Averan School of Rock Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new School of Rock location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows School of Rock’s 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The School of Rock opening package
School of Rock’s 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $378,050 to $756,100, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps School of Rock franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated childcare and education specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for School of Rock’s reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against School of Rock’s Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
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Already open with another bookkeeper? See the School of Rock conversion package.
What the School of Rock opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your School of Rock location and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report School of Rock asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in School of Rock’s 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn School of Rock’s Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system School of Rock requires, its enrollment and tuition billing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your School of Rock location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your School of Rock royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of School of Rock’s Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
School of Rock figures from the FDD
School of Rock franchisees averaged $683,344 of sales in 2025, with a median of $658,980, according to Item 19 of School of Rock’s 2026 FDD, issued 15 April 2026. The 243 in that group are 88%* of School of Rock’s 276 locations. Fees paid to School of Rock come to about 11%* of sales.
School of Rock’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one School of Rock location costs $378,050 to $756,100, including the $59,900 initial franchise fee.
At the School of Rock average of $683,344 of sales a year, the 8% royalty comes to about $4,556* a month and the 3% brand fund to about $1,708* a month.
27 School of Rock locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of School of Rock’s 2026 FDD reports.
At the end of the last year that Item 20 reports, School of Rock had 46 franchise agreements signed for locations not yet open.
Send us to start
- Your signed School of Rock franchise agreement.
- School of Rock’s current FDD.
- The School of Rock monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system School of Rock requires.
- The enrollment and tuition billing system.
- The School of Rock reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
Questions from School of Rock owners
Does Averan Advisors work with School of Rock owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for School of Rock owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of School of Rock’s 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the School of Rock royalty show up in the books?
The School of Rock royalty is 8% of sales, according to School of Rock’s 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the School of Rock average of $683,344 a year, it comes to about $4,556 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a School of Rock franchise?
School of Rock’s 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one School of Rock location costs $378,050 to $756,100. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my School of Rock location opens?
Your School of Rock books move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in School of Rock’s 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your School of Rock opening
Send the short form for the School of Rock opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your School of Rock location and your opening date.
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