Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked specialty school chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Defensive Driving School and Southern Technical College sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D Defensive Driving School | ▲8 | +18.7% |
| 2 | S Southern Technical College | ▲6 | +15.3% |
| 3 | E Empire Beauty School | - | +10.8% |
| 4 | T The Beauty Institute | ▲2 | +10.5% |
| 5 |
M
Musicologie
|
▲4 | +8.7% |
| 6 | D Driven2Drive | ▲2 | -0.8% |
| 7 | A Arthur Murray Dance Studio | - | -6.4% |
| 8 | K Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology | ▼1 | -8.5% |
| 9 |
F
Fred Astaire Dance Studios
|
- | -8.9% |
| 10 | E Evans Hairstyling College | ▲1 | -9.2% |
| 11 | D Douglas J Aveda Institute | ▲3 | -10.3% |
| 12 |
9
911 Driving School
|
- | -11.0% |
| 13 | S Summit Salon Academy | ▲2 | -11.1% |
| 14 | E Elite Dance Center | ▲1 | -12.5% |
| 15 | F Fred Astaire Dance Studio | ▲2 | -14.0% |
- Tops Cooking School
- Fred Astaire Dance Studios
- Arthur Murray Dance Studio
- University of Vermont
- School of Rock
- Paul Mitchell The School
- Aqua-Tots Swim School
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
5,557 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Tops Cooking School (1)
- Fred Astaire Dance Studios (57)
- Arthur Murray Dance Studio (36)
- University of Vermont (2)
- School of Rock (45)
- Paul Mitchell The School (38)
- Aqua-Tots Swim School (48)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 E Empire Beauty School 70
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2
F
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3
A
Aqua-Tots Swim School 48
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4
S
School of Rock 45
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5
P
Paul Mitchell The School 38
- 6 A Arthur Murray Dance Studio 36
- 7 T The Salon Professional Academy 21
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8
9
- 9 O Ogle School 9
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10
L
Lincoln Tech 9
- 11 U UEI College 9
- 12 M Milan Institute 8
- 13 T The Academy 8
- 14 S Summit Salon Academy 8
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15
B
Bach to Rock 8
- 16 T The Dance Company 8
- 17 T Tricoci University of Beauty Culture 8
- 18 K Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology 7
- 19 A Aveda Institute 7
- 20 D Douglas J Aveda Institute 7
- 21 S Salon Success Academy 6
- 22 A Arthur Murray Dance Center 6
- 23 T The Beauty Institute 6
- 24 D Dance Dimensions 6
- 25 D Dance Dynamics 5
- 26 A Avalon Institute 5
- 27 A Austin Driving School 5
- 28 D Driven2Drive 5
- 29 A Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute 5
- 30 F Fred Astaire Dance Studio 4
- 31 D Defensive Driving School 4
- 32 S Southern Technical College 4
- 33 A Academy of Dance Arts 4
- 34 A Arthur Murray 4
- 35 U Universal Technical Institute 4
- 36 D Dance Connection 4
- 37 E Elite Dance Center 4
- 38 A American Driving Academy 3
- 39 C Center Stage Dance Company 3
- 40 C Champions School of Real Estate 3
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41
M
- 42 D Driving Academy 3
- 43 L Lincoln Technical Institute 3
- 44 E Evans Hairstyling College 3
- 45 A Academy of Dance and Gymnastics 2
- 46 C Cincinnati School of Music 2
- 47 J John's Driving School 2
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48
S
Studio VIVA 2
- 49 C Center Stage Dance Academy 2
- 50 T Taylor Andrews Academy 2
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