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Post by violet on Jul 27, 2014 14:05:41 GMT
Those who qualify for free lunch, also do not pay fees. My kids are between $100 and $200 a year K-12. Each subject has a book fee and any associated materials fee. It just depends on your classes. i am in Indiana. ![:yeahthat:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/yrGoHMAelQz8f2Qt0sjb.jpg) Last year I paid a total of $326.00.
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Post by peabay on Jul 27, 2014 14:06:44 GMT
No registration fees here.
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Post by OSUBuckeyeFan on Jul 27, 2014 14:24:05 GMT
Registration fees for school? Never heard of this. We pay a $40 book deposit at the beginning of middle school that is returned when they graduate from high school. We also have pay-to-participate sports. No registration fees here either. I'm in NE Ohio. No book deposits or pay-to-play in my district. They had the pay-to-play but noticed a drastic decrease in the numbers so they abolished it. Ours is a very low income school district where over half of the kids are on free/reduced lunches. They don't even have registration fees at my alma mater, where my nieces attend, a very affluent school district in PA, currently ranked in the top 15 in the state.
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Post by kellybelly77 on Jul 27, 2014 14:24:28 GMT
My elementary age dd will cost about $85 and my middle schooler will be about $135. Does not include lunch or sports, it's just registration for classes. But at least I can enroll online so I can pay from the comfort of my pjs!
And I already spent nearly $300 on school supplies! School starts in 3 weeks!
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Post by theboydbunch on Jul 27, 2014 15:33:39 GMT
Although there are no "registration fees" in our public schools; the amount of "optional fees" during senior year in hs were pretty steep.
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Post by tania7424 on Jul 27, 2014 15:54:13 GMT
Christian school here.
I pay $150 in February for the upcoming school year for registration and administration.
I wrote a check in June to pay for school supplies. It was just under $60 and includes a dictionary, pencil box, kleenex, etc. I still have to send in ziplocs, a bible, and paint shirt.
In August on Registration Day is $55 membership fee to the PTL. Seems steep, but we raised it by $30 and eliminated mandatory fundraising. That was met with overwhelming success when I proposed it. Two postdated (Jan and Jun) checks for $200 to pay for non-completion of parent volunteer hours (15 hrs/term). If you only do part, PTL does a partial refund. I also have the option of pre-paying for a monthly hot lunch (around $5/mo) and purchasing a $5 punch card for DS to use to pay for his bake sale purchase each month.
Gym strip (Grade 2 and up) is $35/set, purchased through our uniform supplier. Oh, I spent $325 when DS started K for 3 pairs of pants, 5 shirts and 2 sweaters. The only thing I've replaced along the way is pants. He was so tiny when he started K that his shirts were huge and going into second grade just now fit like they should.
Activity fee is $60 and built into tuition. Tuition for the upcoming school year is $358/mo only payable the 10 months school is in session. The only thing I will have to send money to school for throughout the year is if we order Scholastic. No field trip fees, etc. It won't go up much until middle school when they start doing mission trips.
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Post by StacyinUT on Jul 27, 2014 16:03:03 GMT
$65 for middle school
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Post by Pahina722 on Jul 27, 2014 16:07:09 GMT
No fees of any sort here. No pay to play or participate in an extracurricular activity like band or drama. However, the kids end up doing lots of fund raisers to offset costs associated with going to competitions.
Parents buy their own children's school supplies, tickets to dances, games, and performances, etc. but a kid can get through k12 without ever spending money on anything except basic supplies. Even AP test fees, dual enrollment registration and books are paid by the district.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 27, 2014 16:09:20 GMT
We have always paid school fees each year. I have two in high school and next week I get to pay $195 per kid. It includes all extracurricular activities, including sports. Does not include driver's education ($275) or yearbooks ($55 each). And to add insult to injury, my senior has to take a math class at the community college since the school doesn't offer it--another $395. Luckily she is getting the book from a friend for free. I would gladly pay for driver's ed. They don't offer it here. In our district (and the surrounding ones) the district partners with the community college and the two universities and the student is considered dual-enrolled. They get the college credit, but do not have to pay for the class.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 27, 2014 16:12:13 GMT
in California, it is illegal to require fees for education. sports and yearbooks and such are outside that rule. never paid anything other than gym clothes...and there was support for low income families. get the law changed... I'd rather pay the fees and supply the supplies than have the issues many Californian schools and districts face.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 27, 2014 16:37:03 GMT
No fees of any sort here. No pay to play or participate in an extracurricular activity like band or drama. However, the kids end up doing lots of fund raisers to offset costs associated with going to competitions. Parents buy their own children's school supplies, tickets to dances, games, and performances, etc. but a kid can get through k12 without ever spending money on anything except basic supplies. Even AP test fees, dual enrollment registration and books are paid by the district. I see you are in Florida...(so am I) and I wonder if this a state-wide policy? We have the same policy here, and the only thing I pay is the rental fee for the Ipad assigned to my kid. There is something in place to pay for the kids who are unable to pay the $30 fee.
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Post by luanne on Jul 27, 2014 16:59:05 GMT
My 8 th grader costs about $200.00 in fees
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Post by Chips on Jul 27, 2014 17:34:11 GMT
For grade school and middle school it's $185 per student. Clubs and sports are all additional fees too. We pay a lot in property taxes so it really blows that we pay so much for public school.
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Post by peasful1 on Jul 27, 2014 17:49:59 GMT
I'm in AZ. No "registration fees" meaning a set amount per student that must be pay to attend (which I don't think is legal at public schools) except $1 for ID cards.
ODS is taking a dual enrollment class and that is $500. DDs band is $2200 this year. $270 sounds good. YDS is in 8th grade and no fees for anything he does.
ETA: at the end of the year I do have to pay for all of the AP tests. It adds up at $90/each.
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Post by paget on Jul 27, 2014 17:50:28 GMT
No registration fees for our public schools. If you want to play a sport or be in an activity you need to purchase an ASB card for $40 and then also pay whatever that sport costs. Lucky me, Dd is on dance team and that is over $1700 per year. Sounds bad, but they practice, perform, volunteer, or compete up to 6 days a week and the only month they are not in it is April so if you break it down we are really getting our money's worth - especially compared to dance studio costs that we were paying before.
The kids all get a school issued netbook for the year at no cost. Some classes may have a fee but it is rare. I have three dds and I only remember fees for middle school and high school art where there are consumable products. The fee was like $15.
Of course there are fees for other things like student parking, yearbook, school pictures, etc - but no "registration fees."
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Post by peasful1 on Jul 27, 2014 17:55:45 GMT
Oh yeah, parking. $40 on campus. $150 at the church down the road. The only cost to swim in HS is the cost of the suit (this year $45 for boys, $65 for girls). I think yearbook is $75 but my kids rarely get them.
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Post by RosieKat on Jul 27, 2014 18:37:11 GMT
Nothing at the public school our kids will be attending this year.
I'm not rehashing the "is it legal" question, but just commenting: I have a hard time feeling that it is legal to charge fees for things like books. To me, that is needed for the education, and should be a part of the money the school already receives via taxes, etc. I have no problem with requiring fees for extras like sports participation, and I'm OK with fees for durable goods that the student keeps (like PE uniforms) as long as there are provisions for those who can't afford those things if they're required. I can even accept requiring returnable deposits for technology and other expensive items. But no additional money should be *required* of a person in order to attend a public school to get the basics of education.
Done with the soapboxing.
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Post by Pahina722 on Jul 27, 2014 21:59:10 GMT
No fees of any sort here. No pay to play or participate in an extracurricular activity like band or drama. However, the kids end up doing lots of fund raisers to offset costs associated with going to competitions. Parents buy their own children's school supplies, tickets to dances, games, and performances, etc. but a kid can get through k12 without ever spending money on anything except basic supplies. Even AP test fees, dual enrollment registration and books are paid by the district. I see you are in Florida...(so am I) and I wonder if this a state-wide policy? We have the same policy here, and the only thing I pay is the rental fee for the Ipad assigned to my kid. There is something in place to pay for the kids who are unable to pay the $30 fee. I am pretty sure it is state policy, and like some others, I have serious reservations about calling an education free, but requiring fees for book rentals, bus service, etc. All of those types of things should be covered in the state sales and/or income tax. Florida doesn't have the best public education, but at least we don't pretend that it is free, yet make some people pay for it!
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