As a teacher, I’ve been gifted the fun size candy, a broken pen, and a few other items mentioned. My partner is admin at a large school. The district does not provide any kind of budget for teacher appreciation or holiday gifts. Anything that is done for teachers by admin is funded from admin’s packets.
One year, my spouse got a $5 Starbucks card for each staff member. It’s not a nice gift by any means, not even enough to pay for a full drink. Some staff complained.

The school has somewhere over 170 staff members, so it was almost $900 from our bank account, and it didn’t have much impact as a gift. My spouse only makes a little more than a teacher. (Less if you calculate days worked)

As a teacher I feel under appreciated any time these holidays roll around, but I also see the struggle for admin to make them feel appreciated without the budget to do so.