Back-to-school market
Statistics report on the back-to-school market in the U.S.
This report provides statistical information about the back-to-school market in the United States. The back-to-school industry faces interesting obstacles as consumers become ever savvier at scoping out the best deal. The report begins with an overview of the market, followed by chapters on average spending and back-to-school shopping behaviors. The last chapter focuses on the impact of inflation on the shopping season.
Report Details
Back-to-school market
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38 Pages
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Language
English
Released
2025
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Table of contents
Overview
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School enrollment in public and private schools U.S. 1965-2031
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Enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools U.S. 2022, by state
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Leading consumer spending events by expected average spend in the U.S. 2025
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Combined back-to-school and back-to-college spending in the U.S. 2007-2026
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Back-to-school spending in the U.S. 2006-2026
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Estimated total U.S. back to school expenditure by category 2026
Average spending
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Average back-to-school spending per household in the U.S. 2026
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United States: expected back-to-school spending of parents per child 2013-2025
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Back-to-school budget in the United States in 2025, by category
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Expected spending by U.S. parents on back-to-school items by category 2026
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Breakdown of U.S. back-to-school expenditure by category 2025
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Ways consumers make back-to-school shopping more affordable in the U.S. 2024-2025
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Share of parents who think the cost of education is out of control in the U.S. 2025
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Share of parents who think they have to buy too many back-to-school items U.S. 2025
Consumer behavior
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Attitudes towards back-to-school shopping in the U.S. in 2025
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United States: share of shoppers buying school supplies 2026, by category
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Back-to-school spending influenced by children in the U.S 2025
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Specific requests from kids for back-to-school shopping in the United States in 2025
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Usage of social media to assist U.S. back-to-school shopping 2011-2025
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U.S. parents who do not mind giving their kids pre-owned items for school 2025
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U.S.: ways parents use social media for back-to-school shopping 2025, by generation
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Payment methods for back-to-school shopping in the United States in 2024 and 2025
Shopping time period and locations
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U.S. consumers who plan to do their back-to-school shopping sooner or later 2024
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Share of U.S. consumers that started their back-to-class shopping by July 2019-2026
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Back-to-school top shopping in the U.S.: anticipated shopping locations 2026
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Leading stores parents will likely visit for back to school shopping in the U.S. 2024
Impact of inflation and tariffs
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Impact of inflation on back-to-school shopping among consumers in the U.S. 2024
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Impact of inflation on brand/product choice among U.S. back-to-school shoppers 2023
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Impact of the state of the economy on back-to-school shopping in the U.S. 2022-2024
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Ways in which back-to-school shoppers are reacting to tariffs in the U.S. 2025
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