School Pins

If you’re looking for a school award pin or school spirit pin, you’ve come to the right place. Recognizing students for their achievements and spreading school spirit are important steps towards creating an amazing campus experience. We’ve created high school pins, nursing school pins and academic achievement pins of every shape and size you can imagine, and creating your own custom pin design is easier than you might think!

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School Pins

A Little School Spirit Goes a Long Way

Creating a set of custom school spirit pins starts with filling out a free quote form. We’ll take care of the artwork for you, and once you order the pins, we’ll have them delivered in 10 days or fewer! Give us a call today to get started!

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Custom School Lapel Pins for Students, Faculty and Family

Some of the most popular elements we see in school spirit pin designs are mascots, flags and school letters. All of our designs are created using Pantone colors, so if you create a mascot pin or school logo pin, you can rest easy knowing that the final design will match the school’s official emblems perfectly.

However, choosing colors and artwork elements is only the beginning. You still need to think about certain design elements that can take your academic pins to the next level.

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Considering All Your Options for Custom School Pins

The first thing to consider is the shape of your pin design. Round pins are perfectly fine, but sometimes, choosing a custom shaped design is the best way to get the most out of the available space provided by a pin.

You can order pins in just about any size you would like, however, larger pins will be more expensive. So, instead of trying to fit your mascot in the center of a round pin, why not create a custom shaped mascot pin? Or a pin in the shape of your school’s letters?

For example, a lot of the nurse graduation pins we make are designed to look like a caduceus. Designing pins with shape in mind will help you save money and allow you to get the most out of the available space.

Something else you need to keep in mind while you create a lapel pin for your school is the purpose of the design. Will they be used at a special ceremony like a groundbreaking or student orientation? Or perhaps, you want to use them as graduation pins?

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Knowing the purpose of your design will help you decide on the perfect options to include with your purchase. For example, employee recognition pins given to staff members and faculty will often times include gemstones to denote a certain number of years in service to the school. School spirit pins or pins designed for fraternities and sororities look great with additions like glitter enamel and danglers.

At the end of the day, only you know what’s best for your design. We offer all kinds of different options and add-ons that can take your custom lapel pins to the next level, so if you’re looking for ways to spice up your custom school lapel pins, just let us know!

Attachment Options and Pricing for School Award Pins

A lot of our customers forget to think about attachment options for their school pins, but depending on how they are going to be used, certain attachment options might be better than others for your design.

Safety pin backings are great for graduation pins that will be secured to a gown. Magnetic backings are perfect for faculty and staff that want to wear their pins on their lapel but don’t want to pierce the fabric of their coat with a pin. If you need custom school spirit pins for students to wear around campus, a normal pin post and clutch will get the job done, but we also have keychain attachments. But custom keychains are a story for another day.

Pin pricing is based on unit price, which is the amount of money you pay for each pin. Certain design options like glitter enamel, cut outs and gemstones will increase the unit price of your pins. Some backing options will increase the cost of your custom school pins as well, but a post and clutch attachment is always free.

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The base unit price of your pins will be determined by the size of the pins and the number of pins you order. For the most accurate pricing quote, reach out to our sales team. We provide free pricing quotes with every pin design you create with us.

Our goal is to provide honest and upfront pricing combined with friendly service. On top of free artwork, revisions and pricing quotes, we also give our customers free priority air shipping.

Order Your Custom School Pins From the Best Custom Pin Maker Online

Creating a custom school pin is quick and easy when you work with us. We’ll take care of the design, we’ll manufacture the pins for you, and we’ll ship them to you for free via priority air shipping. On top of all this, all of our customers receive a 100% quality guarantee on their custom pins. On the rare occasion when a customer receives pins that don’t match the proof, we replace the pins at no additional cost.

All you need to to do to make a custom school pin of your own is to fill out a free quote and give us a few ideas to get started. Our talented art team is waiting to hear from you! Give us a call today, and see what kind of custom design we can dream up for you!

Custom School Pin Pricing

Soft Enamel Pin Pricing
(Up to 7 Colors)

Size 100 200 300 500 750 1,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 10,000
0.75" $2.78 $2.19 $1.60 $1.34 $1.22 $1.17 $1.05 $0.87 $0.77 $0.63
1" $2.84 $2.27 $1.68 $1.38 $1.27 $1.20 $1.07 $0.91 $0.80 $0.68
1.25" $2.92 $2.42 $1.80 $1.45 $1.32 $1.23 $1.13 $0.96 $0.85 $0.71
1.5" $3.10 $2.64 $2.12 $1.57 $1.43 $1.35 $1.21 $1.04 $0.95 $0.78
1.75" $3.45 $2.91 $2.39 $1.86 $1.71 $1.63 $1.52 $1.33 $1.21 $1.10
2" $3.66 $3.12 $2.60 $2.06 $1.92 $1.84 $1.73 $1.54 $1.41 $1.31

Cloisonne Pin Pricing
(Up to 7 Colors)

Size 100 200 300 500 750 1,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 10,000
0.75" $2.89 $2.30 $1.70 $1.40 $1.31 $1.23 $1.14 $1.04 $0.87 $0.78
1" $2.93 $2.37 $1.80 $1.49 $1.35 $1.31 $1.25 $1.10 $0.99 $0.89
1.25" $3.05 $2.46 $1.90 $1.57 $1.43 $1.35 $1.31 $1.14 $1.04 $0.99
1.5" $3.32 $2.74 $2.18 $1.66 $1.57 $1.51 $1.44 $1.24 $1.08 $1.04
1.75" $3.59 $2.97 $2.54 $2.00 $1.89 $1.80 $1.73 $1.50 $1.35 $1.31
2" $3.88 $3.34 $2.81 $2.27 $2.16 $2.07 $2.01 $1.73 $1.62 $1.58

Die Struck Pin Pricing
(Just Metal)

Size 100 200 300 500 750 1,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 10,000
0.75" $2.78 $2.19 $1.60 $1.34 $1.22 $1.17 $1.05 $0.87 $0.77 $0.63
1" $2.84 $2.27 $1.68 $1.38 $1.27 $1.20 $1.07 $0.91 $0.80 $0.68
1.25" $2.92 $2.42 $1.80 $1.45 $1.32 $1.23 $1.13 $0.96 $0.85 $0.71
1.5" $3.10 $2.64 $2.12 $1.57 $1.43 $1.35 $1.21 $1.04 $0.95 $0.78
1.75" $3.45 $2.91 $2.39 $1.86 $1.71 $1.63 $1.52 $1.33 $1.21 $1.10
2" $3.66 $3.12 $2.60 $2.06 $1.92 $1.84 $1.73 $1.54 $1.41 $1.31

Lapel Pin Plating Options

High Polished Copper
High Polished Copper
High Polished Bronze
High Polished Bronze
Antique Silver
Antique Silver
High Polished Silver
High Polished Silver
Black Nickel
Black Nickel
Antique Copper
Antique Copper
Antique Gold
Antique Gold
Black Metal
Black Metal
High Polished Gold
High Polished Gold
Antique Bronze
Antique Bronze

Custom Lapel Pin Attachment Options

We offer a variety of different optional attachments

Butterfly Clutch
Butterfly Clutch
Jewelry Clutch
Jewelry Clutch
Safety Pin
Safety Pin
Rubber Clutch
Rubber Clutch
Deluxe Clutch
Deluxe Clutch
Keychain Ring
Keychain Ring
Cuff link Attachment
Cuff link Attachment
Magnet Attachment
Magnet Attachment

Presentation Options

Acrylic Case
Acrylic Case
$0.25 Per Case
Velvet Box
Velvet Box
$2.25 Per Case
Poly-Bag
Poly-Bag
Included With Order
Cardstock Option
Cardstock Option

Gemstone Colors

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black
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light_red
light_green
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red
yellow
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Common Lapel Pin Questions

A lapel pin, also known as an enamel pin, is a small pin worn on clothing, often on the lapel of a jacket, attached to a bag, or displayed on a piece of fabric. Lapel pins can be ornamental or can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause.

All we need is your logo, text, thoughts or ideas. We have a staff of graphic artists and they will create your design from any information that you can provide to us.

Our minimum quantity to order is 100.

Once you have received your proof and pricing, approved the digital proof and paid for your order, we will begin production immediately! Standard production time is 7-10 business days but adding upgrades like glitter, spinners, etc. adds production time. Sometimes we get backed up during trading pin season as well and production times for enamel pins can extend to 3-4 weeks, so order early! When complete, we'll ship your order via UPS Red Label shipping free of charge to the continental United States. If you need your pins quicker than our current lead time, we also offer rush trading pin options delivered in as little as 2 days!

We do! We have a few different rush trading pin options that can be made made and delivered in as few as 2 days! For more information on these, check out this page! We also have the ability to rush some soft enamel pin orders but you'll need to confirm with your salesperson what the production queue looks like at the time of order.

All of the designs that you see on the web page are previous designs that we have created for other clients. We do not stock any lapel pins however we can create any custom design that you want.