The Tutoring Center
Bottom line
- Total investment $114K – $191K including a $30K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 35 loans (below the industry average).
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 Tutoring Center unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
66%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate educational tutoring centers offering one-on-one and small-group instruction in math, reading, writing, and test prep for elementary through high school students. Day-to-day operations include student assessment, personalized curriculum delivery, tutor scheduling/management, parent communication, and marketing to drive enrollment in local protected territories.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 5 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Contracting tutoring franchise with negative unit growth, undisclosed financials, and solvency questions presents elevated risk for capital commitment with unproven return potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 3.4% YoY indicates contracting system with 84 locations losing momentum
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/income) disclosure prevents ROI validation and suggests weak unit economics
- 03HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE (inverted logic) — system may have solvency/sustainability concerns
- 04MINORFixed $1,500/month royalty plus annual increases creates rising burden on declining/mature locations
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($114K-$191K) with no disclosed average revenue creates blind ROI assessment
- 06MED10-year term locks franchisees into declining brand with limited performance benchmarks
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
98 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Tutoring Center · FDD (2024) PDF