Free Education? Not Quite. Find All Chicago Heights Public School Fees

A public school education isn't entirely free. While it is typically much less expensive than sending a child to an area private school, families often have to pay some sort of one-time fee at the beginning of each school year because most public schools cannot run on taxes alone.

Chicago Heights' public schools are among the many in the country with start-of-the-year fees. Here's a breakdown of the fees of your local public schools:

Chicago Heights School District 170

The following are the fees for students among all 12 schools under the D170 umbrella.

Registration Fees

K-6th: $20

7th-8th: $25

Bloom Township High School District 206

The following are Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School's full year fees for the 2013-2014 school year.

Required Fees

Registration: $175 per student

Graduation fee (seniors only): $35

Course Fees

Science

Advanced Biology: $21

Advanced Chemistry: $16

Physics: $13

Conceptual Physics: $13

Chemistry & Honors Chemistry: $12

General Chemistry: $12

AP Chemistry: $29

Biology: $11

AP Biology: $34

Physical Science: $5

Environmental Science: $11

FCS

Advanced Child Development: $15

Culinary Arts I: $15

Culinary Arts II & III: $20

Fashion: $20

Child Development: $5

Math

All math classes: $5

Accounting workbook: $15

AP Economics: $26

English

AP Language & Composition: $13

AP Literature & Composition $13

Social Studies

AP US History: $13

IE

Automotive Orientation: $15

Auto Tech: $20

Architect Drafting: $5

Construction Tech: $20

Metals: $10

Woods: $10

Welding I & II: $25

Foreign Language

Italian I & II: $7

French: $15

Spanish I: $15

Art

Art I: $15

Art AP: $33

Ceramics: $25

CTE/Art: $5

Photography: $25

Drawing: $20

Advanced Portfolio: $20

Advanced Ceramics: $25

Advanced Drawing and Painting: $20

Advanced Photography: $20

Additional Fees

Band fee: $30

Chorus fee: $50

Freshman gym suit: $15

Student parking: $10

Athletic fee: $35

Driver's education: $250

Credit recovery fee: $50