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Meals served in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, fiscal 1969-2004
 
Lunches
Breakfasts
  Millions
1969
3368.2
39.7
1970
3565.1
71.8
1971
3848.3
125.5
1972
3972.1
169.3
1973
4008.8
194.1
1974
3981.6
226.7
1975
4063.0
294.7
1976
4147.9
353.6
1977
4250.0
434.3
1978
4294.1
478.8
1979
4357.4
565.6
1980
4,387.0
619.9
1981
4,210.6
644.2
1982
3,755.0
567.4
1983
3,803.3
580.7
1984
3,826.2
589.2
1985
3,890.1
594.9
1986
3,942.5
610.6
1987
3,939.9
621.5
1988
4,032.9
642.5
1989
4,004.9
658.4
1990
4,009.0
707.5
1991
4,050.7
771.9
1992
4,101.3
852.4
1993
4,137.7
923.6
1994
4,201.6
1,001.5
1995
4,253.3
1,078.9
1996
4,313.2
1,125.7
1997
4,409.0
1,191.2
1998
4,425.0
1,220.9
1999
4,513.6
1,267.6
2000
4,575.2
1,303.4
2001 
4,584.8
1,334.5
2002
4,716.9
1,404.8
2003
4,763.0
1,447.8
2004
4,841.4
1,524.1
2005
4,976.1
1,603.8
2006
5,016.1
1,660.0
Note: Fiscal year numbers are averages of daily participation during full-time school months, excluding June, July, and August. Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. All numbers are subject to revision.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data from FNS. Data as of June 26, 2007.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/slsummar.htm and http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/sbsummar.htm


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Updated date: November 16, 2007