Huntington Learning Center
Education & Child Enrichment · Tutoring & Test Prep
- Active units
- 255
- Avg unit volume
- $590k
- Royalty
- 9.5%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Huntington Learning Center
personalized tutoring programs for students from kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as for college-bound students preparing for standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$36k
- Teacher incentive
First new franchise fee reduced to $27,000 if a qualifying state-credentialed teacher owns at least 10%.
- Multi-unit incentive
If buying multiple franchises concurrently, the second and subsequent new franchises typically discounted to $20,000.
- Split territory incentive
If an existing territory is split and a new franchise is signed for the portion without the HLC, the initial fee is reduced by 50%.
- Company-owned center purchase
Initial franchise fee waived when buying certain company-owned centers.
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
2000.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,200 – 1,600 sq ft
- Veteran discount
25.0% off franchise fee — VetFran: first new franchise reduced to $27,000 if a qualifying veteran owns at least 10%.
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations243
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings4
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-6.5%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-5.7%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.2×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$609k
Average 2025 Gross Revenue for franchised Mature Centers open the entire year
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$328k
232 franchised centers open entire 2025 (Mature Centers).
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$764k
232 franchised centers open entire 2025 (Mature Centers).
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate5.0%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$266k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open7 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate—
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
- Sales-to-investment ratio2.3×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.