The same survey reported that 84 percent of directors saw rising or stable revenue from
their combined meal reimbursements plus snack and beverage sales in school year 2014 - 15 compared with a year earlier.
Not exact matches
In these schools, the
combined average revenue for paid
meals is $ 2.05 for elementary schools and $ 2.42 for high schools, and the federal
reimbursement for a free
meal for the 2009 - 2010 school year is $ 2.68.
It could do so by requiring school districts that charge lower prices to increase prices gradually so that, when
combined with the federal subsidy provided for such
meals, they eventually at least equal the federal
reimbursement level for free
meals.
If the price charged for paid
meals,
combined with the federal per -
meal subsidy, covered the costs of these
meals (or equaled the federal per -
meal reimbursement for free
meals), more funds could be put toward providing more nutritious
meals, providing better compensation and professional support to food service staff, or other improvements that would benefit children.