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Education Franchises
What these brands actually cost to open, and whether they're opening more locations or losing them -- straight from each one's FDD, not a "starting at" number from a sales page.
Across the 10 education franchises verified here, the initial investment averages $875,355 to $2,805,491; the lowest entry point is Kumon at $101,630, and The Goddard School runs up to $8,908,000. Initial franchise fees range from $2,000 to $135,000. Royalties average 7.5% of gross sales (1 of these disclose a non-percentage royalty). By the most recent Item 20 filing, 9 are opening more franchised locations than they close, 1 is losing locations.
Computed from the 10 entries listed below, each sourced from its own FDD -- not an industry-wide estimate.
How education compares to the rest of the portfolio
Education franchises here average a low-end investment of $875,355, against $607,082 across all 130 brands verified on the site -- about 44% higher than the portfolio average.
Royalties here average 7.5% of gross sales, against 6.1% across every verified brand on the site.
90% of the 10 verified education brands are in a net-growth year by their latest Item 20 filing.
The investment range above is Item 7 of each education franchisor's FDD -- it bundles the initial franchise fee with real estate or lease costs, equipment and signage, opening inventory, training expenses, and a working-capital reserve, not just the fee itself. Two education brands with the same fee can still land at very different totals depending on how much build-out their concept needs.
$174,250–$265,750
$127,050–$185,859
$2,152,500–$7,960,300
$2,584,033–$5,968,481
$476,400–$671,200
$387,050–$756,100
$1,619,820–$2,939,590
$101,630–$233,780
$127,316–$165,846
$1,003,500–$8,908,000
Keep going
- Education franchises average $875,355 to get in the door; see how that compares to every other industry in the same $500,000+ tier. Franchises $500,000+ to Start
- 9 of the 10 education franchises here are in a net-growth year; see how they stack up against growing brands in every other industry. Franchises That Are Actually Growing
Only brands we've hand-verified against their actual filing show up here -- more education franchises are added as they're checked.