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| Certification status of average daily school lunch participants, fiscal 1969-2008 |
Fiscal year |
Free |
Reduced price |
Full price |
Total |
| |
Million participants |
1969 |
2.9 |
|
16.5 |
19.4 |
1970 |
4.6 |
|
17.8 |
22.4 |
1971 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
17.8 |
24.1 |
1972 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
16.6 |
24.4 |
1973 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
16.1 |
24.7 |
1974 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
15.5 |
24.6 |
1975 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
14.9 |
24.9 |
1976 |
10.2 |
0.8 |
14.6 |
25.6 |
1977 |
10.5 |
1.3 |
14.5 |
26.2 |
1978 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
14.9 |
26.7 |
1979 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
15.3 |
27.0 |
1980 |
10.0 |
1.9 |
14.7 |
26.6 |
1981 |
10.6 |
1.9 |
13.3 |
25.8 |
1982 |
9.8 |
1.6 |
11.5 |
22.9 |
1983 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
11.2 |
23.0 |
1984 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
23.4 |
1985 |
9.9 |
1.6 |
12.1 |
23.6 |
1986 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
12.2 |
23.7 |
1987 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
12.4 |
23.9 |
1988 |
9.8 |
1.6 |
12.8 |
24.2 |
1989 |
9.7 |
1.6 |
12.9 |
24.2 |
1990 |
9.8 |
1.7 |
12.6 |
24.1 |
1991 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
12.2 |
24.2 |
1992 |
11.2 |
1.7 |
11.7 |
24.6 |
1993 |
11.7 |
1.7 |
11.4 |
24.9 |
1994 |
12.2 |
1.8 |
11.3 |
25.3 |
1995 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
11.4 |
25.7 |
1996 |
12.6 |
2.0 |
11.3 |
25.9 |
1997 |
12.9 |
2.1 |
11.3 |
26.3 |
1998 |
13.0 |
2.2 |
11.4 |
26.6 |
1999 |
13.0 |
2.4 |
11.6 |
26.9 |
2000 |
13.0 |
2.5 |
11.9 |
27.3 |
2001 |
12.9 |
2.6 |
12.0 |
27.5 |
2002 |
13.3 |
2.6 |
12.0 |
28.0 |
2003 |
13.7 |
2.7 |
11.9 |
28.4 |
2004 |
14.1 |
2.8 |
12.0 |
29.0 |
2005 |
14.6 |
2.9 |
12.2 |
29.6 |
2006 |
14.8 |
2.9 |
12.4 |
30.1 |
2007 |
14.9 |
3.0 |
12.6 |
30.6 |
2008 |
15.3 |
3.1 |
12.5 |
30.9 |
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1Included with free lunch.
Notes: Fiscal year numbers are averages of daily participation during full-time school months, excluding June, July, and August. Subtotals may not add to totals due to rounding. All numbers are subject to revision.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data from USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Data as of November 2008. |
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