Kumon franchise: what it costs
Budget $101,630 to $233,780 to launch a Kumon franchise as an after-school math and reading center. Kumon's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the papers the brand must hand you ahead of buying, is the source.
Kumon franchise cost, item by item
- Full opening cost
- From $101,630 to $233,780 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- From $2,000 to $3,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- Each paying student adds $38 a month, and every new student adds $30 more. Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- New center marketing fee of $300 a month Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- Kept private Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Locations as 2025 came to an end
- Franchise owners ran 1,705 and the company ran 5 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Every figure above comes out of the 2026 Kumon Franchise Disclosure Document. Kumon North America, Inc. filed it with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and it is dated March 27, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Kumon FDD sales and earnings figures
In Item 19, Kumon gives no sales or earnings figures, so the FDD is silent on what locations sell or bring in. Ask the owners listed under Item 20, the FDD's list covering locations and owners, how much they earn.
Before you lean on any figure in an Item 19, our guide shows how to read one.
Kumon location count
Under Item 20, the United States had 1,710 Kumon locations at the end of 2025, with franchise owners responsible for 100% of them. In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Kumon FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Kumon FDD and franchise agreement with you.