Quick answer
The Goddard School Item 7 total initial investment is $1,003,500 to $1,503,000, as disclosed in the 2026 FDD, with an initial franchise fee of $135k. The total reflects lease with landlord build rather than a real-estate purchase.
Format breakdown
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Goddard School 2026 FDD, read from the Item 7 table.
T1 lease, landlord builds $1,003,500 to $1,503,000; T2 lease, improve $1,736,500 to $5,032,000; T3 buy land and build $5,493,500 to $8,908,000; T4 development fee $125k to $470k (fee $135k). The lease-versus-buy spread is the largest format gap in the set.
Where Goddard School sits in Education
Within the Education category (5 format rows in this benchmark, $101,630 to $7,960,300, median midpoint $220,000), the $1,003,500 to $1,503,000 range for Goddard School sits above the category's median midpoint. 0% of Education formats in this benchmark exclude real estate from the headline total, so always check the real-estate column before comparing two brands in this category.
Verify this before you sign a Goddard School agreement
This page is the pattern read from the filed FDD. On your actual Goddard School document, an Inkvex review reads the real filing and tells you what the numbers mean before you sign: a risk score from 1 to 10, the exact Item 7 clauses quoted, the real-estate-exclusion and working-capital traps flagged, and an attorney-handoff summary.
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Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Goddard School filed FDD; the format breakdown above carries the line-item detail and footnotes.
How much does a Goddard School franchise cost?
As disclosed in its 2026 FDD, the Goddard School Item 7 total initial investment is $1,003,500 to $1,503,000, with an initial franchise fee of $135k. The total reflects lease with landlord build rather than a real-estate purchase. The format breakdown below carries the full detail, verbatim from the filing.
Does the Goddard School franchise cost include real estate?
The total reflects lease with landlord build rather than a real-estate purchase.
What is the Goddard School franchise fee?
The disclosed initial franchise fee for Goddard School is $135k, as stated in the 2026 FDD. This is separate from the $1,003,500 to $1,503,000 total initial investment figure, which covers build-out, equipment, and other opening costs.
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This page is legal information, not legal advice. It is a first pass for your attorney or franchise counsel, not a substitute for one. Item 7 is a franchisor estimate, and every figure here is as-disclosed in the filed FDD as of its listed year. Verify any number against the current FDD before you rely on it.