Connect Stripe or QuickBooks

6 minUpdated August 2026For school owners

What you'll do

You will connect a processor, choose whether families pay the fee, and keep pay-at-school available if you still take cash.

  1. Choose a processor

    Stripe, QuickBooks, or both. Pay at school stays available either way. Locks and plans work with all of them.

  2. Pass or absorb the fee

    Decide whether families see the processing fee at checkout or the school absorbs it. This is a school setting, not a per-student exception.

  3. Test one payment

    Run a small charge and a refund in the test student so staff see the same flow families will see.

Keep going

Next guide: take a card payment

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