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Buy a Kumon Franchise

Kumon is an after-school math and reading tutoring franchise founded in Japan in 1958 by Toru Kumon and operated in North America by Kumon North America. The brand is built around the Kumon Method, a self-learning system that uses short daily worksheet assignments and twice-weekly visits to a local center, guiding students from preschool through high school at their own pace.

Each franchise is a physical learning center where children work through a structured curriculum spanning 20 math levels and 27 reading levels. Owners, known as Instructors, run the center, assess students, guide their progress and meet with parents. The model generates recurring revenue from monthly per-student tuition, and because families often keep children enrolled for years and add siblings, centers can build a stable, repeat customer base.

Kumon is one of the largest education franchises in the world, with 23,000-plus learning centers across more than 50 countries and over 2,000 centers in the U.S. and Canada. A bachelor’s degree is required to own one, but prior teaching experience is not.

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Why buy a Kumon Franchise?

Kumon is one of the most recognized names in supplementary education, and the chance to buy a Kumon franchise gives an owner an established method, a national brand and a low-overhead center model in a category that has proved resilient across economic cycles. The investment is modest by franchise standards and the franchise fee is low, which is part of why the brand ranks consistently among the top low-cost education franchises.

The recurring, tuition-based model is the core appeal: families enrolled in the Kumon Method often stay for several years and enroll multiple children, supporting steady repeat revenue rather than one-off sales. Owners draw on proprietary curriculum, instructional materials and the backing of Kumon’s branch-office network rather than building operating systems from scratch.

Kumon Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1958

    • Franchising Since

      1958

    • New Startup Cost

      $101,630 – $233,780

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $2,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      Costs Incurred

    • Royalty Fee

      Monthly Rate per Student

      $38 full-pay / $19 partial; $30 per new enrollment

    • Marketing Fee

      $3,600

      per Year

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      1710

    • New Units Opened *

      62

    • Units Transferred *

      64

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not Disclosed

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

Kumon – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners complete the Kumon Instructor Development Program, two four-day training sessions held over a two-month period, with hands-on instruction during center visits and much of the curriculum based at Kumon University in Teaneck, New Jersey. Training covers the Kumon Method, curriculum and center management. Ongoing support continues indefinitely through Kumon's branch offices, annual conferences, monthly instructor meetings and proprietary instructional materials. Resale buyers should confirm with Kumon what transfer training and Instructor Development Program enrollment is provided when ownership of an existing center changes.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The Kumon model suits hands-on owner-operators who want to run a center themselves rather than manage from a distance. A bachelor's degree is required, but classroom teaching experience is not; what matters more is a genuine interest in working with children, patience to guide self-directed learning and comfort meeting one-on-one with parents to explain progress. Owners are organized, locally engaged and prepared for a significant day-to-day time commitment, balancing instruction, student assessment, staff supervision and steady community marketing to grow enrollment.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Kumon is a long-standing fixture in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, ranked No. 1 in its education/tutoring category for more than 23 consecutive years and No. 10 overall in the 2025 list, and it has been inducted into the Franchise 500 Hall of Fame. Entrepreneur has also recognized it among its Top Low-Cost Franchises and Best of the Best. With tens of thousands of centers worldwide and a six-decade track record, the brand carries strong consumer awareness. For resale buyers, that recognition should be weighed alongside the individual center's local reviews, enrollment and community standing.

  4. Industry / Market

    Demand for supplementary education in the U.S. has held up well, driven by competitive school admissions, parental focus on math and literacy, and concern over pandemic-era learning gaps. Technavio projects the U.S. private tutoring market to grow by more than $32 billion between 2025 and 2030, an annual rate above 11%, with online and hybrid delivery widening the category. For resale buyers, demand is intensely local: a center's strength depends on neighborhood demographics, school density and the reputation it has built among nearby families.

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