The average planned back-to-school spending per household in the United States gradually increased year-on-year, reaching about ****** U.S. dollars in 2023. While this was an increase of over ****** dollars since the beginning of the survey period in 2004, the numbers had begun to fall back down by 2025. That year, U.S. consumers planned to spend an average of *** U.S. dollars on back-to-school purchases. Spending breakdown In 2025, parents planned to spend the most on electronics or computer-related equipment, with average household spending expected to reach just over *** U.S. dollars. Although parents relied on several kinds of outlets for back-to-school supplies, the leading location for such items was online. More than **** of respondents planned to undertake their shopping there. Department stores stood in second place. Back-to-school vs. back-to-college spending While parents planned to spend hundreds of dollars to send their children back to school, college students and their families were willing to spend even more. In 2025, the average household spend for back-to-college was expected to equal more than ***** U.S. dollars.

This statistic shows the average dollar amount U.S. parents expected to spend on back-to-school items in 2025, broken down by category. In 2025, parents expected to spend on average almost 250 U.S. dollars on their children's back-to-school clothing and accessories.

In the academic year 2023/24, there were 331,602 international students from India studying in the United States. International students The majority of international students studying in the United States are originally from India and China, totaling 331,602 students and 277,398 students respectively in the 2023/24 school year. In 2022/23, there were 467,027 international graduate students , which accounted for over one third of the international students in the country. Typically, engineering and math & computer science programs were among the most common fields of study for these students. The United States is home to many world-renowned schools, most notably, the Ivy League Colleges which provide education that is sought after by both foreign and local students. International students and college Foreign students in the United States pay some of the highest fees in the United States, with an average of 24,914 U.S. dollars. American students attending a college in New England paid an average of 14,900 U.S. dollars for tuition alone and there were about 79,751 international students in Massachusetts . Among high-income families, U.S. students paid an average of 34,700 U.S. dollars for college, whereas the average for all U.S. families reached only 28,026 U.S. dollars. Typically, 40 percent of families paid for college tuition through parent income and savings, while 29 percent relied on grants and scholarships.