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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 ...
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 ...
v. t. e. In the United States, school meals are provided either at no cost or at a government-subsidized price, to students from low-income families. These free or subsidized meals have the potential to increase household food security, which can improve children's health and expand their educational opportunities. [1]
student eligibility for free and reduced-price lunch (FRL) is determined. The statute’s sections that address how eligibility status is determined are intended to reduce administrative burden and increase student participation in school meal programs that include the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (NSLP).
For the 2021-2022 school year, all students were eligible to receive free school lunch and breakfast, regardless of their family's income. This policy was instituted in 2020 during the pandemic and...
August 5, 2020 NCES Blog Editor FAQs, General. Every year in the Common Core of Data (CCD), NCES releases data on the number of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meal program that provides nutritionally balanced low-cost or free meals to children during the school day.
Percentage of public school students in low-poverty and high-poverty schools, by race/ethnicity: School year 2012-13. NOTE: High-poverty schools are defined as public schools where more than 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL), and low-poverty schools are defined as public schools where 25.0 percent or less of the students are eligible for FRPL.