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Leon County students will pay more for school meals this upcoming school year

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Alejandro Santiago
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WFSU Public Media
Leon County High School in Tallahassee, Fla.

Meal prices for students and adults will increase.

To combat rising food and labor costs, Leon County Schools will begin charging up to a dollar more for student meals.

The Board voted unanimously on Tuesday, July 9, to increase meal prices for the 2024-2025 school year.

“Due to the significant increase in food and labor costs over the last several years, Dining Services is requesting a price adjustment to student meal prices,” the district said.

Leon County School Board meeting. The school board approved the adjustment to student meal prices. July 8, 2024 (Leon County Schools)
Leon County Schools
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Board Docs
Leon County School Board meeting. The school board approved the adjustment to student meal prices. July 8, 2024 (Leon County Schools)

The price change will not affect the 36 LCS schools that serve free meals under the Community Eligibility Program.

Additionally, the price charged to students approved for Reduced-Price lunch will remain the same as in prior years, $0.30 for breakfast and $0.40 for lunch.

Leon County Schools meal prices
Leon County Schools
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Board Docs
Leon County Schools meal prices

Non-participating schools can expect K-12 students to pay $0.75 more for breakfast and lunch. With middle and high schoolers seeing a $1 increase for breakfast.

The policy takes effect once students return on August 12, 2024.

Adrian Andrews is a multimedia journalist with WFSU Public Media. He is a Gadsden County native and a first-generation college graduate from Florida A&M University. Adrian is also a military veteran, ending his career as a Florida Army National Guard Non-Comissioned Officer.

Adrian has experience in print writing, digital content creation, documentary, and film production. He has spent the last four years on the staff of several award-winning publications such as The Famuan, Gadsden County News Corp, and Cumulus Media before joining the WFSU news team.