According to Huntington Bank’s Backpack Index, in 2015 parents paid on average over one
grand per child in school expenses, fees, and supplies (http://huntingtonir.com/ne/news/hban072915.htm). High school can be as much as $1500 per year for each
student depending on the activates they’re involved in.
It’s clear that public school isn’t free after all, so what is a parent on a limited budget to do about
it? The first thing to do is to accept it, and the next thing to do is to plan for it. If you’re a lowincome parent, keep reading; there will be options and resources for you too.
Items You’ll Likely Be Responsible for in Public School
You may be surprised to learn about how much each parent is expected to buy for each child in
school. Much of this is due to less funding for public schools and also simply technological