Free and Reduced Meal Guidelines Department of Education

Free and Reduced Meal Guidelines
Department of Education’s Child and Adult Nutrition Services

Eligibility guidelines

Children from families whose income is at, or below, the levels shown on the chart below are eligible for free or reduced price meals.

Income Eligibility Guidelines: 2005 - 2006

	Annually	Annually	Monthly	Monthly	Weekly	Weekly
Household Size	Free	Reduced Price	Free	Reduced Price	Free	Reduced Price
1	12,441	17,705	1,037	1,476	240	341
2	16,679	23,736	1,390	1,978	321	457
3	20,917	29,767	1,744	2,481	403	573
4	25,155	35,798	2,097	2,984	484	689
5	29,393	41,829	2,450	3,486	566	805
6	33,631	47,860	2,803	3,989	647	921
7	37,869	53,891	3,156	4,491	729	1,037
8	42.107	59,922	3,509	4,994	810	1,153
For each additional family member, add	4,238	6,031	354	503	82	116

To apply for free or reduced price meals, return the application to the school.

Created August 5, 2005