Jungle Driving School franchise unit economics

Founder business income

How much does a Jungle Driving School franchise make?

Source: Item 19, Table 1, 2026 FDD. Unaudited figures supplied by the founder business; the franchisor did not audit or verify them. The founder business pays no royalty; the franchisor imputed the 7% royalty and added the accounting, technology and camera and GPS lines to show a franchised version.

The founder business had $678,674 of gross sales in 2025. It is the one business in Item 19. It has operated a driver training business in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area since November 2003, and the franchisor bought certain of its assets on November 8, 2024. It does not operate under a franchise agreement and does not pay royalty fees. The franchisor states that it operated in an area of about one Protected Territory.

Adjusted operating income was $172,123, or 25.4% of sales. Operating income before royalty and certain other fees was $236,666, or 34.9%. From that the franchisor deducts an imputed 7% royalty of $47,507.18, $8,168 of accounting services, a $5,988 technology fee and a $2,880 camera and GPS service fee. The statement is before debt service, depreciation, amortization, income taxes, capital spending and owner pay not recorded in the books.

The $977 telephone and utilities line is printed but not deducted. Note 19 defines total operating expenses as lines 9 to 17, and the telephone line is line 18. The ten printed operating lines add to $122,766.* With the $977 deducted, adjusted operating income is $171,146.*

Wages and payroll taxes came to $294,866, or 43.4% of sales.* Instruction payroll was $185,110 and management payroll $86,024, together 40.0% of sales,* and employer payroll taxes were $23,732. Item 19 places both payroll lines in cost of goods sold. The two cars cost $18,104 in fuel and $24,233 in repairs, together $42,337 or 6.2% of sales.* Rent was $46,120, or 6.8%.

The founder business recorded 927 student enrollments in 2025, with an average student spend of $732.12. Item 19, Table 2 also reports 36 class cohorts, an average class size of 26.5, 97% of published class seats filled and one qualified classroom. 927 enrollments at $732.12 is $678,675, within $1 of gross sales.*

Removed costs

Costs removed from the founder business statement, 2025

Source: Item 19, note regarding adjustments, 2026 FDD. Amounts as printed. The shares of sales and the total are Averan calculations on $678,674 of gross sales, marked *.

The franchisor removed $76,050.66 of 2025 costs from the income statement.* That is 11.21% of the founder business’s sales.*

The FDD gives a reason for some of the removals. Bank charges were removed because franchisee payments will run through the franchisor’s payment processor. Legal and professional fees were removed because franchisees are expected to pay the accounting services fees, which are imputed in the table. Meals and entertainment and contributions were removed because the franchisor does not expect franchisees to incur them. The interest relates to credit card interest. The FDD gives no reason for removing the $35,644.66 of parking lot attendant labor.

With the removed costs included, adjusted operating income is $96,072, or 14.16% of sales.* With the $977 telephone line also deducted, it is $95,095, or 14.01%.*

One business

How results spread across locations

Item 19 covers one business, so it shows no spread between locations. There are no quartiles, bands or ranges. The franchisor states that as of the issuance date there are no franchisees in operation other than the founder business.

The founder business’s 2025 sales were $54.29 for each of the about 12,500 people aged 13 to 18 in a standard Protected Territory.* The franchisor states the founder business operated in an area of about one Protected Territory. Item 19, Table 3 lists its five high schools with the most students in 2025, from 207 students at Lowell High School to 46 at Forest Hills Eastern High School.

The Minimum Annual Collected Revenue for a franchised business is $250,000 in the first 12 months and $450,000 from month 49. Those are 36.8% and 66.3% of the founder business’s 2025 gross sales.* The founder business has traded since 2003.

Brand charges

Brand charges

Source: Items 5 and 6, 2026 FDD; Item 19, Table 1 for the accounting figure. Annual amounts and the total are Averan calculations, marked *. Not included: the minimum royalty, the contingent local advertising requirement, the $2,880 camera and GPS service fee in Item 19, and charges that arise only on events such as transfer or late payment.

The royalty is 7% of Collected Revenue, paid daily through the franchisor’s payment processor. All sales are made through the franchisor’s website, app or payment processor. The processor collects the price plus a processing fee, currently 3.5%, from the customer, sends the royalty to the franchisor and deposits the rest with the franchisee. The processor pays the franchisor about 1% of the 3.5% to cover its cost of running the service; at the founder business’s sales that is about $6,787 a year, paid by customers.* The royalty falls to 6.5% for each business once a second business opens and to 6% once a third opens.

The annual minimum royalty for one business is $17,500 in months 1 to 12, rising to $31,500 from month 49. Each amount is 7% of the Minimum Annual Collected Revenue for the same period.* The franchisor reviews royalties from the 13th month after opening and invoices any shortfall, payable within 30 days. In the first year, the minimum royalty, technology fee and base accounting fee together are $27,688.*

Local advertising is $12,500 in the first 90 days, then not required unless the business misses the revenue minimum. If it does, the franchisor may require spending of the greater of 5% of monthly Collected Revenue or $2,500 a month inside the Protected Territory. At $2,500 a month that is $30,000 a year;* at the founder business’s sales, 5% is $33,934.* If the franchisee does not spend it, the franchisor may require the amount to be paid to it.

The technology fee is $499 a month and may rise. From the second year it includes an additional $150 a month for digital management, and it may increase by $399 or more a month if a designated vendor stops providing certain services. Item 6 also lists ongoing website management of at least $150 a month after the first year; the FDD does not say whether this is the same $150. The accounting services fee may rise to 0.5% of Collected Revenue, and excludes QuickBooks Online at $99 a month, payroll service at $80 a month plus $12 per employee, and a $250 year-end package.

Other charges: an annual conference fee of $1,250 per person; assistance training at $500 per person per day; a late fee of $100 plus 1.5% a month; renewal and transfer fees of 20% of the then-current initial franchise fee, plus broker fees on a transfer; and a 15% fee on overdue receivables the franchisor helps collect. Liquidated damages on termination for default are the greater of $150,000 or 36 months of royalties and other ongoing fees.

Cost to open

Cost to open

Source: Item 7, Table A, 2026 FDD. The low column adds to the printed $198,017. The high column adds to $308,788, $40 above the printed total of $308,748.*

Item 7 estimates $198,017 to $308,748 to open one business. The widest ranges are leasehold improvements at $0 to $40,000, vehicles at $23,000 to $34,271, and rent and utilities and decorations at $15,000 to $25,000 each. Additional funds of $15,000 to $25,000 cover at least three months and include no owner’s draw or salary.

The cover page states that $79,992 of the estimate is paid to the franchisor or its affiliates. The four Item 7 lines payable to the franchisor (the $59,500 fee, $4,995 launch support, $1,497 of technology fees and the $5,000 creative intelligence fee) add to $70,992; with the $9,000 local brand optimization fee paid to a designated vendor, the total is $79,992.* That is 40.4% of the low estimate and 25.9% of the high.* Site selection assistance of $2,500 is paid to another designated vendor.

The vehicle line covers two financed or leased training cars. Item 7 Note 8 prices two vehicles at $60,000 to $85,000 in total, financed over 60 months at 4.9%, and the $23,000 to $34,271 includes a 10% deposit, three months of payments, wraps, passenger brakes, camera and GPS, and sales tax and registration.

The franchise fee of $59,500 includes a Protected Territory of about 12,500 people aged 13 to 18. A larger territory carries an overage fee of $4.76 per extra person in that age range, which equals $59,500 divided by 12,500.* Multi-unit fees are $109,500 for two businesses and $229,500 for five; the second business costs $50,000 and the third to fifth $40,000 each. The two-to-five-business estimate is $248,017 to $478,748.

A franchisee has 60 days from signing to secure an approved location and 180 days to open. The franchisor estimates 60 to 150 days from signing to opening. The location needs an office and at least one classroom for the lesser of 36 students or the state requirement. The term is 10 years with one 10-year renewal.

Locations

Locations, 2023 to 2025

Source: Item 20, Tables 1, 3 and 4, 2026 FDD. No openings, terminations, non-renewals, reacquisitions, closures or transfers were reported in 2023 to 2025. Table 1 prints a net change of 1 for total outlets in 2025, where the start and end counts are both 1.

No franchised Jungle Driving School business was open at the end of 2025. One company or affiliate-owned outlet was open at the start and end of each year from 2023 to 2025. The franchisor was formed on October 29, 2024 and has offered franchises since March 2025.

14 franchise agreements were signed but not opened as of December 31, 2025. They are in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma (1 each), Ohio and Texas (2 each) and North Carolina (3). The franchisor projects 24 franchised openings in the next fiscal year and no company-owned openings.

Item 20, Table 4 lists the company-owned outlet under Nebraska. Item 1 and Item 19 place the founder business in Ada, in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area, and the franchisor’s office is in Omaha, Nebraska.

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