Seashore Academy franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Seashore Academy franchise takes $98,175 – $275,300 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $56,500. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for Seashore Academy, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
Seashore Academy franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $56,500 | $56,500 | $56,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $98,175 | $275,300 | $98,175 to $275,300 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $98,175 | $275,300 | $98,175 to $275,300 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Seashore Academy's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
See the full Seashore Academy cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Seashore Academy's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Seashore Academy's disclosed cost sits against the Education & Arts category:
- Minimum startup cost of $98,175 — about in line with the Education & Arts median of $100,538.
- Initial franchise fee of $56,500 — about 1.3× the Education & Arts median of $44,750.
Category medians are computed from the Education & Arts brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Education & Arts franchises
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What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Seashore Academy or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Seashore Academy for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Seashore Academy is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Seashore Academy grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Seashore Academy can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Seashore Academy franchise
Seashore Academy is an education & arts franchisor in our disclosure-filing dataset (as of 2026-05).
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
Seashore Academy franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Seashore Academy franchise cost?
- $98,175 – $275,300 all-in to open, per Seashore Academy's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).