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Fiscal Year 2020 → Question 1
ANSWER:
The cost to pay for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams would be approximately $3,910,279.
The cost of the Advanced Placement (AP) exam is $94 per exam. For students in the AP Capstone Program, the fee for AP Seminar and AP Research is $142 each. The cost for International Baccalaureate (IB) exams includes a $172 registration fee per student and a cost of $119 per exam.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) provides exam fee assistance for students with financial need in an effort to reduce barriers to opportunities for Advanced Placement (AP) testing for students who meet eligibility requirements for assistance:
FY 2019 AP/IB Exam Fee Rates and Subsidies for Students with Financial Need
Testing Agency Fee with reduction
College Board Fee Reduction
MCPS Subsidy
Student Pays
AP Exams
$85
$32
$33
$20 /exam
AP Capstone Exams
$133
$76
$25 /exam
IB Exams
$119
N/A
$94
IB Registration
$172
$142
$30 /registration
Estimated FY 2019
Total Number of Tests or Registrations Anticipated
(Fully Paid + Waiver Eligible)
Total Number of Tests
(Fully Paid)
(Waiver Eligible Only)
Cost of Tests
(Fully Paid) $94 AP, $142 Capstone, $119 IB Exam, $172 IB Registration
Total Cost of Tests
MCPS AP Exam
42,746
33,409
9,337
$3,140,446
$186,740
$3,327,186
MCPS Capstone Exam
65
49
16
6,958
400
7,358
MCPS IB Exam
4,459
2,949
1,510
350,931
37,750
388,681
MCPS IB Registrations
1,587
982
605
168,904
18,150
187,054
TOTAL
48,857
37,389
11,468
$3,667,239
$243,040
$3,910,279