This statistic shows the number of students participating in the national school lunch program in the United States each year from FY 1996 to FY 2022, segmented by the discount they received. In FY 2022, 28.2 million students received free lunches under the program.
Number of students participating in national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022, by reduction eligibility (in millions)
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Food and Nutrition Service. (December 9, 2022). Number of students participating in national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022, by reduction eligibility (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632362/us-national-school-lunch-program-students-by-cost-type-timeline/
Food and Nutrition Service. "Number of students participating in national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022, by reduction eligibility (in millions)." Chart. December 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632362/us-national-school-lunch-program-students-by-cost-type-timeline/
Food and Nutrition Service. (2022). Number of students participating in national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022, by reduction eligibility (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632362/us-national-school-lunch-program-students-by-cost-type-timeline/
Food and Nutrition Service. "Number of Students Participating in National School Lunch Program in The United States from Fy 1996 to Fy 2022, by Reduction Eligibility (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632362/us-national-school-lunch-program-students-by-cost-type-timeline/
Food and Nutrition Service, Number of students participating in national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022, by reduction eligibility (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632362/us-national-school-lunch-program-students-by-cost-type-timeline/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Number of students participating in national school lunch program in the United States from FY 1996 to FY 2022, by reduction eligibility (in millions) [Graph], Food and Nutrition Service, December 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632362/us-national-school-lunch-program-students-by-cost-type-timeline/