Our cafeterias participate in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program which allows families to complete a meal application to see if their student(s) qualify for free or reduced price meals.

 

Only one completed application is required per family. All students in a household are listed on one application. The information you give will be used to determine or prove your children’s eligibility for free or reduced price meals. This information may also be used for PEBT benefits. 

Factors considered in the application process are household size and total household income. HOUSEHOLD SIZE is considered all persons related or unrelated, including parents, children, and grandparents, who live in your home and share living expenses. The TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME is the income each household member received the previous month before taxes:  this amount includes wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income.

In certain cases, foster children are eligible for free and reduced price meals regardless of total household income. If you have foster children living with you and want to apply for them, please contact us.

In certain cases, Medicaid participants may qualify for free or reduced meals. Students are not able to complete an application to qualify using their Medicaid number. Students who qualify with Medicaid are directly certified from the SC Department of Education. Students who receive Medicaid have to meet the income criteria to qualify. Our department will send out letters to all students who qualify. 

In order to qualify for meal benefits for the new school year, a new application must be submitted after July 1st  to our department.

 

 

If you received an email or letter after July 1, 2023 that states your student qualifies for Free or Reduced Price Meals, then you do not need to submit an application.

The information you provide is entirely confidential.  We do not share information provided without your permission and your student will not be singled out or identified as receiving free or reduced price benefits.  All students have a unique PIN number and students are not identified as receiving free or reduced benefits.  

Applications are available in English, Spanish and many other languages.  If you need an application in another language, please contact our office at 803-802-1968. We also have interpreters available. You can complete your application online or you may print an application and return it to your school cafeteria or the district office. The district office will process the application within 10 days.   

Please click on your preferred format as noted below. 



                                        Applications for the 2023-2024 school year

Applications are available online, at each school or you may print an application and return to the school.