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Student Fees Are Part of the Price of Getting Back to School

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Registration and other fees are a big part of getting back to school, and it seems that, like many other things, the cost keeps going up.


The St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 Board of Education this spring held the line on many student fees, but some increases were inevitable.


Fees are up for musical instrument rental, which are more than double what they were a year ago, and driver education fees also went up as part of a planned increase.

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Conversely, residents who enroll their children in all-day kindergarten and who qualify under National School Lunch Program guidelines for reduced tuition will pay less than they did a year ago.


Here’s a rundown on what to expect:

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High School


Registration: $220


Activitity fees:


  • AP testing: $89-$91

  • AP studio art (Includes test): $109-$111

  • AP English language (includes test): $110-$122

  • AP French (includes test): $109-$111

  • AP English literature (includes test): $125-$127

  • AP music theory (includes test): $116-$118

  • AP Spanish (includes test): $107-$109

  • Driver education: $350

  • PE student leader: $49

  • Health Occupations II: $90

  • PE shorts: $13-$15

  • PE shirt: $13-$15

  • PE lock: $5

  • Polar Heart Rate Monitor strap: $6-$8

  • Instrument rental fee (annual): $125

  • Yearbook: $45

  • Graduation: $30

  • Sports (per sport): $100

  • Parking fee:

    • — Everyday: $200

    — Even/odd (may be prorated for lot closures): $100

    • Registration late fee: $10

  • Delinquent account fee (per month, per family, per school): $10


    • Middle School


    Middle school: $130

    Includes fees for grades 6-8, towel 6-8, Exploratory School Day; band, orchestra, choir supplies; technology; student planner; foreign language workbook.


    Activity-specific fees:


    • Activity (club):  $25

  • Polar Heart Rate Monitor strap: $6 - $8

  • Hall lock: $5

  • P.E. lock: $5

  • P.E. shirt: $13

  • P.E. shorts:  $10

  • Sports (per sport): $100

  • TI34II calculator: $17

  • Yearbook: $25

  • Instrument rental (per year): $115

    • Registration late fee: $10

  • Delinquent account fee (per month, per family, per school): $10


    • Elementary School


    • Half-day kindergarten (materials, art, & technology): $52

    • Grades 1-5 (materials, art, & technology): $90

    • Calculator grades 1-3: $5

    • Calculator grades 4-5: $15

  • Planner grades 2-5: $2 - $6

  • Headphones: $1 -$5

  • *Band and/or orchestra: $40

  • Instrument rental (per year): $100

  • Delinquent account (per month, per family, per school): $10  $10


    • * A student who participates in band and orchestra is assessed only one fee.


    All-Day Kindergarten


    • Annual tuition: $2,025

    • Reduced annual tuition (as qualified by the National School Lunch Program): $900

    • Free annual tuition (as qualified by the National School Lunch Program): $225

    • Enrollment deposit (applies to tuition): $50

  • All-day kindergarten (materials, art, & technology): $52


    • Early Childhood Fees


    • Community preschool program annual tuition: $2,025

    • Enrollment deposit (applies to tuition): $50

    • Registration and materials: $73


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