JEI Learning Center Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $85K – $139K
- Disclosed sales
- not disclosed
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (4)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
JEI Learning Center is a supplemental education franchise offering individualized math, English, and reading programs for K-12 students. Franchisees run the centers, managing tutors, curriculum, and enrollment.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A JEI Learning Center franchise requires a total initial investment of $85K – $139K, including a $23K franchise fee. This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored3 of 3 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $85K – $139K
- 26th pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- Set by a formula
- Units
- 44
- 53rd pct Education
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Education · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Education median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $85K – $139K including a $23K franchise fee.
- RETURNSThis franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 36/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative: net -2 franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 2 closed) (Item 20).
- DECLINESystem contracting at -14.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- JEI Learning Centers, LLC
- Parent company
- JEI Holdings Corporation; JEI eAcademy Co., Ltd.; JEI Distribution Co., Ltd.
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- JEI Corporation (JEIC)
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- JEI Self-Learning Systems, Inc. (JSLS)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Manager and Chief Executive Officer
- Sung Hoon Park
- CEO experience
- 29 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- California
- HQ
- 4465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 302, Los Angeles, California 90010
- Auditor
- Fineman West & Company
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.1M
- vs $1.2M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Affiliated brands
- JEI
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Sung Hoon Park
- Headquarters
- California
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 12
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 42% below the typical education franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $23K | $23K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $8K | $18K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $55K | $99K |
| Total initial investment | $85K | $139K |
Source: JEI Learning Center 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $85K – $139K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $8K – $18K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $23K – $23K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- Royalty is a per-subject fee ranging from $23 to $35 per …
- Ad fund
- Brand Fund Contribution currently $1 per subject/month, m…
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | Variable per subject: $23-$35 per subject based on enrollment levels |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Training fee | $1K |
| Transfer fee | $9K |
| Renewal fee | $1K |
| Inventory (initial) | $6K – $6K |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
JEI Learning Center makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one JEI Learning Center unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, royalty rate, ad fund rate, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
No financial performance representation
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Disclosure
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Operator retention
System contracting at -14.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Multi-unit rate
Only 6% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Education medians
How JEI Learning Center Compares
Category median of published Education brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 44
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Terminated
- 1
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 4.5%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 5.9%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -14.8%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -14.8%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 1
- Not renewed
- 1
- Transferred
- 3
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 11
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 6.5%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 8.7%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 8.7%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Maryland
- North Dakota
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
41 current owners across 10 states.
- CA 17
- NJ 11
- NY 4
- TX 3
- DE 1
- GA 1
- MD 1
- MN 1
- NC 1
- PA 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20; 4 entries carry no state. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 4 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 4
- Loan volume
- $175K
- Median loan
- $44K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (4)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 4 loans, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (4)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (4)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (plaintiff).
Franchisor filed 4 lawsuits against franchisees in FY2022 to enforce covenants not-to-compete (all settled); also a 2013 Maryland Consent Order required predecessor JSLS to cease/desist unregistered franchise offers and pay a $15,000 civil penalty.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Fineman West & Company
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 21 statements are for JEI Learning Centers, LLC standalone (a California LLC owned by JEI Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries), audited by Fineman West & Company, FYE Dec 31, 2025. Figures in whole US dollars. FY2025 total revenues $1,145,174 = franchise fees $54,861 + net royalties & enrollment fee $983,027 + ancillary franchise & royalty fees $107,286 (other_revenue). Company has a members' deficit of -$134,692 and recurring operating losses; auditor issued an unqualified opinion with an emphasis-of-matter paragraph on recurring losses (opinion not modified). Note 7 concludes sufficient liquidity for one year, so no going-concern doubt was expressed, but a state Financial Condition risk factor flags the franchisor's ability to provide support. No Item 19 financial performance representation is made.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 36 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit decline of 4.2% YoY indicates shrinking franchise system with potential market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosures (Avg Revenue and Net Income not disclosed) prevents independent validation of investment returns and profitability claims
- 03HIGHHistory of litigation including trade secret misappropriation by predecessor (Daekyo America) and unregistered franchise sales violations suggests compliance and IP protection vulnerabilities
- 04HIGHCurrent aggressive litigation strategy (4 active lawsuits against former franchisees for non-compete enforcement) signals franchisor may be experiencing system deterioration and protecting turf rather than supporting franchisees
- 05MINORPer-subject royalty model ($23-$35/subject) creates unpredictable revenue streams and may incentivize aggressive student recruitment tactics or quality compromises
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 24 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New Jersey |
| Litigation count | 5 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Franchisor filed 4 lawsuits against franchisees in FY2022 to enforce covenants not-to-compete (all settled); also a 2013 Maryland Consent Order required predecessor JSLS to cease/desist unregistered franchise offers and pay a $15,000 civil penalty.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 31 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 38 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on-site at designated Franchised Center, or online
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- both
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- personal computer/point-of-sale system
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: personal computer/point-of-sale system
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
45 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a JEI Learning Center franchise?
The total investment to open a JEI Learning Center franchise ranges from $85K – $139K, with an initial franchise fee of $23K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do JEI Learning Center franchise owners earn?
JEI Learning Center makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns JEI Learning Center?
JEI Learning Center is franchised by JEI Learning Centers, LLC. Its parent company is JEI Holdings Corporation; JEI eAcademy Co., Ltd.; JEI Distribution Co., Ltd.. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is JEI Corporation (JEIC). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the JEI Learning Center FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the JEI Learning Center FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is JEI Learning Center's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for JEI Learning Center (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many JEI Learning Center franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, JEI Learning Center has 44 total units in the United States, including 44 franchised units and 0 company-owned units.
Is JEI Learning Center a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates JEI Learning Center as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 36 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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