And LTHS students also pay anywhere from $25 to $175 in so called consumables: paperback books, workbooks, and supplies for classes, according to handout from the school. LTHS charges a $25 student support fee, comparable to RB’s $30 technology fee. “We try to insist that everything is aligned with costs, if possible,” Keen said.Īt Lyons Township High School the basic textbook rental fee is just $75. It has also steadily raised the basic registration fee, which was $130 five years ago. The school added the pay-to-participate athletic and activity fees in the wake of the defeat of a tax referendum in 2011. RBHS even charges a $25 fee to change a course schedule. The fee to participate in the marching band increased to $100 from $15 this year to help pay for new uniforms. Competitive activities cost $100 and performance activities cost $75. Playing on a sports team costs $200 for the first sport, $150 for the second sport and $100 for the third. Photography II costs $70 extra, Honors English 10 will set you back an additional $35, Consumer Economics costs an extra $20, to name a few. Many courses, even non-AP classes, have extra fees attached.
RB’s basic registration fee is a hefty $200, and there are a host of other mandatory fees such as a $30 technology fee. “It’s better paying it now than paying college tuition later, that’s the way I look at it,” Keen said.īut even apart from AP classes, which cost a minimum of $91, a fee set by the College Board which administers the AP exam, RBHS’s required fees outstrip those of other local high schools.
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