A greater number of students than in 2009 were found to be eligible for free - or reduced - price lunch, a common measure of poverty in education. (huffingtonpost.com)
The district data also contain other information on students, such as race or ethnicity, gender, and eligibility for free or reduced - price lunch (a standard measure of poverty). (educationnext.org)
The usual headline measures of poverty focus on those with incomes less than 60 % of the median. (nextleft.org)