Howard County Public School System




- Elementary Schools - Middle Schools - High Schools - Special Schools ------------------------------------------------ - Back-to-school Nights - Before and After-school Care - Enrollment and Registration - Food and Nutrition - Kindergarten - Pre-Kindergarten - Maps and Area Adjustments - Opening/Closing Times - Professional Development Schools - Transportation ------------------------------------------------ Support Services - Academic Intervention - Black Student Achievement - Family/Community Outreach - Home Hospital Teaching - International Student/Family - Psychological - Pupil Personnel - School Counseling - School Health

Quick Links

:: Back-to-school Nights
:: Budget
:: Bus Routes
:: Forms
:: Guidelines and Publications
:: Lunch Menus
:: New Federal Guidelines for
::: Collecting and Reporting
::: Race and Ethnicity
:: Policies and Procedures
:: Test Scores

Resources

Resources

:: For Parents and Community
:: For Students
:: For Employees
:: Purchasing

Home > Schools > Food and Nutrition > Free and Reduced Price Meals

Free and Reduced Price Meals

The Howard County Public School System participates in the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program. Nutritious meals are served every school day. Students may buy lunch and/or breakfast at the prevailing price.

Students from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Those eligible for reduced-price meals pay 40 cents for lunch and 30 cents for breakfast.

To apply for free or reduced-price meals, families should complete the application sent home on the first day of school, sign it, and return it to the school.

If a household income is at or below the level on this scale, a student is eligible for either free or reduced-price meals.

Income Eligibility Guidelines
Effective June 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Household Size Year Month Twice per
Month Every Two
Weeks Week

1
$ 20,036

$ 1,670

$ 835

$ 771

$ 386

2
26,955

2,247

1,124

1,037

519

3
33,874

2,823

1,412

1,303

652

4
40,793

3,400

1,700

1,569

785

5
47,712

3,976

1,988

1,836

918

6
54,631

4,553

2,277

2,102

1,051

7
61,550

5,130

2,565

2,368

1,184

8
68,469

5,706

2,853

2,634

1,317

For each additional
family member add...
+ 6,919

+ 577

+ 289

+ 267

+ 134

Howard County Public School Syst