On average, Wisconsin parents are expected to spend around $586 per child on back-to-school supplies. This includes a mix of purchases from big box stores like Target and local shops.

The rising cost of school supplies is straining my family’s budget. And while chatting with friends, I found out that they, too, had spent more than $1,000 on back-to-school shopping.

School supply math. Dena Johnston, executive director of the Lawrence Schools Foundation in Kansas, said she has seen the impact of higher prices on school supplies.

And one shopping cart of 15 typical back-to-school supplies cost $62.41 on average in July 2024, up from $60.24 in July 2023, according to price tracker Datasembly.

Delilah Sokoloski, 8, of Wilson grabs school supplies Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, during the second annual Touch-A-Truck event at Wilson Area High School in Wilson.

Several organizations across the Tri-State are hosting school supply giveaways this weekend to help students and families. Here's a list of school supply drives in the area.

The annual Back 2 School Bash hosts more than 1,000 students who will receive school supplies. Bags are separated into three categories: kindergarten to 5th grade, 5th grade to 8th and 9th to 12th.

Communal school supplies are meant to benefit all children, but some parents don’t like the idea. “Some parents don’t like to share.” IE 11 is not supported.

Santa Fe Public Schools students stocked up on supplies ahead of the start of the 2024-25 school year, which opens Aug. 9.

Get school supplies, free haircuts, vision screenings and more. Saturday, July 20. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Clearlake Education Center: The Supply Zone is providing free backpacks and school supplies ...