Manteca, CA
Established Best Brains Tutoring Center for Sale in Manteca, CA. Very busy plaza with lots of foot traffic. This award-winning franchise tutoring center presents an exceptional opportunity in one of...
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Tutoring Center in a busy plaza
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Turnkey Education Franchise | Semi-Absentee | Scale Ready | Millbrae
Millbrae, CA
An established, fully operational math enrichment center is available for acquisition in Millbrae, CA, operating under the S.A.M Singapore Math franchise, one of the most recognized math enrichment...
Kid's Activity Club, Russian-Speaking, May qualify for E2 Visa
Orange County, CA
Established Russian-speaking children’s enrichment and education center located in Orange County. This business offers a unique community-focused environment helping children preserve and develop...
Cash Flow: $50,000
I-20 Language School w/ Accreditation - 30 Yrs Success
Los Angeles County, CA
This well-established international language school presents a rare opportunity to acquire a fully accredited and SEVP-certified ESL institution with a 30-year track record of success in Los Angeles...
Cash Flow: $176,000
Early Education Campus & Business Ventura County Cash Flowing + RE
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Ventura County, CA
A rare chance to acquire a profitable early?An education school paired with a prime special? purpose real estate in one of Ventura County’s most stable, high?income communities. Over 25 years of...
Cash Flow: $300,000
Well established (10+ years) Driver's Education School
SBA LOAN ELIGIBLE
San Diego, CA
Step into a turnkey driver's education business that delivers immediate cash flow and exceptional growth potential in San Diego's thriving market. This 10+ year established operation generates...
Cash Flow: $152,377
Premier Music School in Affluent South Bay Beach Cities
Los Angeles County, CA
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a highly successful, WASC-accredited independent music school and performing arts community located in one of Southern California's wealthiest zip codes....
Cash Flow: $121,947
Accredited CDL Training School - BPPE & FMCSA
Riverside County, CA
Established Southern California CDL and DOT compliance training business serving a large and durable commercial driver market. This vocational school offers Class A, B, and C CDL training, corporate...
Cash Flow: $303,000
Profitable and Growing Sylvan Franchise – Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
SBA Pre-approved with Three Lenders. This is an opportunity to acquire a profitable, fast-growing Sylvan Learning Center located in Los Angeles. Established in 2021, the business has successfully...
Cash Flow: $163,775
Established STEM Robotics Franchise with 5 School Locations
Pleasanton, CA
Step Into a Growing, Purpose-Driven Business Take over an established and revenue-generating robotics and STEM education franchise serving Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area — one of the...
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Cash Flow: $55,000
Code Ninjas, LLC.
Franchise
Available in California
We are the largest and fastest growing kids coding and stem concept in the world! With low start-up costs, a proven business model, best-in-class support across operations, technology, curriculum, and marketing, plus proprietary curriculum and products, Code Ninjas is the premier option in the youth enrichment business.
Tutoring Center – Established Franchise with Growth Potential
Livermore, CA
About the Business: This is a well-established supplemental education franchise located in Livermore, CA, serving students across core academic subjects. The center offers individualized instruction...
Northern California Charter School Membership Business
California
This Northern California business represents a membership-based business focused on supporting and advocating for flex-based personalized learning charter schools. The business serves over 100 member...
Cash Flow: $427,380
Turnkey LEGO® Robotics & Financial Literacy Education Business
Palo Alto, CA
MS Real Estate Inc. is pleased to present a well-established, highly profitable seasonal education business specializing in LEGO® Robotics and NFEC-endorsed Financial Literacy programs for children...
Mathnasium Learning Center for Sale, CA (2435133)
Santee, CA
With over 1000 centers – and more opening each week – Mathnasium is rapidly growing in neighborhoods around the world. That’s because we are passionate about what we do. It’s also because our...
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Montessori School Positioned for Future Growth Now
Diamond Bar, CA
Having envisioned improving Montessori education by addressing the significant lack of modern and authentic preschool options in the Greater Los Angeles area through acquisitions, the Sellers...
Cash Flow: $101,426
Ryan Clark - CM&AA, CEPA
Veld Mergers & Acquisitions
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
We strive to help our clients realize their unique definition of success. To achieve this, our team provides a comprehensive service offering aimed at supporting lower middle market business owners at nearly all stages of their company’s lifecycle. Our team has supported over 2,000 clients since 2002 and completed more than 1,150 transactions. This experience, coupled with our history as founders, owners and operators ourselves provides our team with an unparalleled practical knowledge base and real world perspective that is aligned with our clients. When we provide mergers & acquisitions advisory services, explore capital sourcing and deployment options, evaluate valuation drivers or structure a realistic exit plan, we do so knowing that our clients rely on us to help manage what may be their largest asset and the culmination of years of extraordinary efforts. If our client has an interim leadership need, we approach the assignment as if it were our business, reputation, investment and our future retirement at stake – because ultimately it is. The value we provide and the quality of our efforts will make or break a successful engagement. In doing so we are not only able to capitalize on each of our management experiences, but we are also able to draw from best practices learned from working with thousands of clients across all industry sectors. As a result our perspective is broad and our resource base is vast. Our full service approach supports the notion that your business is more than just a transaction to you and us, it’s our business too. Your success translates into our success, just as we shoulder the burden of any failure. As a result we consider ourselves to not only be our client’s solutions advisor, but also their partner.
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Reputable Long Standing Independent K-12 Tutoring Center
Sacramento County, CA
This learning center provides high quality in-classroom setting tutoring services led by credentialed teachers. With nearly 30 years of refined systems and procedures, the center has a proven track...
Cash Flow: $93,000
Tutoring & Test Prep Center | Turnkey | Strong Repeat Business |Growth
Placer County, CA
Premier Art Academy with Exceptional Profitability & Reputation
Orange County, CA
PENDING Turnkey Homeschool Farm-Based Outdoor Education Program
Ventura County, CA
Kids Learning Center & After School Learning Program
Glendale, CA
The Little Gym Child Fitness
Franchise
Available Nationwide
Orange County Music School with 7 rooms
Orange County, CA
Music School. Semi-Absentee. Enormous Growth Opportunity
Alameda County, CA
BPPE Approved Vocational School for Sale – California
Santa Clara, CA
Title IV & VA Approved Cosmetology School-Established Since 2006
Los Angeles County, CA
Private Vocational School
Woodland Hills, CA
Code Ninjas Business for Sale
Fremont, CA
Established Youth Education Franchise – South Orange County
Riverside County, CA
Premier, Profitable SoCal Acting School (SBA avail)
Orange County, CA
Turnkey #1 STEM Youth Education Franchise| Profitable Chino Hills
Chino Hills, CA
Two Premier Code Ninjas Centers in South Orange County
Orange County, CA
Amazing Athletes
Franchise
Available in California
High Profit, Fully Operational Flight School Academy
Orange County, CA
Acquisition Opportunity CPR Training 23,000 data base
Sacramento, CA
1,300sf K-8 Heritage School MUP Permitted
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Helicopter Flight School and Touring
Los Angeles County, CA
Buy or Sell a School in California
Schools and education businesses listed on BizBuySell include preschools, tutoring centers, test prep academies, language schools, STEM programs, and franchise-affiliated learning centers. Business models range from independent schools with strong local reputations to franchise operations offering brand recognition and operational support. Revenue is typically generated through tuition, enrollment fees, after-school programs, summer camps, and enrichment classes. Many listings feature licensed facilities, credentialed staff, and established student populations. Some also include real estate, curriculum assets, or scalable systems—providing buyers with opportunities to enter or expand within the growing education and supplemental learning market.
| Market Overview | Listings for Sale (Median) |
|---|---|
| Number of Businesses Analyzed | 19 |
| Asking Price | $399,000 |
| Reported Revenue | $585,857 |
| Reported Seller's Discretionary Earnings | $133,474 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings.
Asking Price
| Lower Quartile | Median | Upper Quartile |
|---|---|---|
| $192,000 | $399,000 | $1,045,000 |
Market Financial Highlights
The financial data presented here is an aggregation of reported revenue and earnings of Schools for sale in California.
| Bound | Revenue | Seller’s Discretionary Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Quartile | $321,250 | $81,046 |
| Median | $585,857 | $133,474 |
| Upper Quartile | $825,715 | $207,000 |
Valuation Multiples
The valuation multiples listed below are derived from asking price, revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings of Schools listed for sale in California.
| Bound | Revenue Multiple | Earnings Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Quartile | 0.56 | 2.14 |
| Median | 0.82 | 2.75 |
| Upper Quartile | 1.11 | 3.65 |
FAQ's
How much does it cost to buy a School in California?
The median asking price for an established School in California is $399,000, though prices range from under $192,000 to well over $1,045,000.
How much do Schools owners in California earn?
The median reported revenue of Schools in California is $585,857 and owners earn a median of $133,474, which includes the owners salary and any other financial benefits they receive.
How do I value a School?
Valuing a business is a complex process, but buyers and sellers often turn to the local market to understand how businesses are priced. Based on our most recent analysis of Schools in California, revenue multiples range from 0.56 to 1.11, with a median of 0.82. Earning multiples range from 2.14 to 3.65, with the median at 2.75. This means the typical School in California may ask for around 0.82 times its annual revenue, and 2.75 times its annual owner earnings.
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