Fees
. Classroom supply costs and school fees in Ohio, Kentucky and four surrounding states have climbed by up to 25 percent over last year, the highest jump on record, according to Huntington’ Bank’s annual “backpack index.”
. “Families are facing a double whammy of rising prices for basic household goods along with new expenses that used to be covered by the public sector, ,…” “As taxpayer-funded functions like public schools continue to face shrinking resources, families are going to have to pick up new bills or do without some services.”
. ..Middle school costs climbed 15 percent over last year, averaging $681 per student, the index shows, while elementary costs jumped 12 percent to $539 per student and high school costs rose 9 percent to $1.091 per student.
. Madeira charges parents so fourth-graders $97.30; Southwest schools charge elementary students $31; St. Bernard-Elmwood Place charges a $20 basic instruction fee.
. Source: excerpts of Parents are pinched by school fees. We’re paying more for free public education than ever. By Denise Smith Amos The Enquirer, 8/7/2011 A1.
