Students eligible for free or reduced meals

Elementary, middle and high school students are eligible for free or reduced meals and milk at school, based on family income. The reduced and free meal data are often used as an index of poverty.

For the 2013-2014 school year, students are eligible for reduced price meals if their family's income is 185% or less than the federal poverty guidelines. Free meals and milk are made available to students whose family's income is 130% or less than the federal poverty guidelines.

The poverty guidelines are a sliding scale based on household size.