One River School
Bottom line
- Total investment $180K – $568K including a $45K franchise fee, 9.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $615K/year (median $616K).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 70/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one One River School unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
6%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
One River School franchisees operate progressive education centers or tutoring/enrichment programs, likely managing student enrollment, curriculum delivery, instructor payroll, facility operations, and parent communications. Day-to-day activities include class scheduling, student progress tracking, marketing to fill classes, and staff management.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
One River School is a contracting franchise system with severe profitability problems, unit attrition, and undisclosed franchisor stability concerns that create high failure risk for new franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem shrinkage of 25% YoY (15 units down from 20) indicates franchisee failure or dissatisfaction
- 02MINORProfitability crisis: avg net income of $3,966 on $614,919 revenue = 0.64% net margin (industry standard 10-15%)
- 03HIGHNo going concern status suggests franchisor financial instability or viability questions
- 04MINORHigh royalty rate (9%) combined with razor-thin margins creates unsustainable unit economics
- 05MINORWide investment range ($179.5K-$568K) with no clarity on what drives variance or guarantees
- 06MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to validate claims
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
One River School · FDD (2025) PDF