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A big experiment is underway in public school cafeterias across Michigan. As a part of the state Legislature's budget for the 2023-24 school year, lawmakers allocated $160 million for the Michigan ...
By March, 3,300 school buildings across the state served free meals through the program, up from the 1,600 that served free meals using federal dollars in the 2022-23 school year.
Table reflects counts of students enrolled in all schools for which both enrollment data and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility data were reported. For 2019-20 through 2022-23, students reported as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL) also include students whose NSLP eligibility has been determined through direct certification.
NOTE: Data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Low-poverty schools are defined as public schools where 25.0 percent or less of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL); mid-low poverty schools are those where 25.1 to 50.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL; mid-high poverty schools are those where 50.1 to 75.0 percent of the students are ...
In the 2012–13 school year, the NSLP provided the following reimbursements for "non-severe-need" schools: $2.86 for free lunches, $2.46 for reduced-price lunches, $0.27 for paid lunches, $0.78 for free snacks, $0.39 for reduced-price snacks, and $0.07 for paid snacks. [25] (Students eligible for reduced-price meals paid no more than 40 cents ...
In the United States, 1 the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL). 2 The percentage of students in a school who are eligible for FRPL can provide a substitute measure for the concentration of low-income students in the school. 3 In this indicator, public schools (including both traditional and charter) are divided into ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that nearly 3,000 districts in high-need areas could soon get partial reimbursement to offer students free breakfasts and lunches at schools.
NOTE: Table reflects counts of students enrolled in all schools for which both enrollment data and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility data were reported. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2000-01, 2010-11, 2014-15 ...