Wonder

Research Outline

Prepared for Payal M. | Delivered June 22, 2020

Special Needs Tutoring Market

Goals

To inform personal decision-making by identifying the top 10-15 online and/or in-person academic tutoring services for K-12 students with special needs in Southern California or the US, including the types of students supported by each program, the different learning approaches offered, the number of students served/enrolled, the format of teaching (online only, in-person only, etc.), pricing and market share. In parallel, to determine the market size and CAGR of the special needs tutoring industry. 

Early Findings

Special Needs Tutoring ProvidersThe first hour of research indicates that pre-compiled information about K-12 academic tutoring services for children with special needs is limited.
However, the research team identified the following in-person special education tutoring centers in California:
An inventory of statewide California tutoring services for students with special needs. Notably, this inventory includes 20 Lindamood-Bell Learning Centers, 4 Pride Learning Centers, 7 Learning RX Brain Training Centers, Peninsula Educational Services, the Fusion Academy, Lakeside Reading, Edpact, The Reading Clinic, Active Reading Clinic, East Bay Dyslexia Solutions and Summit Reading Center.
 Huntington Learning Center, an in-person tutoring center with locations in California that offers tutoring services for children with special needs.
Overall, it appears that Lindamood-Bell Learning Center, Pride Learning Center, Learning RX Brain Training Center and Huntington Learning Center offer the greatest number of locations in the California area.
Additionally, the research team located several online services that provide tutoring to children with special needs:
 SpecialEdResource.com, an online tutoring service that matches children with learning disabilities with appropriate tutors.
 Five apps (My PlayHome, LetMeTalk, Tales2Go, Math Drills, The Anti-Coloring Book App) that facilitate the education process for students with special needs.
US Tutoring Market SizeInitial research suggests that there is no directly compiled, publicly available information about the current size and growth rate of the special education tutoring industry.
Similarly, data regarding the current size of the total US tutoring industry appears to be located behind paywalls, however Technavio reports that the US private tutoring industry is growing rapidly at a CAGR of 8% between 2019 and 2023.
In parallel, IBISWorld notes that the online US tutoring industry is expanding quickly from its current size of $633.3 million, with an estimated CAGR of 4.1% between 2020 and 2025.