Here's how much common school supplies will cost you this year

Back to school season is just around the corner, and parents may be picking up items on school supply shopping lists.

It might not be a huge investment to buy a few notebooks and binders, but some students need graphing calculators, which can run anywhere from $70 to $100.

Here's a look at how much back to school shopping could cost you this year, based on some examples of local school supply requests.

Elementary school supply lists

This list is from an Indianapolis Public School for a 4th grade classroom. These are the prices for the school supplies if purchased at Walmart. This list doesn't include a backpack, lunch bag and pencil pouch.

• 3 boxes of tissues - $1.88-$9.20 per box

• Ear buds/headphones - $4.88-$27.88 /$9.88-$34.88

• Multicolor pens - $1.44-$21.96

• Point tip student scissors -$4.36 - $13.87

• Hand sanitizer - $1.97-$5.97, depending on the size

• Pencils, all wood, 3 dozen - $0.97/per 2 dozen - $2.66/dozen (4 cents a pencil vs. 22.2 cents a pencil)

• Dry erase markers, 4 pack - $2.88-$4.47

• Highlighters = $1.72 - $6.97

• Multiplication flashcards - $2.79 - $18.52

• Post-Its $1 - $6.54

Total: $28.12-$134.83

Middle school supplies

This list is from a middle school in Indianapolis. These are the prices for the school supplies if purchased at Walmart. This list doesn't include a backpack, lunch bag and pencil pouch.

• 4 packs notebook paper, wide-ruled (to fit a 3-ring binder) - $0.97-$3.57 each

• 5 spiral notebooks, 100 pages – wide ruling - $0.45-$2.24 each

• 8-2 pocket folders with prongs - $0.50-$2.67 each

• #2 pencils (1 pack) - $0.97 for 24; $5.44 for 50

• 1 pack ballpoint pens (blue/black) - $1.27 - $4.88

• 5 highlighters - $1.72-$4.64

• 1- white 3-ring binder - $3.88-$5.82

• Binder divider tabs - $0.97-$4.48

• 2 boxes facial tissue - $1.88-$9.20 per box

Total: $22.70-$85.06

High school supply list

High school supply lists aren't quite as specific, since students take classes with so many different teachers and each one may have their own supply requirements. It's harder to estimate a price range on the supplies they will need.

While you can expect the usual pencils, pens and notebooks, if they are taking an algebra or pre-calculus course the most expensive item on their school supply list may be a calculator.

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This is how much some of the calculators can cost from Walmart.

• Texas Instrument TI-30Xa Scientific Calculator (not graphing) $10.82

• Texas Instrument TI-36X Pro Four-line Scientific Calculator (not graphing) $20.73

• Texas Instrument TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator $69

• Texas Instrument TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator $100

Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at klwiseman@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @itskatiewiseman.

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