SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · TEXAS
SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School franchise in Texas: what the public record shows
Franchisees of SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School in Texas have taken 8 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,323,637)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 0.0% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 18 franchised outlets in Texas (fiscal 2016) — about 0.06 per 100k residents.
Loans in TX
8
Resolved
2
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
0.0%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = TX. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor of 30 loans.
Businesses in this industry
6,992
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
22.3
national 26.5
Versus the country
-16%
thinner
Every business in SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School's industry operating in Texas — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 10 |
| 2016 | 18 | 4 |
| System | Loans in TX | Local charge-off | Units in TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kids R Kids | 155 | 1.7% | — |
| Primrose School (Daycare) | 113 | 1.0% | — |
| Kiddie Academy | 105 | 8.8% | — |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOLS | 104 | 0.0% | 142 |
| Childrens Lighthouse | 93 | 0.0% | — |
| The Goddard School | 89 | 3.7% | — |
| The Learning Experience | 73 | 21.4% | — |
| SYLVAN LEARNING, SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER, SYLVAN | 39 | 33.3% | 60 |
| Huntington Learning Center | 20 | 28.6% | — |
| Gymboree | 17 | 25.0% | — |
| Goddard Early Learning Center | 16 | 0.0% | — |
| Premier Martial Arts Studio | 16 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School compares to the systems a buyer in Texas would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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