Tutoring Club Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $89K – $163K
- Disclosed sales
- not disclosed
- SBA charge-off
- Limited · 12 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Tutoring Club is an after-school tutoring franchise providing K-12 instruction in math, reading, writing, and test prep. Franchisees run a learning center managing tutors, enrollment, and student progress.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Tutoring Club franchise requires a total initial investment of $89K – $163K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 10.0% royalty[2]. 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: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
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 scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $89K – $163K
- 27th pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- 65th pct Education
- Units
- 87
- 62nd 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 $89K – $163K including a $35K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- 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 A (Strongest tier), verdict score 73/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed); 7 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- DATAThis 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.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Tutoring Club, LLC
- CEO title
- President & Chief Executive Officer
- David Hill
- CEO experience
- 20 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Incorporated in
- Nevada
- HQ
- 11241 S. Eastern Avenue, Henderson, NV 89052
- Auditor
- Velez Hardy CPAs and Advisors
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.0M
- vs $3.0M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- David Hill
- Headquarters
- NV
- Founded
- 2006
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 19
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 35% below the typical education franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $11K | $16K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $44K | $112K |
| Total initial investment | $89K | $163K |
Source: Tutoring Club 2024 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
- $89K – $163K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $11K – $16K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 11.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 10.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $250 |
| Training fee | $300 |
| Transfer fee | $17K |
| Total fee load | 11.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Tutoring Club 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 Tutoring Club 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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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: 2024 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.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 11.0% — above the Education median of 9.0%.
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 roughly stable (+1.4% 3-year CAGR) with 87 units.
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 Tutoring Club 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 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 87
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 13
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 85%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +1.4%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +1.4%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 7
- 0.08 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 4
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 2.3%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 19 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
19
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 12
- Loan volume
- $1.8M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Limited · 12 loans
- Limited SBA coverage: 12 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Limited · 12 loans
- 5-yr charge-off
- Limited · 12 loans
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 7
- Defaults
- 2
- Typical loan rate
- 6.6%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 23.8%
- n=590 loans
- Jobs supported
- 150
- 8.9 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 18%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 50% went to startups / new businesses, 50% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in exam preparation and tutoring, franchised businesses charge off at 23.8% vs 19.2% for independents — franchising is associated with 24% higher SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Tutoring Club franchisees
Showing 3 of 7 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Tutoring Club from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 9.9%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 69%
- Avg interest rate
- 6.62%
- Avg chargeoff amount
- $83K
- Lender concentration
- 18.2%
- Job velocity
- 8.9 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 31.0%
- NAICS 611691
- Jobs supported
- 150
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 18% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PNC Bank, National Association | 2 | $90K | 50.0% |
| 2 | Celtic Bank Corporation | 2 | $300K | 0.0% |
| 3 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 2 | $225K | 0.0% |
| 4 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 2 | $270K | 100.0% |
| 5 | Atlantic Union Bank | 1 | $154K | 0.0% |
| 6 | CNB Bank | 1 | $305K | N/A |
| 7 | Merchants Bank of Indiana | 1 | $338K | N/A |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAVirginia | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| CACalifornia | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MSMississippi | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| NVNevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| OHOhio | 1 | 0 | -- |
| OKOklahoma | 1 | 0 | -- |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
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
Tutoring Club has positive net worth $84,052 and strong net income $467,799 on $1.54M revenue, audited, no litigation, bankruptcy, or going-concern. The only noted item is an unrelated TTAB trademark cancellation proceeding, not Item-3 litigation. Item 19 not disclosed is a minor gap. 87 units since 2006.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation information required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Velez Hardy CPAs and Advisors
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
2023 total annual revenues of $1,536,585 (per Item 8), of which $122,698 (8%) came from required purchases by franchisees
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 73 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORPositive net worth $84,052, net income $467,799
- 02MINORNo Item-3 litigation (only a TTAB trademark proceeding)
- 03MINORNo bankruptcy/going-concern
- 04MINORMinor: no Item 19
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 11.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · 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 | 4 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 2.5 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 15 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | county where principal office is located |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Nevada |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation information required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 80 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and off-site
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee (with franchisor approval and site-selection criteria/on-site assistance available)
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- TutorAid
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: TutorAid
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Tutoring Club franchise?
The total investment to open a Tutoring Club franchise ranges from $89K – $163K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Tutoring Club franchise owners earn?
Tutoring Club 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 Tutoring Club?
Tutoring Club is franchised by Tutoring Club, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Tutoring Club 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 Tutoring Club FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Tutoring Club's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Tutoring Club (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 Tutoring Club franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Tutoring Club has 87 total units in the United States, including 74 franchised units and 13 company-owned units.
Is Tutoring Club a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Tutoring Club as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 73 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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