Karate School Pricing

[axispower]

Yeah, we've seen a lot of drop-outs at our school of late. Going rate here is also $65 a month. Interestingly enough, that's less than I paid in another school fifteen years ago when my older daughter took up martial arts. In those days we paid $69 per month for the first family member and $39 for the second. These days that same school is charging $89 and $49.

[Kruczek]

My school was originally $40 a month per person and $5 off every additional family member ($35, $30, etc..)

Currently we charge $40 "liberally". We have had people who didn't have the money and they would come in and help clean on the weekends to make up for it. I myself chipped in $50 just because I knew we could use it. I assume this method doesn't work well in a big city though .

[Tiger1962]

My school was originally $40 a month per person and $5 off every additional family member ($35, $30, etc..)

Currently we charge $40 "liberally". We have had people who didn't have the money and they would come in and help clean on the weekends to make up for it. I myself chipped in $50 just because I knew we could use it. I assume this method doesn't work well in a big city though .

Wow - that's pretty reasonable to me!

[50inches]

Wow, I pay 70 dollars for 4 months, but training is very cheap here in sweden compared to the united states.

[Traymond]

My School that I attend has just renovated their pricing, haha..;

One month - 40

two months 70

three month - 100

four month - 115

And daily rate 4 bucks

But my teacher is extremely nice, half of his students havent even paid in three month. I take lessons free because I teach Judo, and brasshand style their for free, but I donate alot to the school still.

[Tiger1962]

$40 a month sounds reasonable to me.

[Traymond]

It is especially since my teacher teaches about 4-6 classes a week. Not including private lessons. Plus the classes that I teach and another black belt teaches.

[Tiger1962]

I was wondering the other day how martial arts schools are doing in this economy. Businesses must really be hurting.

[Traymond]

To Keep a school up and running these days in my own experience you have to do alot of advertising and alot of giving away. you see a birthday give them a weapon or a new uniform for their birthday they wont a medal give them a prize, hold tournaments teach weapons its alot to do to keep a school up and running, and I dont think it is any longer possible to live off of teaching martial arts.

[Tiger1962]

I think you are 100% right on the mark. Times are way too tough now. Good suggestions.