What free tools does Vanco have to help schools with spirit wear?

There's more to spirit wear sales than simply making a branded t-shirt or other school apparel available. Download our complete set of tools, templates, and more to get started. - School fundraising kit - 100+ fundraising tools - Event planning kit - Donation letter templates - Kit for making your school a cashless campus - Concessions kit - Spirit wear kit

Custom School Spirit Wear Store for Your School

An online school spirit wear store transforms how schools connect with their community through branded merchandise. This digital platform offers custom apparel—from t-shirts and hoodies to hats and accessories—creating a seamless way to boost fundraising while strengthening school pride.

Whether you're a school administrator, a busy PTA parent, or the local booster club hero, our platform simplifies how you sell school spirit wear. No more paper order forms or inventory headaches—just a professional online store that runs itself.

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How to Sell School Spirit Wear Online Without the Extra Work

Over 1,300 school districts already trust Vanco to automate their spirit wear sales, manage event ticketing, run fundraisers or handle student payments. And the best part? Everything runs on autopilot—no more manually collecting orders or juggling spreadsheets. Vanco's automated platform handles it all.

Customized Branding

Get a mobile-friendly virtual storefront with your school colors and logo that runs itself 24/7.

Friction-Free Checkouts

No more paper forms or manual order entry. Parents simply filter by team or grade, pick a size or style and check out—while you focus on what matters.

Fast, Secure Payment Processing

Vanco uses PCI-compliant standards — the same ones trusted by Visa, Mastercard, Discover and Amex.

Integrations for One Easy System

Through integrations with platforms like Skyward and PowerSchool, Vanco centralizes payments and reporting — so schools get cleaner data, faster reconciliations and fewer headaches. Check out all our integrations!

Free School Spirit Wear Starter Kit

Flyers? Check. Templates? Yep. A handy checklist and step-by-step guide? Of course. You bring the team spirit. We’ll bring the how. Get the kit!

Fundraising Tools Built into Your Spirit Wear Store

The school spirit wear online store combines merchandise sales with powerful fundraising tools. Create custom event pages for PTO/PTA fundraising campaigns, track sales through real-time dashboards, and manage everything—from school merchandise to concessions—in one integrated platform that maximizes your fundraising potential.

Custom Fundraising and Event Pages

Customize branding for each school event while promoting spirit wear with our dynamic suite of tools.

Real-Time Dashboards to Track Sales and Donations

Track both in-store purchases and fundraisers using preconfigured dashboards.

School Concession Software

Sell food, tickets and apparel from one platform designed for fast, stress-free school events.

Who Needs a School Spirit Wear Online Store?

For Schools and PTAs

Simplify fundraising with a unified online store to collect payments for spirit wear, fundraisers, fees and more.

For Booster Clubs and Sports Teams

Sell gameday gear, cheer team apparel and fan gear.

For Alumni and Class Reunions

Create pop-up shops with class-branded designs and nostalgic merch.

For Events and Special Occasions

Offer limited-time apparel for spirit weeks, homecoming or staff appreciation.

Sell Spirit Wear for Every Season and Event

Your online spirit store adapts to every season—showcase school t-shirts and hoodies for fall games, tank tops for spring events, and holiday-themed school merchandise in December. Rotate inventory to match back-to-school rushes, playoff seasons and special celebrations, ensuring current demand is met with our spirit wear for schools solution.

T-shirts
Hoodies
Sweatpants
Hats (baseball caps, beanies)
Jackets
Polo shirts
Drawstring bags
Socks
Water bottles
Face masks
Long-sleeve shirts
Stadium blankets

Mittens
Seat cushions
Backpacks
Joggers
Fleece vests
Tank tops
Headbands
Lanyards
Umbrellas
Foam fingers
Car decals / window clings
And more!

What to Look for in the Best Online Spirit Wear Store

Customization Options for School Logos and Colors

1) Full school branding capabilities, including high-quality logo uploads for custom school gear

Easy Mobile Access for Busy Parents

1) Mobile-optimized school spirit wear store that loads quickly on all smartphones.

2) Easy purchasing experience for busy parents supporting PTO/PTA fundraising and shopping for school apparel on the go.

Easy Payment Setup and Options

1) Multiple payment methods accepted by the online spirit wear store platform.

2) Automated payment processing for spirit wear fundraiser campaigns and bulk orders.

3) PCI-compliant security protecting every transaction in your school eCommerce solution.

Integration with School Systems

1) Seamless connection with existing school information systems.

2) Export capabilities for sales reports and fundraising data from the spirit wear store.

Vanco vs Manual Spirit Wear Sales: What’s Easier?

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Feature		Manual Sales
Order collection	Digital, mobile-friendly	Paper forms
Payment collection	Online payments	Cash/check
Inventory tracking	Real-time automation	Spreadsheet/manual
Fulfillment	Automated or partner-fulfilled	Staff-run
Parent experience	Seamless	Frustrating

Let’s Build Your Online Spirit Wear Store — Get Started in Just Days

It only takes a few minutes to see how your school can start selling spirit wear online — securely, easily and with full support from our team.

13,000+ Schools Already Use RevTrak

30+ Years Serving Schools

$900+ Million Processed for Schools Each Year

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What Are School Districts Saying About Us?

1,300 School Districts and Counting Trust Vanco—Here's Their Stories!

CFO Sarah

Discover why one of the fastest growing school districts in the country relies on Vanco to meet increasing demands.

Director of Finance Cindy

Cindy’s district needed a more efficient way to collect payments. See how Vanco delivered.

Director of Technology Nicole

From fundraisers to registrations and payments, Vanco has saved this director countless hours of work.

Athletic Director Julie

See how Julie sold out events and brought in over $16,000 with Vanco’s easy-to-use software.

FAQs

Yes. We created a short guide that gives visual concepts with a few of the best practices we've identified over our years helping schools. You can find it here.

There's more to spirit wear sales than simply making a branded t-shirt or other school apparel available. Download our complete set of tools, templates and more to get started.

Yes, you can absolutely use your own custom designs and select any vendor you like. In fact, we find most of the districts we work with prefer to go this route for their spirit shop. It allows them to negotiate deals for key items like jackets, t-shirts and jerseys that make sense for them.

Vanco’s online store is built to maximize fundraising opportunities and profit for schools, PTAs, booster clubs and student groups. You can create dedicated fundraising pages, run pre-sell fundraisers or launch limited-time pop-up shops for events like homecoming or spirit week. Our system also lets you track donations and revenue in real time, sell items through concession stands and even tie in ticket sales and food purchases — all from one platform.

Yes. With Vanco, you can easily launch and close your online shop on your own schedule or use a pop-up shop model to drive urgency and increase participation.

Getting started is fast and easy. Once you sign up, Vanco’s team will build your custom-branded online spirit wear store — complete with your school’s colors, logos and categories. Most schools can launch in just a few business days. We handle the tech so you can focus on promoting your store and generating school pride.

Each of the 1,300+ RevTrak Web Stores built by Vanco has a unique link. We have a school lookup on our parent FAQ page, which also answers the most common questions about Vanco's RevTrak Web Stores. Or, you can visit this link to look up your district. Simply enter your city and state, hit enter and then click on the link beneath your school district name.