Costly Arrowhead High School Parking Passes

All student drivers who park at Arrowhead High School require a parking pass. Arrowhead parking passes can cost up to $130.50. Depending on what time of the year students purchase a parking pass, the price varies. The price of a pass before  November 6 is $130.50. If a pass is purchased after November 6 but before January 29, the cost is $87. If the pass is purchased after January 29 but before March 26, the price is $43.50.

Arrowhead junior Cari Nelson says, “In my opinion, having to spend that much money on a parking pass for a place I’m forced to be is very annoying and ironic.”

There is no street parking or other places to park at Arrowhead High school, so without a parking pass, there isn’t a way to get to school besides the bus or carpooling.

Nelson says, “Coming from a very wealthy school that can afford a new field and locker rooms that are better than some colleges, I think a good solution would be a drastic drop in price unless Arrowhead needs to scrape up that extra money to pay for the campus police.”

Logelin says, “They are too expensive so lower them because they are too much money…Coming from a school with more wealth than other schools and colleges should make the teachers be paid less, or simply lower the price so it’s one less thing for high school students to stress about.”

Parents agree with some students beliefs, as though the others don’t think the price of parking passes is an issue.

Parent Mark Nelson says, “The prices of the parking passes are way too high. They shouldn’t be as high as they are because some families suffer with financial issues and the only way to have their child get to school is having them drive themselves.”

According to the CDC, “Across 42 states, the percentage of students who drove ranged from 53.8% to 90.2%.

Since the percentages of student drivers is so high, this means that the 53.8% to 90.2% of students drivers that attend Arrowhead have to purchase a parking pass.

Although there are busses available for students, “many prefer to drive themselves to learn independence, real-life situations, and responsibility,” says Nelson.