How much is it costing you for the start of school?

Question

I want to know how much you are paying for school fees,school supplies,clothes etc....and if it's a private or a public school...

thank you.

Answer 1

my son goes to a private school... uniforms about $150-200... supplies about $75.  and that does not include the monthly school payment

Answer 2

My older children, grades 7 and 10, were $40 each for "textbook use fees" and my kindergartener was $20 so that was $100 right there.

School supplies for three kids with two of the three needing backpacks and two of them needing the velcro or zipper binders which were $15 each, and new lunch bags came to $125.

Clothes: I had bought my daughter about $70 worth of jeans and capris for the start of school at the trendy thrift store for $70 plus sneakers at the discount sporting goods store for $30. My kindergarten son I bought polos through the summer that came to probably $40 total and cargo pants that came to $40. I found NSS skater sneakers for $9.99 -- they used to be $40.  For my high school son, he will make do with tees and cargo shorts he has while it's warm. I got him $30 sneakers. He has some jeans he can use and I will fill in new pants for him when I can.

For the older kids to be in any activity: choir, athletics, whatever, they need an activity transportation card that is also a card that gets them into school games and concerts. Those were $35 each.

My kindergartener and daughter needed physicals and extra shots before starting school. We don't have health insurance so that was $25 each.

My daughter has to buy a shirt for choir. That will be $12.

I didn't put money on their lunch accounts because lunches are going to be $2.25 this year each. x 3 x 20 days of school a month = @$130.

No thank you. I'll pack more yummy and nutritious food in their lunches.

If I want my kindergartener to have milk at snack time it's $0.30 a day. I will probably load his card for that because we wouldn't want him to be the only one without.

It's weird though -- milk at lunch is $0.50.

Answer 3

well my four kids are various ages in different schools.

I think I'm spending $1000, literally.

i have four kids.

two into eighth grade.

one into first grade.

and one in daycare.

Answer 4

wellll

public

90 for supplies

200 for clothes

10 for the shirt

about 30-40 for each elective (2 electives)

Answer 5

My sister and I had about $80 spent on us. We both go to public school, and we got our school supplies at Super Wal-Mart. We don't wear uniforms, we have plenty of clothes (except for bras and socks, we needed some new ones), didn't need a backpack (buy a Jansport if your looking, they last FOREVER!) and our school supplies weren't very expensive.

Answer 6

well we are 1/2 way through the school year but...

fee's are about $180 for both kids then the government gives it back and a bit more for uniforms and excursions etc.

Using uniforms from last year.

box of tissues $2

new sneakers $30

thats about it.

State school in Australia

Answer 7

Nothing, we home school and already have plenty of pencils, paper and pens - our books come from the local library, so we have hardly any expenses at all.

Answer 8

My Niece's list is costing me almost 120$ and she is going into 5th grade.

New Jersey-Public  

Answer 9

public high school

fees-150.00

clothes 250.00

supplies 70.00

Answer 10

I have 3 kids in school. One in pre K, one in 1st, and one in 4th.

Fees: $35 each for the pre k, & 1st grader

Supplies: about $30 for the 4th grader

Shoes: :$80 ( I buy Skechers, they last longer)

Backpacks/Lunchboxes: $60

Clothes: $250

My kids all had growth spurts over the summer.

They are in public school, but they have a dress code. They have to wear polos. Bottoms they can pretty much wear whatever, as long as it's solid.  

Answer 11

$200 AND ITS IS A PRIVATE

Answer 12

Ok you all are probably gonna talk a mess of c**p but here it goes, I have four children ages 11 12  5 and 6 I have spent nearley $2,500.00 on them. this was for the following,

$500.00 ruffley on each girls clothes

$323.00 on shoes I just added it up

$170.00 on four back backs

and I havent even done the whole supply thing yet

I am not proud of these figures its just the hard cold facts that make me sick to my stomach. this is why i hate back to school

Answer 13

im 11 i go to qms its a private school

ill check the website. its copied and pasted:

Day Student Fees (BC Residents)    Grade  Full Fee  Monthly

Junior Kindergarten $3,750* $375

K-Grade 3 $7,520 $762

Grade 4-6 $8,190 $829

Grade 7 $9,100 $920

Grade 8 $10,000 $1,010

Grade 9 $10,200 $1,030

Grade 10-12 $11,230 $1,133

EDIT: this is my school website http://www.qms.bc.ca/

Answer 14

$5 spent so far on a notebook -public school

more expenses will add up after school starts

Answer 15

$60 school supplies

$100 clothes and shoes

public kindergarten

Answer 16

One child in kindergarten at private school

Tuition (reduced because we are members of the church which is affiliated with the school): $1,450 (otherwise it's >$2000/yr)

Dress-code/uniform compliant clothes: $90

One new pair of dress shoes: $15

Supplies: $22 (includes things that the teacher requests for the classroom, like tissues, Clorex wipes, etc., besides the usual crayons, scissors, etc.).....already had backpack so savings there....

New lunch bag (last year's falling apart): $7

Answer 17

Two kids:  one in high school and one in junior high

Public school fees:  $84 for the year; $58.85 for the year.

Supplies:  $28 for both.

Clothes:  probably around $200 for shirts and shoes only for now.  It's still warm here to it will be about two months before we have to buy new jeans.