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Studio break-even calculator: how many students per class do you need?

Put in your rent, instructor pay and prices to see how many students each class needs to cover your costs, and how full that makes your room.

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Your costs and prices

Your space, including utilities if they are part of the rent.
Insurance, software, music licence, cleaning, marketing.
Enter 0 if you teach every class yourself and want the room cost only.
All classes you hold.
What the room holds.
Total sales divided by class visits. Packs and memberships bring it below the drop-in price.

What it means

Students per class to break evenBelow this many students per class, a class loses money. Above it, every extra student is margin.5.0
That fills the room toComfortable42%
Cost of one class$36 of fixed costs plus $45 instructor pay$81
Total costs per monthAt 20 classes a week$6,997

A simple estimate. It leaves out taxes, your own pay, slow months and the cost of getting new students.

How the break-even number is worked out

Your fixed monthly costs (rent and everything else you pay whether or not anyone comes) are shared across all the classes you hold in a month. Add the instructor pay for one class and you get what a single class costs you. Divide that by what the average student pays per class, and you have the number of students each class needs before it stops losing money.

  • Income per student per class is total sales divided by class visits. It is lower than your drop-in price because packs and memberships are cheaper per class.
  • Fill rate compares the break-even number with the spots in your room. Below about 60 percent is comfortable. Above 100 percent means the plan does not work yet.
  • What to change first: prices and the number of classes usually move the result more than rent.

To set prices, use the class pricing calculator.

Questions
What is a break-even point for a studio?

It is the number of students per class at which a class earns exactly what it costs. Below it the class loses money; above it, each extra student adds profit.

Why does my room look too full to work?

If the result is over 100 percent, your costs or classes per week are too high for your prices. Try fewer, fuller classes, a higher average price, or lower fixed costs.

Does this include my own pay?

Only if you enter it as instructor pay. Many owners who teach leave it out at first and see the room cost alone, then decide what to pay themselves.

Is anything saved?

No. It runs in your browser and nothing is stored or sent.

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