Numbers Dollars and Sense -Back to School
- In 2022, the backpack market had a global worth of $15.9 billion
- Approximately 58% of consumers between the ages of 18-34 own a backpack
- Households spent around an average of $864 on school supplies during the 2022-2023 school year
- In 2022, 64% of consumers planned to shop for school supplies around retailer sale events
- 57% of people prefer to use mechanical pencils over the 43% that prefer to use wooden pencils
- There are 64 schools that are a part of Alachua County Public Schools
- 28,300 students are enrolled amongst these schools
- The average student to teacher ratio for Alachua County Public Schools is 18:1
- In 2022, 52% of students used e-textbooks
- The two-week back to school tax holiday offers Florida parents and guardians around $100 million in tax relief
- There are around 170 items that are tax free during this holiday