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Tutoring franchises

The typical tutoring franchise here costs $85,005 to $153,052 to open. Sort the table by cost, fee, royalty or number of locations.

Brands
32
Typical cost
$85K–$153K
Lowest start
$41KClub Z!
Share earnings
15 of 32

All 32 brands

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Tutoring franchises: investment, fee, royalty and locations
$102K–$234K$2,000Per student1,710No
$127K–$166K$49,00010%1,047$385K
$118K–$288K$46,90011%433$376K
$41K–$57K$19,750+6%–8% + minimum319Yes
$192K–$341K$42,0009.5%; $2,000 monthly minimum245$609K
$50K–$134K$14,50014% + minimum203No
$50K–$133K$1,000Per-student fees; monthly minimum121No
$216K–$426K$39,0008% + monthly minimum116No
$89K–$163K$34,50010%87No
$85K–$162K$32,000$1,500 a month75Yes
$94K–$139K$54,700+8%67Yes
$85K–$139K$22,500Per-subject monthly royalty44No
$150K–$220K$30,000+8%43$346K
$59K–$90K$49,5006%–8%37$99K
$85K–$146K$45,00012%37$224K
$80K–$120K$25,000$30/student/month27No
$59K–$72K$49,0008%27No
$113K–$222K$25,00010%–12% + minimum19No
$80K–$139K$30,0005% + minimum18No
$57K–$89K$12,000$495 a month plus per-student fees10No
$124K–$233K$49,90010%8$378K
$47K–$93K$25,000$300–$600/mo6No
$42K–$94K$12,5008%–10%5Yes
$72K–$105K$25,0007% + minimum4No
$120K–$200K$40,0006%4Yes
$121K–$160K$24,9008.5%2Yes
$95K–$219K$30,00010% + minimum2Yes
$154K–$309K$39,00012% + minimum2No
$123K–$168K$60,00010% + $650 a month0No
$42K–$77K$20,00012%0No
$63K–$124K$20,000+15% + minimum0No
$79K–$198K$29,9505%–$307K

How tutoring franchises compare

Of the 32 brands, 8 give a comparable yearly sales figure per location, from $99K at Wize Computing Academy to $609K at Huntington Learning Center; the middle figure is $361K. From 2023 to 2025, 8 of the 19 brands with three years of counts grew their US locations, and Mathnasium added the most (+93). Who runs it, by the franchise agreement: 9 must be run by the owner, 18 can be run by a trained manager, 4 don’t need the owner to take part. How sales figures compare · Who runs it

Tutoring franchises: yearly sales per location, US locations and change since 2023, yearly exits and who runs it
BrandSales per locationLocations vs 2023Exits/yr
Huntington Learning CenterOwner must run itExits: 5.9% a year$609Kaverage245−455.9%
MathnasiumA trained manager can run itExits: 2.0% a year$385Kaverage1,047+932.0%
Omega Learning CenterA trained manager can run it$378Kaverage8n/a
Sylvan LearningA trained manager can run itExits: 6.4% a year$376Kaverage433−416.4%
LearningRxA trained manager can run itExits: 9.0% a year$346Kaverage43−49.0%
theCoderSchoolA trained manager can run it$307Kaverage–n/a
Best in Class Education CenterOwner must run itExits: 13.2% a year$224Kaverage37−1413.2%
Wize Computing AcademyOwner needn't take partExits: 1.6% a year$99Kaverage37+241.6%
KumonOwner must run itExits: 1.7% a yearn/a1,710+641.7%
Club Z!A trained manager can run itn/a319−49n/a
Best BrainsOwner must run itn/a203+85n/a
Eye LevelOwner must run itExits: 6.5% a yearn/a121−16.5%
C2 EducationOwner must run itExits: 7.8% a yearn/a116−187.8%
Tutoring ClubA trained manager can run itn/a87n/a
The Tutoring CenterOwner must run itn/a75n/a
Tutor DoctorA trained manager can run itn/a67n/a
JEI Learning CenterA trained manager can run itn/a44−10n/a
Prep Academy TutorsA trained manager can run itExits: 2.5% a yearn/a27+242.5%
Seriously Addictive MathematicsOwner needn't take partExits: 10.1% a yearn/a27+1310.1%
GradePower LearningA trained manager can run itn/a190n/a
SpiderSmartA trained manager can run itExits: 7.4% a yearn/a18−17.4%
PALS Learning CenterA trained manager can run itExits: none a yearn/a10+4none
Elite Tutoring PlaceA trained manager can run itn/a6n/a
UCMASA trained manager can run itn/a5n/a
Code WizA trained manager can run itn/a4n/a

Sales are the yearly average (or median) per franchised location from each brand’s latest filing; per-owner figures, company-run locations and groups under five locations are left out. Locations are franchised plus company-owned in the US at the end of the latest year reported, with the change since 2023. Exits/yr is franchised locations closed, terminated or not renewed each year, as a share of the average count; buy-backs and transfers don’t count. Showing the 25 with the highest sales; see all 32 in the finder.

Best tutoring franchises to own

The one brand here that passes all five tests: growth, few owner exits, earnings figures shared, SBA listing and 100+ US locations three years ago. Below, the closest misses. How the ranking works

Best tutoring franchises to own, with near misses
BrandGrowthExits/yrCost to open
1. Mathnasium$127K–$166K to open+9.7%2.0%$127K–$166K
KumonMissed “Shares earnings”: publishes no sales or earnings figures$102K–$234K to open+3.9%1.7%$102K–$234K

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Tutoring franchises: questions

What is the cheapest tutoring franchise?

Of the 32 brands here, Club Z! has the lowest estimated starting investment: $40,975 to $57,425 to open.

Which tutoring franchise is the largest?

Kumon, with 1,710 locations (1,705 franchised) at the end of 2025.

What royalty do tutoring franchises charge?

Royalties on gross sales in this list run from 5% to 15%, with a median of 9.8%. Most brands add a separate marketing or brand fund fee.

Which tutoring franchises share earnings figures?

15 of 32 share sales or earnings figures, among them Best in Class Education Center, Club Z!, Code Wiz, Huntington Learning Center.