Tutoring Club
Bottom line
- Total investment $89K – $163K including a $35K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- 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 16 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Tutoring Club unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
65%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate tutoring centers providing academic instruction (typically K-12) in core subjects like math, reading, and test prep. Day-to-day operations include student scheduling, hiring/managing tutors, marketing locally, tracking student progress, and managing parent communications. Revenue is generated through per-student monthly tuition or hourly tutoring fees.
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 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)
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
Tutoring Club presents CAUTION-level risk due to missing financial transparency (no Item 19), unclear franchisor stability (Going Concern = False), unknown unit growth, and high royalty burden without disclosed benchmarks for franchisee profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability benchmarks
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability at the franchisor level
- 03MINOR87 units with unknown growth trajectory — no visibility into system momentum or franchisee retention rates
- 04MEDHigh royalty rate (10%) combined with undisclosed margins creates uncertainty about franchisee profitability at different revenue levels
- 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical), suggesting higher renewal/renegotiation risk
- 06MINORInvestment range of $88,750–$162,650 is wide (~83% variance), indicating inconsistent startup costs or unclear cost structure
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
2 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tutoring Club · FDD (2024) PDF