How much does a Cheer Athletics franchise cost?
Opening a Cheer Athletics franchise takes a total initial investment of $591,718 to $1,241,346, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Cheer Athletics franchises training facilities/gyms, especially focused on competitive and recreational cheerleading and dance. Category: Education.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Cheer Athletics franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $591,718 to $1,241,346. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment – Gym ($161,784 to $337,050), Leasehold Improvements - - Store Construction / Build-Out ($101,115 to $296,604), and Leasehold Rent – 3 months ($65,725 to $182,007).
The initial franchise fee is $75,000.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $75,000 | $75,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Pre-Opening Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,595 | $5,595 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Leasehold Security Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $21,908 | $60,669 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Leasehold Improvements - - Store Construction / | $101,115 | $296,604 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Leasehold Rent – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $65,725 | $182,007 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Architectural Drawings2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $10,112 | $50,558 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Equipment – Gym2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $161,784 | $337,050 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Equipment & Supplies – Office2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,696 | $6,741 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Computer / | $2,500 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,371 | $33,705 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Licenses & Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $944 | $8,089 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,022 | $6,741 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance Premium, Excluding Workers Compensation Insurance – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,451 | $8,629 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Optional Grand Opening Event2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $6,741 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $135,494 | $155,717 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 | $591,718 | $1,241,346 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read off page 10 and is what the document prints; the low total is $591,718 although the listed low amounts sum to $591,717.
Source Cheer Athletics, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Cheer Athletics franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
“We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.”
Source Cheer Athletics, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 32, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Cheer Athletics outlets there are, and how many closed
Cheer Athletics ended 2024 with 18 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 5 franchised outlets opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Cheer Athletics opened 7 franchised outlets and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 7, from 11 to 18 franchised outlets.
On average, about 0.0% of franchised outlets left the system each year: none left in these three years.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
Source Cheer Athletics, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33-34, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Cheer Athletics compares with other Education franchises
Measured against the 56 Education franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Cheer Athletics' estimated range is $916,532. It costs more to open than 85% of Education franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 0.0% for Cheer Athletics. That is lower than 91% of the 36 Education franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Cheer Athletics' franchised system grew 64%. The typical Education franchise here grew 2.1%.
- Earnings disclosure. 37 of the 56 Education franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Cheer Athletics is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Education franchise side by side.
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