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Certification status of average daily school lunch participants, fiscal 1969-2006
 
Free
Reduced price
Full price
Total
  Millions
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
1Included with free.

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

 

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