Those with incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level are eligible for reduced-price meals, for which students.
They receive payments only for the meals served to children who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.
Federal breakfast subsidies of the program are available to any school where more than 40 percent of the students are getting free or reduced-price meals.
Breakfast has long been provided in inner-city schools, where free or reduced-price meals are associated with poverty.
The school meal programs also make applications for free and reduced-price meals available in Spanish.
Compared to a state average of 56%, 63% of the students in this district qualified for free or reduced-price meals.
Twenty-three percent of the students are eligible for a free or reduced-price meal.
Individuals enrolled in participating centers with household incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of poverty are eligible for reduced-price meals.
Most of the almost six million children who eat school breakfasts receive either free or reduced-price meals.
Three-quarters of the students receive a free or reduced-price meal and so could benefit from a nutritious meal.