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Statistics on children, youth and families in North Carolina from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and NC Child
Students enrolled in free and reduced lunch
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definition and Source
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Definition
The percent of students who receive school lunch free or at a reduced price.
Calculated as the total number of children on free or reduced price lunch divided by average daily membership (ADM). To be eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Act students must live in households earning at or below 130 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. To be eligible for reduced price lunch, students must live in households earning at or below 185 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines.
Calculated as the total number of children on free or reduced price lunch divided by average daily membership (ADM). To be eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Act students must live in households earning at or below 130 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. To be eligible for reduced price lunch, students must live in households earning at or below 185 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines.
Notes
State totals have been revised to exclude Charter Schools.
Although data are no longer being collected for the indicator covering this time frame, the data presented in the indicator may benefit those wishing to examine trends over time.
Data accessed September 2021.
Although data are no longer being collected for the indicator covering this time frame, the data presented in the indicator may benefit those wishing to examine trends over time.
Data accessed September 2021.
Last Updated
September 2021