FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

From the filed FDD — automated extraction, check the source

2018 FDD · 7+ years old — too old to rate

SBA-eligible · directory code S0992 since 2017

LearningRx Training Camp

Tutoring, test prep & learning centers · parent company: not identified

LearningRx Training Camp is a brain-training and cognitive-skills program that works with students and adults on memory, attention, and processing skills. A franchisee operates a training center where trainers deliver one-on-one exercise-based sessions to clients, most often school-age children referred by parents.

LearningRx Training Camp net unit count declined 10.1% over 2015–2017 per its FDD Item 20.

New to franchising? Start here

A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.

Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. Most numbers on this page come from that document; others come from federal SBA loan records and labor and census data, each labelled with its source:

  • Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
  • Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
  • Item 20 — how many locations opened, transferred and left the system, the main basis for our verdict, which rates how strong the disclosed record is, or says when the system is too new, the filing too old, or the disclosure too thin to judge.

Our rating · opinion

Filing too old to rate

The newest FDD we hold for this brand is from 2018, more than two years old. Franchise systems change a lot in that time, so we don't rate it until we have a current filing.

Exit rate · fiscal 2017

8.0%

vs 2.5% median across 25 comparable systems (education & children)

Cost to open

$92K–$198K

Item 7 total investment range

SBA loan losses

Too few to rate

27 seasoned resolved loans; 30 needed

Email me when this brand’s record changes

A weekly check for new filings, changes to disclosed costs or earnings, SBA loan totals, and verified public-record events. Only changes to these 1 selected brand. No email when nothing changes. Coverage depends on when source data reaches our database.

Unsubscribe in any alert. We never sell your email.

Data as of 2026-10-29. Figures come from LearningRx Training Camp's public FDD filings (latest: MN 2018, extracted 2026-07-23) and SBA FOIA loan records (through FY2026), extracted by us and possibly containing errors. The rating is our opinion, not investment, legal, or tax advice. Franchisor or owner and see something wrong? Report a correction — we review every request.

What each source says

FDD record · SBA loans · model · auditor

Our answer: Filing too old to rate

We don't rate on an FDD more than two years old; the loan record and model are shown as context until a current filing arrives.

FDD record · Item 20

Filing too old

Latest FDD we hold is from 2018.

SBA loans · vs same-year loans

Too few seasoned loans

27 resolved loans approved by FY2020; 30 needed.

Modeled risk

Moderate

Directional only — too few seasoned loans to check it.

Auditor opinion · Item 21

Clean opinion

Unqualified audit, 2018 FDD. Says nothing about franchisee results.

Behind the verdict

the record, factor by factor · Item 20

hi-1.0.0
Net unit growth41%

latest consecutive years · Item 20 Table 1

Weak
Exit quality29%

terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3

Weak
Transfer / churn18%

transfers vs. base · Table 3

Weak
Promise-keeping12%

actual vs. projected openings · Table 5

Weak
Transparencynot in verdict

Item 19 disclosure + completeness · shown, not counted in the verdict

Strong

Systemwide units

2015–2017

-10.1%
792015762016712017

Survival record

FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year

In fiscal 2017, 6 of 75 franchised outlets left the system — an exit rate of 8.0% (fiscal 2017), vs a 2.5% median across 25 comparable systems (education & children). An exit is not a failure: this counts terminations, non-renewals and "ceased — other reasons" as reported, and excludes transfers to new owners.

Show the outlet tables ↓
Status (FTC)201520162017
Outlets at start857976
Opened1351
Transfers598
Terminations000
Non-renewals020
Reacquired by franchisor000
Ceased — other reasons1856
Outlets at end797671
Net change-6-3-5

The franchisor's own finances

FDD ITEM 21 · AUDITED STATEMENTS · 2018 FDD

Full read →

Kharyn L. Cover, CPA, PC gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2018 FDD; revenue fell 21% from FY2015 to FY2017 and it reported a net loss in every year shown (FY2015–FY2017).

This is the company selling the franchise, not any franchisee. A clean opinion means the statements are fairly presented — not that the business is healthy.

Audit opinion

Unmodified (clean) opinion

Kharyn L. Cover, CPA, PC

Revenue · FY2017

$2.0M

extracted · not cross-checked

Net income · FY2017

−$14K

extracted · not cross-checked

Where FY2017 revenue came from

86% royalties

initial-fee share not extracted

Show the statement figures ↓
Fiscal yearFY2015FY2016FY2017
Total revenue$2.5Mextracted · not cross-checked$2.2Mextracted · not cross-checked$2.0Mextracted · not cross-checked
Royalty revenue$2.3Mextracted · not cross-checked$1.8Mextracted · not cross-checked$1.7Mextracted · not cross-checked
Net income (loss)−$293Kextracted · not cross-checked−$681Kextracted · not cross-checked−$14Kextracted · not cross-checked

The lender's view

SBA 7(a)/504 loan outcomes · compared with franchise loans of the same years

Banks have made 33 SBA-backed loans to LearningRx Training Camp franchisees since 2005. Only 27 of its loans approved by FY2020 have resolved — fewer than the 30 we need to compare it fairly with other franchise loans, so we don't rate it.

All-time, 7 of 27 resolved loans charged off (25.9%). That raw figure mixes every approval year since 2005 — loans made in 2006–08 failed at several times the rate of loans made in 2010–13 across all franchises — so it is shown as evidence, not as the score.

Loss vs same-year loans

—

27 seasoned resolved · 30 needed

All-time charge-off · raw

25.9%

7 of 27 resolved, every approval year

Loss given default

—

charged-off $ ÷ approved $, defaulted loans

Avg. loan · FY2020+

$163,600

what recent franchisees borrowed

Median time to default

—

shown with 10+ defaults

Lenders · FY21+ vs FY16–20

1 vs 4

distinct banks — fewer than FY16–20 (loan volume and SBA name coding affect this)

Charge-off rate by loan approval year (%) · dashed line = all franchise loans that year

SOURCE: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA LOAN DATA (DATA.SBA.GOV), FY1991–PRESENT · MATCHED TO LEARNINGRX TRAINING CAMP BY SBA FRANCHISE NAME/CODE · RESOLVED = CHARGED-OFF + PAID-IN-FULL · EXPECTED = SAME-YEAR RATE ACROSS ALL SBA FRANCHISE LOANS, LOANS ≥ ~6 YEARS OLD

The owner's side of the deal

FDD × federal loan record

Who finances it

U.S. Bank, National Association

12.1% of this brand's loans

That lender charges off 12.3% of its resolved SBA loans to other franchise brands in the FOIA file, vs 14.8% nationally — a read on that lender's portfolio mix, not a finding about the bank.

Who buys it

Too few identified operators

Does experience help here?

Not enough resolved loans to split

Computed from 33 SBA 7(a)/504 loans matched to LearningRx Training Camp by SBA franchise code in the SBA FOIA file. Debt service assumes level amortization at the average disclosed term and rate. Owner-level splits rely on borrower-name matching and may misclassify. A lender's rate excludes its loans to this brand, so it reads the lender, not the brand.

What it costs — and what it drags

FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty

Buying in means a $35,000 franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $92K–$198K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.

To open (Item 7)

$92K–$198K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$35,000

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

10%

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$230K/yr

Starts at the Item 19 median of $231K from LearningRx Training Camp’s latest FDD. Read which units built that figure, then check it with current and former owners.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$23K

10% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$230K

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This estimate is computed by software from the brand's public filings and any inputs you enter. No CPA prepared it for you and no assurance is provided on it. Actual results will differ, and the differences may be material.

This is not profit. It covers what the FDD fixes: what you put in, and the royalty you owe on sales. Your take-home depends on instructor pay, rent, materials, and the months to breakeven, none of which the FDD fixes for your unit (some Item 19s include cost data — read it).

Build a real pro-forma for LearningRx Training Camp with a buyer-paid CPA

How the earnings claim is built

FDD ITEM 19 · BASIS · 2018 FDD

This filing makes an Item 19 earnings claim; we have not yet read how it is built. Open Item 19 and check which units it covers, which it leaves out, and whether it shows costs.

Show the basis ↓

Modeled risk

FDD Risk Score · a prediction from disclosure and loan-file features

Moderate · directional · modeled

The model puts this brand in its moderate band — but this brand has too few seasoned SBA loans to check the score against, so read it as a band, not a number.

Risk percentile

Moderate

Directional · no point estimate

Modeled · vs same-year loans

band only

too few seasoned loans to check

Top drivers: Share financed by high-loss lenders (lowers) · System size (log units) (raises) · Royalty rate (lowers) · Investment ceiling (log) (raises). Too few seasoned SBA loans to check the score — read it as a band. A linear scorecard trained on brands' vintage-adjusted SBA loss records; full spec and cross-validated accuracy on the methodology page. A score is context, not a verdict.

Public records

Bankruptcy, closure & federal court records · coverage is selective · dockets are not scored

We have no verified public-record signals published for LearningRx Training Camp. This is not evidence that no events exist. Check PACER, the FDD's Item 3 (litigation) and Item 4 (bankruptcy), and recent news yourself.

11 questions to ask a LearningRx Training Camp franchisee

Built from this brand's own disclosures · take it to your validation calls

The franchisor will give you a list of owners to call. Most buyers ask whether they like it. These questions come from what LearningRx Training Camp has disclosed. Each one carries the number it came from, so you can check the answer against the record.

  1. 01

    LearningRx Training Camp’s own Item 20 shows 6 of 75 franchised outlets left the system in fiscal 2017 — about 8.0%. Do you know any of those owners, and do you know why they left?

    A franchisor will call these “transitions.” An owner three doors down usually knows whether they sold at a profit or handed the keys back.

    FDD Item 20 · FY2017

  2. 02

    8 units transferred to new owners in fiscal 2017. When you look at those, were they people cashing out a good business — or getting out of a bad one?

    Item 20 counts transfers as neutral, but a transfer can be a good sale or a reluctant exit — the filing does not say which.

    FDD Item 20 · FY2017

  3. 03

    The system went from 79 units to 71 over 3 disclosed years. What's the explanation you've been given, and do you believe it?

    A shrinking system means fewer owners funding the ad fund and support staff you're paying for.

    FDD Item 20 · FY2015–FY2017

  4. 04

    Item 7 says the low end to open is $92K; the average recent SBA loan to LearningRx Training Camp franchisees was $164K. What did you actually spend to open, all in — and did your loan cover anything beyond the build-out?

    Lenders size loans to the project they finance. If owners say they spent near the loan figure rather than the Item 7 floor, budget from what they spent.

    FDD Item 7 vs SBA approvals FY2020+

  5. 05

    You pay 10.0% royalty on gross sales, plus the ad fund, before any of your own costs. On your actual revenue last year, what did you take home as the owner — not revenue, take-home?

    Royalty is charged on sales, not profit. This is the number the brochure never shows and the one your life actually runs on.

    FDD Item 6

  6. 06

    LearningRx Training Camp makes an earnings claim in Item 19. Does your unit look like that number — and do you know which units they included to build it?

    Item 19 is legal to build from a flattering subset. Ask whether they excluded new units, closed units, or company stores.

    FDD Item 19 · 2018

  7. 07

    How many months did it take to cover your own costs, and how much cash did you burn getting there?

    Ramp-to-breakeven working capital is the most underestimated line in any franchise purchase, and the most common reason otherwise-good units fail.

    Not disclosed in any FDD — ask an owner

  8. 08

    Item 3 discloses 3 legal matters. Do you know what those were about, and were any brought by franchisees?

    Franchisee-brought suits over territory, fees or support tell you how the franchisor behaves when there's a disagreement.

    FDD Item 3 · 2018

  9. 09

    What does the franchisor charge for that you didn't expect — required tech fees, mandatory remodels, approved-supplier pricing?

    Required spending appears across Items 6, 8 and 11 rather than in one place, so buyers routinely miss the total.

    FDD Items 6, 8, 11

  10. 10

    If your agreement came up for renewal tomorrow at current terms, would you sign again?

    The single most predictive question you can ask. A hesitation is the answer.

    Ask every owner you speak to

  11. 11

    Who else should I call — including someone who left?

    The franchisor's list is curated by definition. Former franchisees are where the unflattering truth lives, and current owners usually know how to reach them.

    Ask every owner you speak to

Want this as a checklist you can take to the calls?

I'll email you the printable version, and tell you if LearningRx Training Camp’s numbers move — a new filing, a rising exit rate, a distress signal. Unsubscribe in one click.

Before you sign anythingfree · 30 min · no commission

A broker is usually paid by the franchisor to place you. I'm paid only by you, never by a franchisor you're considering — and the job is pressure-testing LearningRx Training Camp’s numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.

Don Drummond, CPA — Virginia #43775 · what I charge

Book a free 30-minute call →
Own or owned a LearningRx Training Camp — or represent the franchisor?no appointment · read by a person

This page is what buyers see before they call you for validation. If the record above is wrong — or right in a way the numbers can't show — say so. Franchisors: send corrections with the page reference and we will review them against the filing and update or annotate the page. Corrections are checked against the filings; nothing you write is published with your name unless you agree to it.

LearningRx Training Camp franchise questions, answered from the filings

How many LearningRx Training Camp franchised outlets left the system last year?

In LearningRx Training Camp's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2017), 6 of 75 franchised outlets left the system — an exit rate of 8.0% — compared with a 2.5% median across 25 comparable systems (education & children) tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons" as the franchisor reported them; it excludes transfers to new owners. The FDD does not say why each outlet left, and an exit is not the same as a failure.

How much does a LearningRx Training Camp franchise cost?

Per LearningRx Training Camp's 2018 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $35,000 (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $92K–$198K (Item 7).

What royalty does LearningRx Training Camp charge?

LearningRx Training Camp charges an ongoing royalty of 10.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2018 FDD.

Does LearningRx Training Camp disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — LearningRx Training Camp makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2018 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $231K. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.