Category
Education Franchises, Graded (2026)
153 brands analyzed. Average starting investment (low end of each range): $468K. Average disclosed gross sales: $909K (65 of 153 brands disclose Item 19; gross sales, not profit).
How to evaluate education franchises
- Weigh investment against disclosed revenue — high revenue can require high capital.
- Read the SBA charge-off rate as one risk signal, not the whole picture.
- Verify figures against each brand's FDD (Item 7 costs, Item 19 gross sales) — gross sales are not profit.
- Shortlist a few, then talk to current and former owners before you commit.
- Brands
- 153
- Avg investment
- $468K – $927K
- Avg gross sales
- $909K
- Median $444K · 65 of 153 disclose Item 19 · 3 rest on fewer than 3 outlets · 16 excluded as company-owned only
- Avg SBA charge-off rate
- 14.3%
- mean of 32 brands with adequate SBA coverage
- Avg franchise fee
- $47K
- Median two-year change
- +7.3%
- franchised outlets, Item 20 · mean 19.8% · 84 brands with 10+ outlets at the start
- Avg fee load
- 9.1%
- Royalty + ad fund
- Avg turnover
- 4.9%
- Franchisee churn
- A-rated
- 25
Investment vs. franchise fee
151 brands plotted. A brand whose FDD lacks an Item 7 investment range or an initial franchise fee is not plotted.
Plotted brands as a table (151)
Highest-graded Education franchises
The letter is the verdict grade, A (strongest tier) to F (weakest tier): an editorial assessment from public filings, not investment advice. The strip beside it is the A to F scale from low to high, each grade as wide as its score range, with a tick at the brand's verdict score (0 to 100, higher is better). Avg gross sales is the figure each FDD's Item 19 reports; the basis varies by brand (gross sales, net sales or another metric), and gross sales are not profit. SBA 7(a) charge-off is the share of resolved SBA loans that were charged off; lower is better. The year is the FDD the figures come from; an older filing may be out of date. A chip under the figure qualifies it: Outlet subset (reported for some outlets, not the whole system), Combined outlet types, Company-owned only, Incl. company outlets, Partial period (not a full year), or Per franchisee, not per outlet. Limited data means fewer than 42 of the fields we track are filled for that brand.
All 153 education franchises, A-Z
Every brand in this category with an FDD on file, with its verdict grade and Item 7 investment range. Brands without a filing (SBA lending data only) are on the browse page.
A
- Grade B, Second tier.Abbey Road Institute$517K – $2.5M
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Abrakadoodle$39K – $65K
- Grade B, Second tier.Afficient Academy$47K – $142K
- Grade B, Second tier.Amazing Explorers Academy2023 FDD$543K – $5.1M
- Grade B, Second tier.Apex Leadership Co.$94K – $143K
- Grade B, Second tier.Aqua-Tots Swim School$1.6M – $2.9M
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Arthur Murray Dance Studio$71K – $252K
B
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Bach to Rock$259K – $574K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Best Brains$50K – $134K
- Grade B, Second tier.Best In Class Education Center$84K – $143K
- Grade C, Middle tier.BIG BLUE Swim School$2.1M – $3.8M
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Bitcoin STEM2023 FDD$71K – $140K
- Grade B, Second tier.Brain Balance Achievement Centers
- Grade B, Second tier.Bricks 4 Kidz$77K – $111K
- Grade B, Second tier.British Swim School$123K – $176K
- Grade B, Second tier.Brooklyn Robot Foundry$91K – $146K
- Grade B, Second tier.Building Kidz School$327K – $1.5M
C
- Grade B, Second tier.Casa de Corazon$916K – $4.3M
- Grade B, Second tier.Celebree School$1.0M – $1.4M
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Challenge Island$58K – $74K
- Grade B, Second tier.Children's Lighthouse2024 FDD$5.9M – $8.9M
- Grade B, Second tier.Children's Music Academy$72K – $138K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Children’s Art Classes$134K – $264K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Club SciKidz$74K – $89K
- Grade B, Second tier.Club Z$41K – $57K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Code Ninjas$174K – $266K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Code Wiz2023 FDD$150K – $237K
- Grade C, Middle tier.CompuChild$40K – $65K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Creative Kids Movement Network (CKMN)$30K – $38K
- Grade B, Second tier.Creative World School$5.8M – $10.1M
- Grade C, Middle tier.Crestcom$92K – $105K
D
- Grade B, Second tier.D-Bat$536K – $1.0M
- Grade B, Second tier.Dale Carnegie4+ yrs 2021 FDD$93K – $246K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.DEA Music & Art Studio$149K – $228K
- Grade B, Second tier.Doodle Bugs!$546K – $1.5M
- Grade B, Second tier.Drama Kids$44K – $55K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Driving Academy$224K – $557K
- Grade B, Second tier.Ducklings Early Learning Center$993K – $2.2M
E
- Grade C, Middle tier.Elite Tutoring Place2023 FDD$47K – $93K
- Grade B, Second tier.Engenius Learning Center$40K – $350K
- Grade B, Second tier.Eye Level$50K – $133K
F
- Grade B, Second tier.Flour Power2024 FDD$190K – $406K
- Grade B, Second tier.Fundraising University$80K – $84K
G
- Grade B, Second tier.Genius Kids$276K – $909K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Gold Medal Swim School2023 FDD$553K – $1.1M
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Goldfish Swim School$1.7M – $3.7M
- Grade C, Middle tier.GradePower Learning$126K – $226K
- Grade F, Weakest tier.Gymboree Play & Music$160K – $393K
H
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Haven™$788K – $1.7M
- Grade B, Second tier.Heritage School of Interior Design$116K – $585K
- Grade B, Second tier.Hi-Five Sports$34K – $69K
- Grade B, Second tier.Hudson Valley Swim$94K – $122K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Huntington Learning Center$192K – $341K
I
- Grade A, Strongest tier.i9 Sports$60K – $70K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.iCode$296K – $447K
- Grade B, Second tier.Imagine Arts Academy$128K – $168K
- Grade B, Second tier.Ivy Kids Early Learning Center$896K – $1.3M
- Grade B, Second tier.Ivybrook Academy$541K – $870K
J
- Grade D, Fourth tier.JEI Learning Center$85K – $139K
- Grade B, Second tier.Jump Start Sports$65K – $72K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Jungle Driving School$190K – $313K
K
- Grade B, Second tier.Kidcreate Studio$165K – $473K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Kiddie Academy$590K – $1.0M
- Grade B, Second tier.KidsPark$299K – $527K
- Grade B, Second tier.KidzArt$58K – $72K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Kid’s Haven2024 FDD$324K – $6.4M
- Grade B, Second tier.Kumon2024 FDD$74K – $166K
L
- Grade C, Middle tier.Le Village$214K – $326K
- Grade B, Second tier.LeafSpring School$979K – $1.1M
- Grade B, Second tier.LearningRx$150K – $220K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Lightbridge Academy$1.0M – $2.7M
- Grade B, Second tier.Lil’ Angels Photography$41K – $46K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Lil’ Kickers$40K – $64K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Little Art House$106K – $192K
- Grade B, Second tier.Little Kitchen Academy2024 FDD$409K – $747K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Little Medical School2024 FDD$58K – $79K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Little School of Music$248K – $335K
- Grade B, Second tier.LMI (Leadership Management Institute)$23K – $33K
M
- Grade B, Second tier.M14Hoops$108K – $168K
- Grade B, Second tier.Mad Science$132K – $192K
- Grade B, Second tier.Magikid$145K – $242K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Maple Bear$799K – $2.4M
- Grade C, Middle tier.Marigold Academy$847K – $1.1M
- Grade B, Second tier.Math Reactor2023 FDD$131K – $247K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Mathnasium Learning Centers$127K – $166K
- Grade C, Middle tier.MindChamps International PreSchool$676K – $1.1M
- Grade C, Middle tier.Mobius$1.9M – $4.8M
- Grade B, Second tier.Montessori Kids Universe$782K – $1.7M
- Grade B, Second tier.Musicologie$193K – $364K
N
- Grade A, Strongest tier.N Zone Sports$54K – $97K
- Grade B, Second tier.Neurosculpting Institute4+ yrs 2022 FDD$10K – $131K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Ninja Trix2023 FDD$225K – $382K
- Grade B, Second tier.Nutty Scientists2024 FDD$46K – $54K
O
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Oliver's Nannies2024 FDD$62K – $103K
- Grade B, Second tier.Omega Learning Center$135K – $241K
- Grade B, Second tier.One River School$180K – $568K
- Grade B, Second tier.Overtime Athletics$46K – $59K
P
- Grade B, Second tier.Parker-Anderson Enrichment$46K – $141K
- Grade C, Middle tier.PEAC Learning Center$57K – $89K
- Grade B, Second tier.Prep Academy Tutors$53K – $66K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Prepaze Academy2024 FDD$154K – $309K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Primrose Schools$6.2M – $8.6M
R
- Grade A, Strongest tier.RoboThink$74K – $121K
- Grade B, Second tier.Romp n' Roll$322K – $475K
S
- Grade C, Middle tier.Safari Kid$402K – $1.8M
- Grade B, Second tier.SafeSplash Swim School$945K – $1.3M
- Grade B, Second tier.Salon Professional Academy$1.1M – $2.1M
- Grade B, Second tier.Salon Professional Education Company (SPEC)$1.0M – $2.0M
- Grade A, Strongest tier.School of Rock$425K – $705K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Seashore Academy4+ yrs 2022 FDD$98K – $275K
- Grade B, Second tier.Seriously Addictive Mathematics2023 FDD$58K – $100K
- Grade B, Second tier.Shredder Indoor Ski and Snowboard School$219K – $395K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.SixFour3$521K – $1.0M
- Grade B, Second tier.Skill Samurai2023 FDD$144K – $308K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Snapology$75K – $106K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Soccer Shots$43K – $54K
- Grade B, Second tier.SpiderSmart Learning$80K – $139K
- Grade C, Middle tier.STEM Builders Learning Center$45K – $56K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Stemtree$91K – $195K
- Grade B, Second tier.Sticky Fingers Cooking$78K – $125K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Story Time Chess$66K – $87K
- Grade B, Second tier.Sylvan Learning$108K – $239K
T
- Grade B, Second tier.Taste Buds Kitchen$426K – $550K
- Grade C, Middle tier.The Academy For Young Achievers$548K – $1.3M
- Grade B, Second tier.The Bunny Hive$127K – $331K
- Grade C, Middle tier.The Fashion Class$188K – $325K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.The Goddard School$1.0M – $1.5M
- Grade B, Second tier.The Ivy Review$18K – $43K
- Grade B, Second tier.The Knight School$41K – $99K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.The Learning Experience$806K – $1.6M
- Grade C, Middle tier.The New Mom School$126K – $203K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.The Pineapple School$7.0M – $8.0M
- Grade B, Second tier.The Tutoring Center$87K – $169K
- Grade B, Second tier.theCoderSchool$79K – $198K
- Grade B, Second tier.Tierra Encantada$1.6M – $4.5M
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Tippi Toes$69K – $164K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Tutor Doctor4+ yrs 2022 FDD$94K – $139K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Tutoring Club2024 FDD$89K – $163K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Tutu School$115K – $216K
U
- Grade B, Second tier.Ultimate Sustainability2024 FDD$115K – $235K
V
- Grade B, Second tier.Valhallan2024 FDD$166K – $330K
- Grade D, Fourth tier.Village East Gifted4+ yrs 2022 FDD$121K – $160K
W
- Grade C, Middle tier.Wanna Play Playcare2023 FDD$257K – $458K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Water Babies$108K – $153K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Water Wings Swim School$994K – $1.4M
- Grade C, Middle tier.We Make Footballers$31K – $49K
- Grade C, Middle tier.Willowbrae Academy$2.4M – $4.0M
- Grade B, Second tier.Wize Computing Academy$49K – $79K
- Grade C, Middle tier.WorldKids School$378K – $620K
X
- Grade B, Second tier.XP League2024 FDD$191K – $332K
Y
- Grade C, Middle tier.YEL! Youth Enrichment League2024 FDD$57K – $83K
- Grade B, Second tier.Young Chefs Academy$239K – $563K
- Grade A, Strongest tier.Young Rembrandts$52K – $60K
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Questions about education franchises
How many Education franchise brands are there?
We publish 153 education franchise brands with FDD data, verdict grades and financial metrics, read from each brand's own Franchise Disclosure Document.
What is the average investment for a Education franchise?
The average initial investment for a education franchise ranges from $467,823 to $926,565, based on FDD Item 7 disclosures across 153 brands.
What are average gross sales for Education franchises?
The average gross sales reported by education franchises is $909,157, from Item 19 financial performance representations. Gross sales are revenue before expenses, not profit.
How many Education franchises are in the strongest tier?
25 of 153 education franchise brands carry a grade A, which this site labels "Strongest tier". It is an editorial assessment, not investment advice.
What is the SBA loan charge-off rate for Education franchises?
The average SBA 7(a) charge-off rate for education franchises is 14.3%, across the 124 brands in this category whose loan sample is large enough to publish (at least 10 matched loans). It is a lending outcome, not a count of closed businesses.
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