Advanced Fees
A Smarter Way to Manage School Fees, Fundraising, and In-Person & Online Payments
Advanced Fees gives districts more flexibility to create, organize, and collect school-related payments in one streamlined experience. From standard student fees to fundraisers, apparel, donations, and event-related items, Advanced Fees helps simplify setup for staff and checkout for families.
Welcome to Advanced Fees
Advanced Fees is an enhanced evolution of the traditional Fees experience within PaySchools. It gives districts more control over how items are configured, how payments are collected, and how transactions are tracked behind the scenes. With support for advanced attributes, general ledger coding, and guest checkout, districts can manage far more than standard school fees in a single solution.
Collect In-Person Payments with PASS
PASS enables face-to-face transactions for students across any school within your district. Schools can collect cash, check, or credit card payments in person, including student fees, lunch account deposits, clubs, donations, and other non-associated transactions.
Any item created in Advanced Fees can be accepted in person through PASS, with payments applied directly to the student’s account. Whether families pay online through PaySchools Central or in person at the school or district office, all transactions are recorded in one centralized system for easier tracking and reporting.
Manage Fees in 3 Easy Steps
1. Create Your Items
1. Create Your Items
2. Customize Your Options
2. Customize Your Options
3. Collect Payments with Less Friction
3. Collect Payments with Less Friction
Why Districts Use Advanced Fees
Track Payments by Student
Every assigned fee is tied directly to a student record, allowing districts to easily track payments, balances, and history at the individual student level.
Flexible Fee Collection
Manage course fees, device fees, registrations, and other school-related charges in one centralized system.
Online and In-Person Payments
Families can pay online through PaySchools Central, while schools can accept payments in person using PASS (PaySchools Point of Sale).
Simplified Accounting and Reporting
Payments are organized and recorded with detailed tracking, helping districts maintain accurate financial records and reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Advanced Fees is an enhanced fee-management solution within the PaySchools suite that provides districts with more flexibility than the traditional Fees module. It supports advanced item attributes, general ledger coding, and expanded payment use cases.
Districts can create and manage a wide range of items, including standard school fees, tuition, field trips, fundraising items, donations, apparel, and other school-related payments.
No. Districts can utilize our Guest Checkout feature, allowing users to complete certain transactions without creating a PaySchools Central account.
Yes. Advanced Fees supports general ledger coding and integration, allowing districts to track and organize transactions with greater financial detail.
Yes. PaySchools integrates with many ERP and financial systems, with some integrations offering deeper functionality depending on the district’s system.
Ready to Modernize Fee Collection?
See how Advanced Fees can help your district simplify fee setup, support fundraising and donations, and create a better online payment experience for families and communities.
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