SpiderSmart franchise

2026 filing · June 8, 2026

SpiderSmart at a glance

A learning center teaching reading, writing, math, current events and test preparation. At the end of 2025 there were 18 SpiderSmart locations in the US, all franchised.

The business

Industry: Tutoring; Also listed in education
Franchisor: SpiderSmart, Inc; The company that sells the franchises
Who runs it: Manager; A trained manager can run it day to day
Franchising since: 2014; 12 years of selling franchises
Franchisor based in: Fairfax, Virginia
Typical size: 1,000–1,500 sq ft

What you pay

Cost to open: $80K–$139K; Fee, build-out and opening working capital
Franchise fee: $30,000; Paid once, when you sign
Royalty: 5% + minimum; A monthly user access fee of $500 from the seventh month and $1,000 from the tenth, then the greater of 5% of gross revenue or $1,500 a month from the 13th month
Agreement length: 10 years
Territory: Protected; Protected territory
Franchisor financing: None offered
SBA Franchise Directory: Listed; SBA-backed loans are possible

Where it is

US locations, 2025: 18; Franchised and company-owned
Franchised: 18
Company-owned: 0
Change in 3 years: 0; Franchised locations, 2023–2025
States: 5; Most in Texas, Maryland and Virginia

Support and records

Shares sales figures: No; Ask current owners what a location makes
Initial training: 22 hours; 22 hours in class
Lawsuits disclosed: Yes
Bankruptcy disclosed: None
Latest filing: Jun 8, 2026; 2026 filing

From SpiderSmart, Inc’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.

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Where it ranks

SpiderSmart among all franchises with the same figure.

Figure	SpiderSmart	Among all franchises
Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate	$109,650	Costs less than 86% of franchises
Franchise feePaid once, when you sign	$30,000	Lower than 72% of franchises
RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor	5%	Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate
US locationsFranchised and company-owned	18	Fewer than 52% of franchises

How much a SpiderSmart franchise costs

Opening one SpiderSmart costs an estimated $79,900 to $139,400. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the low-cost franchises.

Source: SpiderSmart, Inc, 2026 filing, page 1

SpiderSmart franchise fee

The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.

Source: SpiderSmart, Inc, 2026 filing, page 9

Royalty and ongoing fees

Royalty	A monthly user access fee of $500 from the seventh month and $1,000 from the tenth, then the greater of 5% of gross revenue or $1,500 a month from the 13th month.

The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.

Source: SpiderSmart, Inc, 2026 filing, page 9

Sales and earnings

No figures SpiderSmart does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.

Source: SpiderSmart, Inc, 2026 filing, page 29

Growth and closures

Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.

Measure	SpiderSmart	Typical tutoring brand	Typical franchise
GrowthNet change in franchised locations	−5.3% / 0%	0% / 0%	+1.2% / +10%
ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating	5.3% / 22%	2.8% / 21%	3.9% / 16%
Bought backLocations the franchisor took back	0% / 0%	0% / 0%	0% / 0%

Typical tutoring brand is the median of the 17 brands in tutoring franchises with three years of counts.

How SpiderSmart compares

Of the 32 tutoring franchises on this site, SpiderSmart is the 13th cheapest to open and the 19th largest by number of locations.

Figure	SpiderSmart	Typical tutoring brand	Typical franchise
Cost to open, low end	$80K	$85K	$222K
Cost to open, high end	$139K	$153K	$477K
Franchise fee	$30K	$30K	$40K
Royalty	5%	9.8%	6%
US locations	18	27	21
Shares earnings figures	No	15 of 32	2,147 of 3,352

Typical is the median across the 32 brands in tutoring franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.

Locations opened and closed

4 opened

4 closed or left

Franchised locations, last 3 years

2023

2 opened3 closed or left

17 (−1)

2024

2 opened0 closed or left

19 (+2)

2025

0 opened1 closed or left

18 (−1)

Year	Franchised	Company-owned	Opened	Closed
2023	17 (−1)	1	+2	−3
2024	19 (+2)	0	+2	0
2025	18 (−1)	0	0	−1

Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.

See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.

More in the guides: franchise failure rates.

Source: SpiderSmart, Inc, 2026 filing, page 30

Source filing (2026, PDF)

Where SpiderSmart locations are

At the end of 2025, SpiderSmart had franchised locations in 5 states. The most are in Texas, Maryland and Virginia.

Texas9
Maryland3
Virginia3
California2
Georgia1

State	Franchised
Texas	9
Maryland	3
Virginia	3
California	2
Georgia	1

Source: SpiderSmart, Inc, 2026 filing, page 31

Who owns SpiderSmart?

SpiderSmart franchises are sold by SpiderSmart, Inc. It is a subsidiary of JLS Education, LLC.

From SpiderSmart, Inc’s 2026 filing, page 6.

Lawsuits and bankruptcy

Lawsuits and regulatory actions	Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 8.
Bankruptcy	None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed.

Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.

Source: SpiderSmart, Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 9