
Most studio owners set tuition by checking what the studio down the street charges, then adding a few dollars. Then they wonder why a full schedule still doesn’t leave anything at the end of the month.
Your tuition should come from your numbers, not someone else’s. This dashboard shows you exactly that. But a spreadsheet only helps if you actually fill it in and know what the results are telling you. That’s what the call is for.
What’s inside the dashboard:
Master Budget: Every studio expense and income line, weekly, monthly, and yearly, with budget vs. actual side by side
Actual Monthly Numbers: Track real income and expenses month by month through the full season, summer included
Setting Tuition Rates: Calculates your cost to open per hour, overhead per student, and the minimum number of students a class needs to break even. Then plan next year’s rates by class length, company, privates, and unlimited passes
Class Profit/Loss: See the profit or loss on every class, its maximum capacity and income, and how much more each class could earn if it were full
Attrition, Retention & Enrollment: Track enrollment against your goals from summer through May, plus drops per teacher, so you can see where you’re losing families and when
It also includes income lines for tiered memberships (Starter, Growth, Premium), so it works whether you bill by class or by membership.
Your 1-hour call with Tami:
Before the call, fill in what you can: your expenses, current tuition, and class roster. Don’t worry if it’s incomplete.
On the call, we’ll go through your numbers together, find your real cost to open per hour, and spot which classes are losing money
You’ll leave with a plan for next year’s tuition rates and what to do about your underperforming classes
This is for you if:
You’ve bought spreadsheets before and never filled them in
You’re not sure which of your classes are actually profitable
You raise tuition by guessing and want someone to check your math
You want answers specific to your studio, not general advice
Tami Bisbee is a 20+ year studio owner and the numbers person studio owners call when budgeting and spreadsheets feel overwhelming.