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See how many classes need covering each month, how much of your own time that takes, and how many teacher messages it generates.
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Yoga class break-even calculator
Put in your average headcount, revenue per visit, teacher pay and overhead per open hour, and see whether that slot pays for itself.
The 6am and the 8pm are where studio arguments happen. One of them feels loyal and the other feels like a favor, and neither feeling is a number. This calculator turns a class slot into the only two figures that matter: what it brings in and what it costs to open the doors for it.
Revenue per visit is the piece owners tend to guess. It is not your drop in rate. It is a month of class revenue divided by a month of visits, which for a studio leaning on unlimited memberships is usually far lower than the price on the wall.
Your result
Revenue for this class
$144
What the mats on the floor are actually worth at your real revenue per visit.
Cost to run this class
$83
Teacher pay plus the share of studio overhead for the time the room is open.
Margin from this class
$61
Negative means the slot is being paid for by the rest of your schedule.
Students needed to break even
6
The headcount where the class stops costing you money to hold.
One thin class is not a reason to cut it, but a slot sitting three students under break even for a whole quarter usually is.
Why revenue per visit is the number that decides everything
A studio selling mostly unlimited memberships has a revenue per visit that falls as loyal students come more often. That is not a failure, it is how the model works, but it means the class that feels busiest can be the one earning least per mat.
Run the calculator twice: once with your blended revenue per visit and once with what a drop in pays. The gap between the two break even headcounts is the price you are paying for predictable monthly income, and it is worth knowing before you renew a lease.
What to do with a slot that will not clear
Before cutting, test three cheaper moves. Shift the class thirty minutes to match the commute, merge it with the neighboring level so one teacher holds both, or move it into a room you can heat for less if you run hot classes.
If you do cut it, tell the teacher before the schedule posts, and offer a replacement slot in the same conversation. Slots that vanish from a published grid without a word are the most common reason a reliable teacher starts looking, and replacing her costs far more than the class ever lost.
Questions about this calculator
Should I include my own pay in overhead?
Only if you actually take a wage from the studio. If you do, add it to the overhead figure and divide by open hours like any other fixed cost. Leaving yourself out makes thin classes look better than they are.
How do I get overhead per open hour?
Add rent, utilities, insurance, software and cleaning for a month, then divide by the hours the studio is open that month. Most small studios land somewhere in the twenties to fifties per hour once everything is counted.
Does this account for retail or teacher training revenue?
No, it is deliberately class only. Retail and trainings have their own margins and hide a weak grid if you mix them in. Judge the schedule on the schedule.
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The sub coverage policy template for yoga studios
A one page policy you fill in with your own windows, claim order and pay rules, so nobody has to negotiate coverage at ten at night.
Check that figure against what really happened
The number on this page came from your own estimates, and estimates about attendance and sub rates are generous by nature. MatCount produces the same number from the record: every class taught, every claim by the teacher who actually stood at the front of the room, every per head amount over your threshold. We will build one month of your studio on a call so you can see the two side by side.