Custom Shirts for Schools and PTAs in Utah

School spirit wear people actually want to wear

Every school has a stack of old event shirts nobody wears. Generic mascot clip art, a fill-in-the-blank template, a font from 1998. You can do better. Graffiti Wear is a Utah apparel brand built on original art by muralists, painters and illustrators, and we help schools, PTAs and booster groups make shirts that kids and parents are proud to wear long after the event.

Custom tees start at $16 each with a 24-piece minimum per design. Sizes and colors can be mixed within those 24, so you can cover students, teachers and parent volunteers in one design.

What schools and PTAs use custom shirts for

• Spirit wear sales. School-branded tees, hoodies and crewnecks sold to families as a fundraiser.
• Fun runs and fundraiser events. Shirts for every runner, plus volunteer shirts in a different color.
• Staff and teacher shirts. Matching tees for the first day of school, assemblies, spirit nights and back-to-school night.
• Field trips. Bright matching shirts make it easy for teachers and chaperones to count heads at a museum, zoo or park.
• Clubs and activities. Robotics, drama, choir, chess, student council, yearbook, science fair teams.
• Grade-level and graduating class shirts. Sixth grade, eighth grade and senior class shirts make great keepsakes.
• Volunteer shirts. So parents helping at events are easy to find.

Design ideas that make kids want them

Kids are honest. If a shirt looks dorky, it stays in the drawer. A few ways to make spirit wear that gets worn:

Upgrade the mascot

Your mascot does not have to be clip art. Our artists can draw a fresh, original version of your eagle, wildcat, bear or rocket that feels more like streetwear than a school form. Let the art do the work.

Student-designed shirts

Run a design contest. Students submit drawings, and we turn the winning sketch into print-ready art. Kids buy more when one of their own made it, and it gives young artists a real thrill.

Class year and inside jokes

Graduating class shirts with the year, a class motto or a list of names on the back become keepsakes. Keep it school-appropriate, of course.

Teacher squad shirts

Teachers love a clever shirt. A grade-level team shirt with a fun line about coffee, recess or reading goes over great at spirit assemblies.

Design help is included with every order. Send us your logo, mascot, a student drawing or just an idea, and we will build it out. You approve a digital proof before printing.

Running a spirit wear fundraiser

Spirit wear is one of the simplest fundraisers a PTA can run. Families get something useful, kids get to rep their school, and the PTA earns a little on each piece. A few tips:

• Collect orders first. Use a pre-order form so you know exactly how many of each size to order. No leftover boxes in the PTA closet.
• Offer a small menu. A tee, a hoodie and maybe a hat. Too many options slows people down.
• Include adult sizes. Parents and grandparents buy spirit wear too, especially for game nights and school carnivals.
• Price with a cushion. Your cost per piece depends on garment, colors, print locations and quantity, so get a quote first and set your sale price from there.

Bigger orders get better per-piece pricing, so combining a tee and hoodie sale across the whole school is usually more efficient than several small orders. If you are looking at a bigger community fundraiser, our page on custom shirts for nonprofits and fundraisers has more ideas.

Colors and garments for school groups

Match your school colors for spirit wear, and go bright for field trips and fun runs. Kids in bright, bold colors are much easier to spot in a crowd. For teacher shirts, a heather or softer tone in your school color looks great with jeans at school events.

We make tees, long sleeves, crewnecks, hoodies, tanks, crop tops, sweatpants and snapback hats with patches. Hoodies and crewnecks are popular picks in fall and winter, especially for schools in northern Utah where mornings at the bus stop get cold.

Sizing tips for kids and adults

• Use your order form to collect sizes. Never guess for a whole class.
• Elementary kids grow fast. Parents often size up so the shirt lasts the school year.
• Teacher orders lean toward adult medium through XL.
• Sizes and colors can be mixed within the 24-piece minimum.

A private ordering page for your school

Schools and PTAs can get a private ordering page on graffitiwearclothing.com. Pick your sizes and colors, pay by card at checkout, and ship to the school, your house or anywhere else. Your designs stay on file, which is a big deal for PTAs where volunteers change every year. Next year's board can reorder without hunting for a lost logo file.

Serving schools across Utah

We work with elementary, junior high and high schools, charter schools, PTAs, PTOs and booster clubs across Utah. From St. George, Washington, Hurricane and Cedar City to Provo, Orem, Lehi, Draper, South Jordan, Sandy, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Logan, we ship statewide and anywhere in the US.

If your school's teams need uniforms or fan shirts, check out our page on custom shirts for sports teams and leagues. For an overview of everything we make, see our custom apparel page.

Ready to start? Request a free quote. Tell us your school, the event or sale you are planning and roughly how many pieces you need. We'll give you a timeline with your quote.

Frequently asked questions