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Skool Community Statistics

How much Skool communities earn, what they charge, and how many members it takes - real benchmarks for deciding what to build. · Updated Jun 8, 2026

Communities42.1KStats

Communities tracked

42.1K

Paid communities

29.6%

12.5K paid

Median price (paid)

$33/mo

Median MRR (paid)

$1,217/mo

Total est. MRR (paid)

$146.1M/mo

Earning over $1K/mo

52.7%

6.6K communities

Earning over $10K/mo

2.1K

paid communities

With affiliate program

18.5%

40% median cut

Estimated MRR distribution

Paid communities by monthly revenue - most earn under $1K

Monthly price distribution

Paid communities by price - the $26-50 band is most common

Members vs. median MRR

The payoff ladder - revenue climbs steeply with member count

Community size distribution

All communities by member count - most are small

MRR is modeled, not reported: Skool does not publish revenue, so we estimate it as monthly price times current members - an upper bound that assumes every member pays monthly. Money figures cap monthly price at $1,000 to exclude placeholder entries, and lead with medians because a few large communities skew every average.

How much do Skool communities actually earn?

Most Skool communities are free: about 70% charge nothing, and only ~30% are paid. Among the paid ones the money is real but middling for most - the median paying community brings in roughly $1,217/mo in estimated recurring revenue, and just over half clear $1,000/mo. The average is far higher (skewed by a handful of giants), which is exactly why the median is the honest number to plan around. A note on method: Skool does not publish revenue, so MRR here is modeled as monthly price times current members - an upper bound that assumes every member pays every month. Treat it as a ceiling, not a bank statement.

What should you charge for a Skool community?

The market has anchored low. The median paid community charges $33/mo, and the single most common band is $26-50, where roughly 29% of paid communities sit. About 70% price at $50/mo or under. Triple-digit pricing is rare: only around 12% charge more than $100/mo. If you are setting a first price, the $20-50 range is where buyers already expect to land, and it is the range most paying members are used to. Charging more is possible, but it moves you into a much thinner, more demanding slice of the market.

How many members do you need to make it work?

Revenue tracks member count closely, and the jump is steep. Paid communities under 100 members earn a median of about $500/mo. Cross into 100-499 members and the median leaps to roughly $6,200/mo; at 500-999 it is around $22,000/mo, and past 1,000 members the median clears $40,000/mo. The takeaway for a would-be builder: the first hundred paying members is the hard, low-revenue grind, and the economics only turn genuinely attractive once you are reliably adding members in the hundreds. Audience comes before income.

Skool Statistics FAQ

How much do Skool communities make?
The median paid Skool community earns about $1,217/mo in estimated MRR, and just over half of paid communities clear $1,000/mo. Earnings are top-heavy: a small number of large communities make six figures a month while most sit in the low thousands. MRR is modeled as monthly price times members, so treat it as an upper bound rather than exact revenue.
What percentage of Skool communities are paid?
About 30% of Skool communities charge a fee; the other 70% are free. Of the 42,000+ active communities we track, roughly 12,500 are paid. Free communities tend to be larger on average, since a $0 price removes the main barrier to joining.
What is the average price of a Skool community?
The median paid Skool community charges $33/mo, and the most common price band is $26-50, covering about 29% of paid communities. Roughly 70% charge $50/mo or less, and only about 12% charge more than $100/mo. Annual plans are common but monthly pricing is the anchor buyers compare against.
How many members do you need to make money on Skool?
Median MRR rises sharply with size: about $500/mo under 100 members, ~$6,200/mo at 100-499 members, ~$22,000/mo at 500-999, and over $40,000/mo past 1,000 members. The first hundred paying members earn very little, so the practical goal is building an audience that can supply members in the hundreds.
Do Skool communities offer affiliate programs?
About 18% of communities run an affiliate program, and among those the median commission is 40% - a notably generous cut that owners use to turn members into a referral engine. If you are planning a paid community, a 30-40% affiliate rate is the market norm to benchmark against.

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