This Is How Much Parents May Spend On Back-To-School This Year

The National Retail Federation is predicting the average household will spend about $849 this year for school supplies compared to $685 in 2018 due to more electronic purchases and readjusting to in-person learning.

Economists say spending may be boosted by higher-than-normal savings from the pandemic, as well as the new federal child tax credit that began hitting families' checkbooks earlier this month.

Parents are basically playing catch-up after kids have been sitting at home learning from a computer screen.

What will we be buying? 

• Writing essentials, like pens, pencils, and markers
• Organizers and decorations for lockers
• Backpacks and lunch bags
• Clothes and shoes
• Hand sanitizers and masks
• Notebooks and binders
• Headphones, chrome books!

Prices are a little higher too.