Question 1

Is The Learning Experience or Celebree School cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

The Learning Experience costs $805,799–$1,563,499 and Celebree School costs $1,023,550–$1,404,100 to open (FDD Item 7). The Learning Experience has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, The Learning Experience or Celebree School?

Accepted Answer

The Learning Experience reports $2,186,393 average annual unit revenue vs $2,190,264 for Celebree School (FDD Item 19). Celebree School is higher. For Celebree School: Reported as net sales, not gross sales.

Question 3

Which is safer, The Learning Experience or Celebree School?

Accepted Answer

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 7.2% for The Learning Experience and 0.0% for Celebree School. Lower is safer, so Celebree School has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Question 4

Which is the better franchise, The Learning Experience or Celebree School?

Accepted Answer

FranchiseVerdict grades The Learning Experience A and Celebree School A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Metric	The Learning Experience	Celebree School
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Investment Range	$806K – $1.6M	$1.0M – $1.4M
Franchise Fee	$60K	$75K
Royalty Rate	7.0%	7.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$2.2M	$2.2M
SBA Charge-Off Rate	7.2% (306 loans)	0.0% (40 loans)
Total Units	465	72
Unit Growth (YoY)	+50 units	+15 units
Year Began Franchising	2003	2018
FDD Year	2026	2026

The Learning Experience vs Celebree School