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How winners are chosen
Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.
Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.
A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.
These figures come from FDDs of different years (2023, 2024, 2025). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.
Focus by buyer type
| Brand |  CAverageElite Tutoring Place Education 2023 FDD Remove |  BAbove averageYEL! Youth Enrichment League Education 2024 FDD Remove |  BAbove averageThe Knight School Education 2025 FDD Remove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitals | |||
FDD filing | FDD issued May 31, 2023 | FDD issued Apr 26, 2024 | FDD issued Mar 7, 2025 |
Investment range | $47K – $93K | $57K – $83K | $41K – $99K |
Liquid capital | $4K – $8K | $5K – $15K | $2K – $47K |
Franchise fee | $25K | $23K | $35K |
Royalty rate | Flat fee | 6.0% | Not extracted |
Ad fund rate | Not extracted | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Performance | |||
Avg gross sales | No Item 19 representation | Partial, no system averageOutlets $257K-$257K | $282KOutlet subset |
Median gross sales | Not disclosed | Not extracted | $225KOutlet subset |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | Not disclosed | Not extracted | Not extracted |
Earnings metric | Not classified | P&L Bottom Line | Not classified |
| Risk | |||
Rating | CAverage | BAbove average | BAbove average |
Verdict score | 38 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | Not SBA-matched | Not SBA-matched | Not SBA-matched |
SBA loans on record | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Scale | |||
Total units | 6 | 5 | 28 |
Net change (latest yr) | -1 | 0 | +4 |
Signed, not yet open | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | Not extracted | 1 (0.04 per open outlet) |
Turnover rate | 16.7% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| Contract | |||
Initial term (years) | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Renewal term (years) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Initial training (hrs) | 80 | 44 | 21 |
| Contacts | |||
Franchisee phones | 6 | 0 | 37 |
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