Money Chromebook, headphones, desks: COVID-era virtual school supplies come with real spike in spending September 16, 2020 Aimee Picchi, Special to USA TODAY Comments Off on Chromebook, headphones, desks: COVID-era virtual school supplies come with real spike in spending With many schools going virtual, households with children in kindergarten through 12th grade will spend an average of nearly $790 a family this year.