Educational Services
Data updated July 2026
7 companies · FY2025
Reading the Educational Services CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 82, FY2025)
The Educational Services industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 82, had 7 SEC-reporting public companies disclose CEO pay ratio data in fiscal year 2025. Across that set of firms, the median CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 83:1 and the average was 293:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $5.1M, with the sector-wide average at $5.0M. These figures are aggregated from DEF 14A proxy statements filed under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires every U.S.-listed reporting company to compare its CEO's total compensation against a representative median employee.
Pay dispersion inside this industry is substantial. The 25th percentile CEO in Educational Services earned $4.0M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $5.4M - a spread that shows how firm size, equity-heavy compensation packages, and performance-linked incentives can drive very different outcomes even among peers sharing the same SIC code. The gap between the 293:1 average and the 83:1 median is wide, which almost always signals that a small number of very-high-pay CEOs are pulling the mean upward; the median is the fairer yardstick for "a typical company in this sector."
Below you can scan each of the 19 Educational Services companies PlainCEOPay currently tracks in this SIC group, with reported CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and individual pay ratios. Company pages show how each available filing compares with this industry benchmark. The current dataset does not include a CEO name or an itemized compensation breakdown for each company. All displayed figures are drawn from SEC EDGAR filings; they are not estimated, imputed, or projected.
Companies in Educational Services (19)
| Company | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laureate Education, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 912766 | $11.0M | $7K | 1,595:1 | 2025 |
| Laureate Education, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 912766 | $4.5M | $7K | 603:1 | 2023 |
| Stride, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1157408 | $21.5M | $57K | 377:1 | 2024 |
| Covista Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 730464 | $17.2M | $51K | 341:1 | 2024 |
| Stride, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1157408 | $15.6M | $54K | 287:1 | 2023 |
| Covista Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 730464 | $14.3M | $52K | 277:1 | 2023 |
| American Public Education IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1201792 | $4.2M | $28K | 147:1 | 2023 |
| American Public Education IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1201792 | $5.1M | $35K | 145:1 | 2025 |
| Strategic Education, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1013934 | $5.7M | $59K | 97:1 | 2025 |
| Strategic Education, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1013934 | $5.4M | $63K | 86:1 | 2023 |
| Graham Holdings CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 104889 | $4.0M | $48K | 83:1 | 2025 |
| Chegg, IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1364954 | $6.5M | $79K | 83:1 | 2024 |
| Universal Technical Institute IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1261654 | $5.1M | $77K | 67:1 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Educational Services CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1286613 | $4.0M | $65K | 61:1 | 2025 |
| Chegg, IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1364954 | - | - | 60:1 | 2023 |
| Graham Holdings CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 104889 | $1.8M | $49K | 37:1 | 2023 |
| Universal Technical Institute IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1261654 | $2.9M | $87K | 34:1 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1434588 | $507K | $63K | 8:1 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1434588 | $311K | $62K | 5:1 | 2025 |
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