Sometimes yes. Sometimes not really. The better question is whether the school yearbook gives you the version of the year you actually want to keep.
If you are wondering whether the yearbook is worth it, compare the cost and value against making your own personal yearbook.
A yearbook feels worth it when it captures the people, events, and memories you would actually want to look back on later.
If the book feels generic or too school-wide to feel personal, that is usually where the value starts to fall off.
A personal yearbook puts your own pictures first. It is often cheaper to start, easier to control, and more likely to feel like something you made for yourself instead of something you were told to buy.
That does not mean everybody should skip the school book. It just means the personal option is real.
Use the premade templates, swap in your photos, edit the text boxes if you want to, and only think about printing later if a physical copy makes sense for you.
No. It depends on whether the content actually matters to you.
Yes, especially when it is built around your own memories instead of a general school snapshot.
Starting a digital version gives you something concrete to compare before spending more.
If you are asking whether you should get the yearbook, compare it with making your own free digital yearbook first.
Compare physical yearbooks and digital yearbooks so you can see why both are good choices and why many people start free with digital first.
Make one free digital yearbook for yourself first, then print one copy later only if you actually want it.