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District 300 Fees

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

District 300 Aims to Keep Student Fees Flat

Fees within the district are above average compared to neighboring school districts, according to local media reports.

Some good news for District 300 parents — the district is proposing to keep student fees flat next year, according to a Northwest Herald article.  The District 300 School Board is expected to vote on the 2013-14 fee schedule at a Jan. 28 board meeting, according to the Daily Herald.  Fees within District 300 are above average compared to neighboring school districts, including Huntley District 158, according to the NW Herald article. The Daily Herald reports kindergarten rates in D300 are higher than schools in Barrington, Woodstock and Elgin's District 46.  Kindergarten registration within District 300 is $100. Full-day kindergarten tuition currently costs $250 per month, according to the District 300 website.  The current rates for …

Dan Arenov

2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

I would be curious to see how many of these fees are 'waived'. Is means testing in place to see if the registrant can pay for their school fees, or does someone have to sign up and just say "i have no money to pay"?   more ›

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