At Back 2 School America,

Our mission is to provide school supplies and other tools throughout the year to ensure educational success of children in need across the USA.

In an effort to level the playing field and reduce the financial burden on families and teachers, the B2SA program has supplied more than 400,000 children with their own school supply kits, distributing over 12 million supplies to those who need them most.

Our Numbers:

403,387: Number of Kids Receiving Our Back 2 School Kits

12,070,350: Number of School Supplies Distributed

USA Statistics:

38% of all children in the US live in low-income households. 17% of all children live in families that are at or below the poverty line. ~2022 National Center for Children in Poverty

In 2023 the US the average student debt owned by college graduates was $37,650. ~Education Data Initiative

$140.39 is the average spent by parents on school supplies for each child in 2023. ~Statistica

In 2023, families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average of $890.07 on back-to-school items this year, approximately $25 more than last year’s record of $864.35 and a new high. ~National Retail Federation