Cheapest Education Franchises to Open

Ranked on the low end of the Item 7 estimated initial investment, which the FTC requires to cover everything needed to open: the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. It is the honest floor, not a deposit — and the high end of the same range is often double it.

1. 1Inter-State Studio$26KItem 7 low
2. 2Club Z! Tutoring$41KItem 7 low
3. 3Drama Kids$44KItem 7 low
4. 4Parker-Anderson$46KItem 7 low
5. 5FasTracKids$48KItem 7 low
6. 6Best Brains$50KItem 7 low
7. 7Young Rembrandts$52KItem 7 low
8. 8Little Medical School$58KItem 7 low
9. 9Challenge Island$58KItem 7 low
10. 10Engineering for Kids$71KItem 7 low
11. 11Tutor Doctor$73KItem 7 low
12. 12LearningRx$75KItem 7 low
13. 13Bricks 4 Kidz$77KItem 7 low
14. 14Class 101$84KItem 7 low
15. 15Best in Class Education$84KItem 7 low
16. 16JEI Learning Centers$85KItem 7 low
17. 17The Tutoring Center$85KItem 7 low
18. 18Apex Leadership$94KItem 7 low
19. 19KUMON$102KItem 7 low
20. 20Water Babies$103KItem 7 low

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.