2026 FDD Item 19, p. 102 Checked Oct 23, 2026
The Goddard School Franchise Revenue and EBITDA (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, The Goddard School reports average Gross Revenue (Mature Franchised Schools) of $2,507,631 (2025 calendar year, 620 mature franchised schools open over 18 months as of December 31, 2025). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: The Goddard School franchise costs an estimated $1,003,500 – $1,503,000 to open (Item 7). See the full The Goddard School franchise cost breakdown.
Does The Goddard School’s Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
Partly. Besides sales, The Goddard School’s Item 19 reports “Average EBITDA (Mature Franchised Schools)” and “Median EBITDA (Mature Franchised Schools)”. Each figure follows the franchisor’s own definition in Item 19, which decides which costs are deducted and whether an owner’s salary is one of them. None of them is necessarily an owner’s take-home pay.
What The Goddard School discloses (Item 19)
Source: The Goddard School 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 102.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Gross Revenue (Mature Franchised Schools) | $2,507,631 | 2025 calendar year | 620 mature franchised schools open over 18 months as of December 31, 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 134) |
| Median Gross Revenue (Mature Franchised Schools) | $2,329,913 | 2025 calendar year | 620 mature franchised schools open over 18 months as of December 31, 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 134) |
| Average EBITDA (Mature Franchised Schools) | $546,554 | 2025 calendar year | 620 mature franchised schools open over 18 months as of December 31, 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 134) |
| Median EBITDA (Mature Franchised Schools) | $474,693 | 2025 calendar year | 620 mature franchised schools open over 18 months as of December 31, 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 134) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
The 2025 worksheet on PDF page 134 prints average and median Gross Revenue and EBITDA for 620 schools open over 18 months; 8 of 628 mature schools were excluded for insufficient data. Item 19 (PDF page 102) defines EBITDA as Gross Revenue less all expenses directly related to operating the School, including royalties, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The worksheet is unaudited, and EBITDA is not necessarily take-home owner income.
How to interpret The Goddard School’s Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
Fee illustration using reported sales
Calculated fee illustration using Item 6 and Item 19, not an FDD profit disclosure or owner-income estimate.
Source: The Goddard School 2026 FDD, Item 6 (fee inputs), PDF p. 29.
The selected annual sales metric supports the illustration below. Other Item 19 rows can cover different periods or samples and are not interchangeable inputs. Sales remaining after these fees still have to cover operating costs.
| Sales figure | Sales | Fees to franchisor & marketing | Left for all other costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Gross Revenue (Mature Franchised Schools)2025 calendar year · 620 mature franchised schools open over 18 months as of December 31, 2025 | $2,507,631 | $284,239 | $2,223,392 |
The range uses the recorded recurring fee ranges. Rent, payroll, cost of goods, loan payments and taxes still come out of the last column. The sales sample’s results do not predict a new outlet’s results.
Scope of these figures: The selected The Goddard School disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers 620 mature franchised schools open over 18 months as of December 31, 2025. They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
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Sources
Goddard Franchisor LLC Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 30, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 22
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 29
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 42
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 102
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 145
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 91
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Document & verification changelog
- October 30, 2026: Record updated.
- October 23, 2026: Source check completed against the recorded FDD.
- October 23, 2026: Complete source recheck against the April 30, 2026 FDD: cover, Item 1, Item 5 (PDF pages 22-28), all 36 Item 6 rows (PDF pages 29-41), Item 7 Tables 1-3, Item 17, the Item 19 worksheet and Item 20 Tables 1-4. Replaced the Item 6 schedule, which had omitted or misstated most rows, including the curriculum, transfer, audit and late-reporting fees; completed the Item 5 notes; corrected the Item 17 and Item 20 page citations. The source hold is cleared.
- October 19, 2026: Source review hold recorded: The October 19 audit corrected conflicting Item 7 prose, selected financial-performance labels and PDF references. The fee schedule and remaining record sections still require a complete source recheck; the historical source-check date is not renewed by these targeted corrections.
- October 16, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued April 30, 2026).