The Knight School
Bottom line
- Total investment $41K – $99K including a $35K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $282K/year (median $225K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 47/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 The Knight School unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
45%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Knight School units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$451K
on $2.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.8M
SBA $1.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
The Knight School franchisees operate youth-focused educational or martial arts programs (typical for 'Knight' branding). Day-to-day operations include instruction/coaching, student enrollment management, facility maintenance, staff supervision, and parent communication. Revenue streams are likely class fees, memberships, or program tuition.
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 · 16 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
The Knight School presents moderate-to-elevated risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, high royalty burden, small system size, and lack of earnings disclosure despite reasonable revenue figures.
Score breakdown · what drove the 47 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed — unable to assess actual profitability despite $281,895 average revenue
- 02MINORHigh royalty rate up to 15% combined with $35,000 franchise fee creates significant ongoing cost burden
- 03MINORSmall franchise system (28 units) with modest 18.2% YoY growth raises questions about scalability and brand recognition
- 04MINORWide investment range ($41,400–$98,990) suggests inconsistent startup costs or undefined scope
- 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits transparency on realistic earnings expectations
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
The Knight School · FDD (2025) PDF