Fines totalling £51,060 were dished out in the last school year from September 2015 to July this year, Freedom of Information requests to Telford & Wrekin Council and Shropshire Council have revealed.
That figures rises to £164,160 when fines for the past three school years – dating back to September 2013 – are taken into account.
Taking children out of school for a term time holiday is only allowed with the permission of an individual school or its headteacher.