Meal Benefits - Procedures, Application and Pricing

Free and Reduced Policy Statement

Meal Benefit Applications for free or reduced-priced meals are processed daily. All applications, paper and online, are processed electronically based on the current Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines. All outcomes are confidential and any information requested that includes free and reduced-price eligibility must be approved by the parent or guardian.

2023-2024 Meal Application

Meal Pricing

BREAKFAST

Student Cost

Reduced Cost

Employees Cost

Visitor - Adult Cost

ELEMENTARY

$1.75

$0.30

$2.50

$3.50

MIDDLE/HIGH

$1.75

$0.30

$2.50

$3.50

LUNCH

Student Cost

Reduced Cost

Employees Cost

Visitor - Student Cost

Visitor - Adult Cost

ELEMENTARY

$2.50

$0.40

$3.50

$3.50

$4.50

MIDDLE/HIGH

$2.75

$0.40

$3.50

$3.50

$4.50

Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity* and sexual orientation*), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  • Mail:

    • U.S. Department of Agriculture

    • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    • 1400 Independence Avenue, SW

    • Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

  • Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

  • Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

*The enclosed “non discrimination” language herein was added pursuant to the May 5, 2022, USDA memorandum. However, although included as currently required for audit compliance by the USDA, the State of Alabama objects to its inclusion, applicability and the application of this language due to currently pending legal challenges in the matter of THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, ET AL. V. USDA, ET AL., Case No. 3:22-cv-00257, and may be subject to change or removal.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data for School Meal Programs:

Some documents utilized by the Child Nutrition Program are required to request race and ethnicity data. The purpose of collecting race and ethnicity data is to determine how effectively the School Meal Programs are reaching potentially eligible students. Providing this data is voluntary. Responses are kept confidential and have no effect on eligibility.