You are welcome to pay your school's enrollment fee via check. During the enrollment process, if you select our pay-by-check option you may print a custom invoice for your school. Please note that a $7.50 check handling fee will apply.

Upon receipt of your school's check, we will change your school's status from "awaiting payment" to "enrolled" and send an email confirmation.

School enrollment in the Bee for the 2026-2027 year begins August 18, 2026, at spellingbee.com. The per-school fee will be $199 from August 18, 2026, through November 30, 2026. Beginning December 1, 2026, the per-school fee increases to $225. School enrollment for the 2026-2027 year ends January 29, 2027.*

*Enrollment through January 29, 2027, is not available in all areas. Some regional bee programs have an earlier enrollment deadline.