What is the average cost of school supplies?
<answer> $100 <context> Going broke sending the kids back to school? Average cost of school supplies tops $100. If the words school supplies call to mind a few pencils, a notebook, maybe a Trapper Keeper, get ready for the new math: The average K-12 parent will spend $100 per student on school supplies this year, up 12 percent from last year. And that might be getting off easy.