuum 401(k)…$25MBluestone Physician Services 401(k) PlanBluestone Physician Services…$25MJda 401(k) Plan$25MIndependent Pilots Association Staff Retirement PlanIndependent Pilots Associati…$25M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Acero 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)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$25M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN364235934
Plan Effective Date2007-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Acero Schools)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Acero Schools plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$25M 51.490332518904665% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $16.7M $25.3M ▲ +51.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 750 $17M
2023 1 733 $21M
2024 1 684 $25M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Acero 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Acero 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025269201 · Participants: 684Acero 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Acero 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Acero 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pillar Care Continuum 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ ($25M); by covered participants it is Skyward, Inc. 401(k) Plan in WI (684 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($25M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (684 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 Acero 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Acero 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 20.1% during 2024, from $21M to $25M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Acero Schools plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Acero Schools's sponsor-wide assets grew 51.5%, from $17M to $25M.
Where does Acero 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Acero 401(k) Plan ranks in the 75th 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 Acero 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pillar Care Continuum 401(k) Retirement Plan in NJ ($25M, 647 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Acero 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Skyward, Inc. 401(k) Plan in WI (684 participants, $106M 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 364235934.

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.