SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · GEORGIA
The Goddard School franchise in Georgia: what the public record shows
Franchisees of The Goddard School in Georgia have taken 57 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $1,172,425). Those approved through FY2020 defaulted less often than franchise loans made in the same years nationally: 0 charge-offs among 36 resolved loans, where about 6.5 would be expected (0×). The Goddard School's national ratio is 0.2×.
Loans in GA
57
Charged off (all years)
0 of 36
Loss ratio in GA
0×
Loss ratio nationally
0.2×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = GA. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.
Businesses in this industry
2,721
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
24.3
national 26.5
Versus the country
-8%
thinner
Every business in The Goddard School's industry operating in Georgia — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$585
Georgia, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$645
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-9%
cheaper to staff
What The Goddard School's industry actually pays workers in Georgia, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| System | Loans in GA | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in GA | Units in GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMROSE SCHOOLS | 97 | 3 of 63 | 0.3× | 50 |
| Kids R Kids | 75 | 7 of 61 | 0.8×NOT CLEAR | — |
| Discovery Point | 34 | 4 of 26 | — | — |
| THE LITTLE GYM | 25 | 2 of 8 | — | — |
| Kiddie Academy | 17 | 1 of 6 | — | — |
| Huntington Learning Center | 13 | 3 of 6 | — | — |
| Tutor Time | 11 | 2 of 8 | — | — |
| CODE NINJAS | 9 | 0 of 4 | — | 10 |
| SYLVAN LEARNING | 9 | 1 of 7 | — | 6 |
| Premier Martial Arts Studio | 8 | 0 of 3 | — | — |
| The Learning Experience | 8 | 1 of 2 | — | — |
| Tutor Doctor | 7 | 3 of 7 | — | — |
Other systems in The Goddard School's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Georgia. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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