Back-to-school shopping is already under way. And this year’s essential: avoiding tariffs. Two-thirds of Americans with school-aged children started shopping for the upcoming school year in July ...

A Back-to-School Survey by Deloitte estimates that spending for K-12 shopping will remain steady at $30.9 billion or approximately $570 per student. That is down $16 a student from last year.

Back-to-school spending for K-12 students is estimated to reach a collective $30.9 billion, or an average of roughly $570 per child this year, according to a new 2025 back-to-school retail survey ...