Club Z! In-Home & Online Tutoring Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)
Club Z! In-Home & Online Tutoring is one of the franchises we compare in our tutoring guide. Here is what it costs to open, what it charges every month, what its franchisees report taking in, and how many outlets closed in a year.
Where these numbers come from
The figures come from Club Z! In-Home & Online Tutoring's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the document every franchisor must give buyers before they sign. Revenue figures are sales as the brand reports them, before royalties and costs. They are not profit, and not a promise of what you would earn.
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Some numbers on this page haven't been checked against their sources yet.
What it costs
- Initial investment (FDD Item 7, includes the franchise fee)
- $40,975 – $57,425Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 7. Run from home; includes $27,250–$39,750 paid to the franchisor.
- Franchise fee
- $19,750 – $39,750Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 5: $19,750 for a 100,000-population territory, $27,250 for 150,000, $39,750 for 250,000. The Item 7 total uses $27,250–$39,750.
- Royalty
- 6% – 8% of revenuePending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 6: 8% on the first $10,000 of monthly sales, 7% on $10,001–$20,000, 6% above that, with a $550 monthly minimum.
- Marketing fund
- 2% of revenuePending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 6: the greater of 2% of gross sales or $50 a month.
- Fixed monthly fees
- $325 a monthPending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 6: $250 Business Package (call center, website; rises to $300 in year three) plus $75 for software, phone number, web hosting and email. Launch advertising of $1,500 a month for the first 4 months is extra.
Compared with starting your own
- Club Z! In-Home & Online Tutoring initial investment
- $40,975 – $57,425Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 7. Run from home; includes $27,250–$39,750 paid to the franchisor.
- Independent tutoring startup cost
- $70 – $119*Pending verificationSourcesCalifornia Secretary of State — LLC forms and fees (Form LLC-1)(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026California DOJ — Applicant Fingerprint Processing Fees (fee sheet dated August 17, 2012, subject to change)(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026Computed from 2 startup budget line items: lean plan low to professional plan high. Some lines are not sourced yet and are excluded.
The independent figure is our startup budget from the guide, lean plan low to professional plan high, with no franchise fee and no royalties afterwards. * Some startup lines aren't sourced yet and are left out, so the real figure is higher.
What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)
Item 19 gives no revenue figures: it reports 2025 private-student counts per franchisee (grouped by hours the owner works) and the hourly rates franchisees pay tutors and charge clients.
- Average number of private students, 2025, franchisees working 35+ hours a week (166 of 319 franchises; a count, not revenue)52Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Table One. 70 of 166 (42%) reached this average. Not revenue or profit. FDD Item 19, as reported by franchisees and not audited. Some outlets have reached these figures; your results may differ.
- Median number of private students, 2025, same 166 full-time franchisees (a count, not revenue)47Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Table One. Not revenue or profit. FDD Item 19, as reported by franchisees and not audited. Some outlets have reached these figures; your results may differ.
- Average hourly rate clients paid for high-school tutoring (319 franchises, rates posted as of March 2025)$57Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Table Six; per hour, not yearly. The FDD says these rates were posted in its software as of March 2025. FDD Item 19, as reported by franchisees and not audited. Some outlets have reached these figures; your results may differ.
- Average hourly pay to high-school-level tutors (319 franchises, rates posted as of March 2025)$25Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Table Five; per hour. This is a cost to the franchisee, not income. FDD Item 19, as reported by franchisees and not audited. Some outlets have reached these figures; your results may differ.
Copied exactly from the brand's disclosure. These are sales before royalties, wages and other costs, not profit.
Outlets and closures (FDD Item 20)
- Franchised outlets at the start of 2025
- 328Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Worldwide total (U.S. 312 at the start of 2025, plus Canada, the UK, South Korea and Turkey). 2025 closures: 2 terminations and 2 non-renewals. The table also lists 21 outlets as 'reacquired by franchisor', yet Table 4 shows no company-owned outlets; we followed the table and did not count them. Counted as closures, the rate would be 7.6%.
- Franchised outlets at the end of 2025
- 319Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Worldwide total (U.S. 312 at the start of 2025, plus Canada, the UK, South Korea and Turkey). 2025 closures: 2 terminations and 2 non-renewals. The table also lists 21 outlets as 'reacquired by franchisor', yet Table 4 shows no company-owned outlets; we followed the table and did not count them. Counted as closures, the rate would be 7.6%.
- Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating)
- 4Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Worldwide total (U.S. 312 at the start of 2025, plus Canada, the UK, South Korea and Turkey). 2025 closures: 2 terminations and 2 non-renewals. The table also lists 21 outlets as 'reacquired by franchisor', yet Table 4 shows no company-owned outlets; we followed the table and did not count them. Counted as closures, the rate would be 7.6%.
- Closure rate (our calculation)
- 1.2%Pending verificationSourceClub Z! 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Our calculation: 4 closures ÷ 328 franchised outlets at the start of 2025. Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Worldwide total (U.S. 312 at the start of 2025, plus Canada, the UK, South Korea and Turkey). 2025 closures: 2 terminations and 2 non-renewals. The table also lists 21 outlets as 'reacquired by franchisor', yet Table 4 shows no company-owned outlets; we followed the table and did not count them. Counted as closures, the rate would be 7.6%.
The closure rate is closures divided by franchised outlets at the start of the year. Outlets sold to a new owner aren't counted as closures. Closure rates for every brand.
Risk Meter for tutoring
2.5 out of 5 (Moderate risk)
The score covers the kind of business, not this brand alone, from 6 factors with data (1 is the lowest risk). See every factor · How we score risk
What the franchise gives you
- Home-based in-home and online model, with no office lease assumed in the FDD
- Initial training for you and up to two more people
- Franchisor call center books appointments and runs live chat for you
- Required scheduling, billing and payroll software is provided
- A protected territory sized by population
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