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How do you find a good math tutor?

Math home tutors are available for any age student, from elementary school to postgraduate studies. Rates will vary based on the tutor’s background, education and experience. To find a good math tutor, first determine your learning goals. Do you need help understanding and completing homework assignments? Are you preparing for the math portion of a standardized test? Next, read reviews from current and former students. Find someone with proven success helping students achieve their goals. If you want help on an ongoing basis, decide what your budget is and identify the tutors who fall within your range. Ask if there are additional fees for travel, as some home math tutors include travel costs in their rates and others charge extra. Ask about session length and the tutor’s teaching style, and whether they also offer online sessions or group sessions. Finally, schedule a single session with each of the math tutors you think are best to see who is the best fit.

How much do math tutors cost?

Math is a subject that’s challenging for many students. Fortunately, home math tutors can help students excel in math by working with them in focused one-on-one tutoring sessions. The cost for math tutors varies based on the type of math, the expertise and experience of the tutor, and geographic location. Pricing may range between $40 and $100 per hour, depending on the math subject. As a rule, the more complex the subject matter, the more the math tutor will charge for the lessons. The cost reflects the math tutor’s advanced studies and the work required for them to be able to teach on the subject. Frequency can also affect costs. Students can buy packages of lessons for a lower cost per session than buying individually. Nationally, the average hourly rate for a geometry home tutor is $50-$60. The national average rate for an algebra home tutor is $40-$50 per hour. For generalized math tutors, the national average ranges between $40 and $50 per hour. More intensive standardized test prep studies and math tutoring average $70-$100 per hour.

How much does home tutoring cost?

Investing in home tutoring is an investment in your child’s future. Home tutors work one on one with your child to address their challenge areas and provide room for intellectual growth that may not happen in a busy classroom. The cost of home tutors depends on multiple factors including where you live, the tutor’s background and education, the subject matter, and how often the tutor comes. Test prep home tutoring is typically more expensive than single-subject tutoring. Here are some examples of average tutoring costs:

National average cost for an algebra home tutor: $40-$50 per hour.
National average cost for a French home tutor: $30-$50 per hour.
National average cost for a geometry home tutor: $50-$60 per hour.
National average cost for a math home tutor: $40-$50 per hour.
National average cost for reading and writing home tutor: $40-$60 per hour.
National average cost for an SAT home tutor: $70 per hour.
National average cost for an ACT home tutor: $70-$100 per hour.

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Jeremy is very knowledgable, professional education coach who has mastered his field of child tutoring. Aside from being a fine math tutor, he is also helping our child with organization skills. Even though he is new to us, I can say that he is dedicated and dependable. There are no screaming matches in the house regarding her math work and she has started enjoying math which is a big plus. I would highly recommend Jeremy without any reservations. Regarding his fees; you may find a range of tuition fees on thumbtack but essentially you get what you pay for. Having a professional business myself I can tell you that he is certainly worth your child's education and self esteem Dr. K

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My son has already benefited significantly working with his new math tutor. Sam has been very knowledgable, flexible, responsive, and patient. We look forward to our ongoing work with her!

Jason L.

Aron is an excellent and patient math tutor. He is very knowledgeable and was a tremendous asset to my successes with the SAT test! My SAT score increased significantly once I had 8 sessions with him. Aron did a wonderful job clearly explaining the areas I struggled with and was even able to come up with his own example problems on the spot. He made me feel comfortable and provided confidence which I took into the SAT. He is also very accommodating and flexible with scheduling. I cannot say enough good things about him.

Teresa C.

I would like to highly recommend Dr. Howard Siegerman as a tutor of both math and chemistry. He tutored by son Tom when he was taking a difficult series of math courses in middle school and high school. With his encouragement and patience he was able to rebuild Tom's confidence. With this renewed confidence and additional practice, Tom's grades improved dramatically. Dr. Siegerman also mentored Tom in chemistry, providing real life experience to theoretical questions. Tom in now at New York University pursuing a degree in biochemistry.

Ahmed Z.

You know its a nightmare out there, looking for the right fit for your kids when you are searching for test prep tutors. I have twins going into the SATs and there are just so many bad teachers out there. I really had to ask Chelsea International a lot of questions when I came across them. I have to say, they blew me away. Not just with their professional nature, but also with their level of expertise, care, and true understanding of what it takes to bring out your childs fullest potential. I would recommend this tutoring service to anyone. The kids have been working with them now for the last few months, and the difference in their work is amazing. I am really looking forward to seeing their scores after their SAT tests.

Marianne J.

The very first session my son was engaged (1 1/2 hrs) asking questions, actively learning and wrote down a question to ask his teacher. He later told me he learned more from Eve in that one session than all of the 1:1 time spent with his math teacher. My son is typically done with an assignment in 15 minutes I don't know how she kept him engaged so long in something that is so difficult for him! I would, without reservation recommend her to anyone seeking math support.

Terriann P.

The job was to tutor my daughter in Math who at the time was struggling. She was failing all her test and her teacher tried as did I. When Horace came in he was so patient and understanding, they fell into a very nice rhythm. When she didn't understand the way he was explaining he would find other ways until she got it and he never gave up or got frustrated. She started to pass her class exams and the best was passing her Math and ELA exams . Horace was amazing and I started recommending him to any and everyone. He made such a difference and it helped with my daughters confidence . I highly recommend him for your company

Paula S.

My son who is in college was struggling in linear algebra which is an advanced math class. The tutor from Ivy League Tutors was professional and demonstrated true dedication in helping my son to pass a stay in his college program. The owner consistently sent updates and summaries of the tutoring sessions. I highly recommend this company.

Neide E.

So far we have had one session with Erik and my daughter and I really like the way he teaches. He is very patient and showed her step in solving math problems that her math teacher didn't show her. So far so good

Bojana V.

Danny is an excellent teacher I highly recommend.! With his help I pass math with the highest score. He explains so clearly that everybody can understand . I even started liking Math and as well took some Math classes for this semester. He is awesome because I didn't have a clue about what is math until I got a great tutoring and pass Math with the highest score.For me that was the biggest achievement I did for 2013 .

Tonia E.

Dr. Ridhi Master is a very great tutor, she is very knowledgeable, patient, and explains the problem until you rally understands it. Before Ridhi begun tutoring me in my math class I was failing and after 5 weeks with her I am now doing great in my math classes. Thank you for all your help and I would definitely recommend Dr. Ridhi Master to anyone she is very good.

Gina R.

Rose is an amazing young lady, she is a good match with my middle school aged granddaughter. Offering her ability to break down math problems for a simpler understanding. She is outstanding and is modest in her own accomplishments.

Aminah A.

Akeel has been an amazing mentor for me. He is very good at math and has helped me work through the problems I had in school. He is very persistent and thorough with the problems and their solutions. He will not just teach you a solution to the problem, he will make sure that you KNOW and UNDERSTAND the concept and how to solve similar questions. When I said I wanted to start a new topic, he handwrote bunch of problems and examples to make it simple and understandable for beginners. He also always motivated me to go on brilliant.org (a math problems related website for practice) and enhance my mathematical skills. He is always challenging his students and himself to do better. I will attach a few images of his work to show how much effort he puts into his teaching.

Amy L.

Even in a short period of time, I still got a lot of the tutoring sessions. Great at identifying the problem and getting to the root of it then helping to solve it. Overall pretty helpful.

Valeria M.

I hired Mr. Huaman to tutor me for Math and I have to say that he was an amazing teacher. He is very knowledgeable in mathematics and a great motivator. He helped me overcome many of my fears with math and feel confident about it. I will definitely have him tutor me again!

Diane G.

Our family used Club Z tutoring for our son who was struggling with math. I highly recommend Club Z because the customer service is exceptional and the tutor that worked with my son was outstanding. My sons math skills improved significantly and we are so pleased with his success.

Nikhil J.

This tutoring service was phenomenal. My understanding of Math and Reading SAT problems increased exponentially and would recommend this service to anyone who is trying to achieve a near perfect, if not perfect, score.

Brenda Z.

Ms. G is a wonderful math tutor. My daughter in 7th grade was struggling with pre-algebra. Ms. G tutored her throughout the year and she went for failing to a B+. My daughter enjoyed the sessions and felt well prepared after they met. She also helped to boost confidence which has helped in all of her classes. Truly a delight!

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