Beginning March 7, 2024, MySchoolBucks will be increasing their per-payment credit card fee to $3.25 for those parents and guardians who make online payments to their student’s cafeteria accounts. A “payment” is any time you add money to your family MySchoolBucks account (not every meal purchased). This includes auto payments and one-time funds. According to MySchoolBucks, the fee increase is due to rising payment processing interchange fees and increases in operational costs. Any parents/guardians with an active account should have received a notification via email from MySchoolBucks detailing these changes.
Helpful Tips:
One-Time Funds: Because this fee will be per payment, it is recommended that families add money using the one-time funds option to make larger lump sum payments. This way, families are able to add money to all their students' lunch accounts at the same time, therefore, one payment/one fee. Please note that you may not add more than $120 per student for each payment.
AutoPay: MySchoolBucks will charge the $3.25 credit card fee every time an auto payment is made for students regardless of the payment amount. If you are on AutoPay, please be sure to adjust your preference amount accordingly, as this fee will be charged each time. You may always opt out of the AutoPay options.
If you have questions, the MySchoolBucks parent support team can be reached at 855-832-5226.