How much have you spent this year on your child's school or school-related activities? - SchoolBook Public school is rarely free. But how expensive is it, really? After five years of cuts to school budgets, New York City parents are being asked to contribute much more. Add in expenses for ambitious and enriching school and after-school activities, programs, trips, events, sports and extras like school pictures and yearbooks -- and the dollars mount. SchoolBook's journalists want to figure out how much New York City public school parents are spending on school-related expenses - and for what. How do your school's expenses stack up against others across the city? Are the costs higher than in the past? And what expense has taxed - or irritated -- parents the most? To do so, we need your help. So tell us: How much money have you spent so far this school year to support your child's school and school-related activities? Try to break it down for us. How much on supplies? Field trips? Fund raisers? Food? Parties? What about publications, pictures or presents? How many fund-raising T-shirts have you bought? Tell us about it in the form below (one per child, please). We also want to hear your personal stories and reactions. You can share them in the comments below. If you are willing to talk to a SchoolBook reporter, give us your e-mail address. Your answers in the form will not show publicly, but your comments will.