Lexington One School Lunch Prices to Increase

The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees will vote Tuesday on an increase in school lunch prices for the 2013-2014 school year.

The board is holding a special-called meeting to approve an increase in its school lunch program fees due to a mandated increase in the National School Lunch Program, a federal program. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service office informed districts that, if they charged less than $2.59 for paid lunches, they were required to adjust.

Last school year, Lexington One students paid $1.25 per breakfast and $2.50 per lunch. 

For the upcoming 2013-2014 school year, the lunch price for middle and high school students will increase to $2.75. The lunch price for elementary students will remain at $2.50. Breakfast for all students will remain at $1.25. 

Students whose families qualify for reduced price meals would continue to pay 30¢ for breakfast and 40¢ for lunch.

The board's special-called meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in the administrative conference room of River Bluff High School, located at 320 Corley Mill Road in Lexington.