Most of the parents – 42 percent – begin to prepare for the new school year a month before September 1. 34 percent do it throughout the summer, and the remaining 23 percent begin to prepare only 1-2 weeks before the start of the new school year. This follows from the survey, which was held by the service “Bilain” “Mobile surveys” on how parents of schoolchildren are preparing for the new school year.
According to the study of Bilain, on average, parents are ready to spend 9250 rubles to prepare their child to school. 12 percent of respondents plan to meet 5 thousand rubles. 30 percent of the parents declare readiness to spend from 5-10 thousand rubles and from 10-15 thousand rubles 19 percent planned spending at 15-20 thousand rubles, 4 percent are ready for spending at 20-25 thousand rubles, more than 25 thousand are ready to spend too 4 percent of respondents.