Franklin: Reduced price school lunch program
- The National School Lunch Program provides low cost or free lunches to students, based on the student’s family size and income. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the poverty level are eligible for free meals. Those with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the poverty level are eligible for reduced-price meals. For more information, please see https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp
- The percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches is often used as a measure of children’s economic well-being. Higher percentages mean more children live in low-income families, and vice versa. The percent is calculated by dividing the number of eligible students (based on the criteria listed above) by the number of students enrolled. Not all schools participate in the program.
- The percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches in Franklin school districts are shown below. Contact local school district staff if you have questions. For contact information, use the school district locator at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/.
Percent eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch | 2011 - 2012 | 2012 - 2013 | 2013 - 2014 | 2014 - 2015 | 2015 - 2016 | 2016 - 2017 | 2017 - 2018 | 2018 - 2019 | 2019 - 2020 | 2020 - 2021 | 2021 - 2022 | 2022 - 2023 |
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| Preston Joint School District 201 | 50.7 | 48.7 | 42.0 | 44.1 | 43.1 | 41.5 | 41.1 | 38.7 | 39.1 | 29.4 | 11.1 | 33.4 | | West Side School District 202 | 52.9 | 53.6 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 47.5 | 43.2 | 49.1 | 43.8 | 45.1 | 35.6 | 9.1 | 39.0 |
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