Category Hub 8 Published Brands As of November 2026
Education & Tutoring Franchise Costs
Of the 8 published education & tutoring brands here, 7 have an Item 7 investment range without a source-review hold. Their median low-end investment is $174,250 and median high-end estimate is $288,400. Kumon has the lowest recorded minimum in that group at $101,630; The Learning Experience has the highest recorded upper estimate at $1,563,499. These are the selected formats in each record, not quotes for a particular site.
Leaving out the 1 record on source-review hold, 7 remain to compare. Mathnasium and The Goddard School report a profit-type figure in Item 19. 4 of the 7 report sales without a profit figure. Kumon makes no Item 19 representation. Where Item 6 states one flat royalty rate, it runs from 7% (The Goddard School and The Learning Experience) to 10% (Mathnasium), each on the brand's own definition of sales; 4 records state a range, a fixed amount or several rates instead. A printed investment range does not clear a source-review hold concerning another FDD section; the linked brand record identifies the unresolved issue. No records are provisional, and 7 have a source-check date without a later hold. The latest source or record date in the collection is November 2026.
Why these education sales disclosures differ
Kumon makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Sylvan Learning reports sales by quartile; the figures selected in its record come from a narrower offered-territory subset, without an overall average or median. A top-quartile result is not a typical center's sales figure.
The Goddard School reports revenue and EBITDA for mature schools. EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, not owner take-home pay. Mathnasium reports operating profit, but its instructor-payroll line excludes owner draw and management salaries. Read each cited Item 19 before comparing these differently defined samples. How Item 19 works.
Disclosed franchise fees and startup investment
Click any table header to sort. Cost and fee figures come from the linked FDDs; three-year net unit changes are calculated from Item 20.
| Code Ninjas | $174K – $266K | $45K | 8.25% of Net Sales Item 6 terms apply | Disclosed | -46 | Checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Huntington Learning Center | $192K – $341K | $42K | 9.5% of Gross Revenue Item 6 terms apply | Disclosed | -37 | Checked Oct 22, 2026 |
| Kumon | $102K – $234K | $2,000 – $3,000 | Varies Item 6 terms apply | None | +87 | Checked Oct 9, 2026 |
| Mathnasium | $127K – $166K | $49K | 10% of Gross Receipts Item 6 terms apply | Disclosed | +92 | Checked Oct 9, 2026 |
| School of Rock | Source total unresolved | $59.9K | 8% of Gross Sales Item 6 terms apply | Disclosed | Not cleared | Source review hold Oct 30, 2026 |
| Sylvan Learning | $118K – $288K | $46.9K | 11% – 12% of Gross Sales excluding Sylvan Edge and ACE IT! Item 6 terms apply | Disclosed | -36 | Checked Oct 23, 2026 |
| The Goddard School | $1M – $1.5M | $135K | 7% of Gross Receipts Item 6 terms apply | Disclosed | +67 | Checked Oct 23, 2026 |
| The Learning Experience | $806K – $1.56M | $60K | 7% of Gross Revenue Item 6 terms apply | Disclosed | +135 | Checked Nov 3, 2026 |
What separates these education & tutoring franchises
In each brand's Item 7 table, one line accounts for more of the gap between the low and high estimate than any other. Across the 7 brands compared here, that line is build-out or premises for 5 (including The Learning Experience, Huntington Learning Center and Sylvan Learning) and additional funds for 2 (The Goddard School and Mathnasium).
| Franchise | Widest Item 7 line (FDD label) | Low – high for that line |
|---|---|---|
| The Goddard School | Additional Funds - 3 months | $100,000 – $275,000 |
| The Learning Experience | Pre-paid Rent for up to 3 months | $0 – $150,000 |
| Huntington Learning Center | Real estate and improvements | $0 – $120,000 |
| Sylvan Learning | Real Estate Improvements and Site Preparation | $15,000 – $118,010 |
| Kumon | Leasehold Improvements | $40,000 – $90,000 |
| Code Ninjas | Construction Costs | $50,000 – $90,000 |
| Mathnasium | Additional Funds (4 Months) | $35,000 – $45,000 |
Our calculated average annual franchised exit rate runs from 0.3% (The Goddard School) to 11.5% (Code Ninjas) among the 7 records whose Item 20 tables reconcile. Exits include terminations, non-renewals, franchisor buybacks and other cessations, so they are not all business failures. Exit rates for every published brand · How the rate is calculated.