School Board Votes to Freeze Meal Prices for Third Year

The price of school meals in Anne Arundel County will not change next school year. The county school board voted Wednesday to keep the prices stable.

Breakfast will remain $1.35 for a third consecutive year, and lunch will remain $2.60 at elementary schools and $2.85 at middle schools, while reduced-price breakfasts and lunches will remain 30 cents and 40 cents, respectively, according to an AACPS announcement.

Schools in the county will serve nearly 5 million lunches and 2.2 million breakfasts this year, and none of the funds for meal programs come from the county itself.

According to AACPS spokesperson Bob Mosier, 51 percent of revenue for school lunches come from federal reimbursements, 46 percent comes from food sales and 3 percent comes from the state of Maryland.

Parents of students seeking free or reduced-price meals for next school year must apply by the fall.

In addition to providing free and reduced meals, AACPS also uses a computer system called MyPaymentsPlus, where parents can add money to a student's account, and track the purchases made by their student.