All schools operate a lunch and breakfast program though the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Free and reduced meals are available to students unable to pay the full price of meals according to the criteria based on household size and income. Free and reduced price meal applications are mailed to all households annually and are also available at each school and online(letter,completion instructions for application, application). Families may apply anytime throughout the year for free or reduced student meals.
Full price meals are $1.50 for lunch and $.80 for breakfast at the middle and elementary schools and $1.75 for lunch and $1.00 for breakfast at the high schools. Reduced price meals are $.40 for lunch and $.30 for breakfast. Adult meals are $2.50 for lunch and $1.50 for breakfast. Meals may be prepaid at each school. Menus are posted on each schools� website and posted weekly in the Powell Valley newspaper.
Lunch menus provide one third and breakfast menus provide one fourth the recommended levels of protein, calcium, iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and calories.