The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today unanimously approved a plan to leave school meal prices at the same level as they have been for the last eight years in which students have had to pay for meals.
Under the approved plan, full-price breakfast at all levels for the 2023-24 school year would remain at $1.50, elementary school lunches would cost $2.75, and secondary school lunches would cost $3.00. The price of milk would remain at 55 cents. Reduced-price breakfast and meal prices at all levels would also remain unchanged.
“This is a huge help to our families, many of whom are still struggling in light of ongoing inflation and the current state of the economy, and is made possible by the amazing work that our Food and Nutrition Services team does every day,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell said. “We aim to provide efficient and effective service in everything that we do, and that is certainly the case when it comes to school meals.”
The school system’s Division of Food and Nutrition Services receives the vast majority of its funding, 71 percent, from federal reimbursements. It receives approximately 25 percent of its funding from sales of meals and approximately 3 percent from the State of Maryland.
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