School and Community Nutrition Program Statistics & Reports

The VDOE Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs (VDOE-SCNP) is committed to supporting the Commonwealth and ensuring that every child in Virginia has healthy food options and opportunities for nutrition education. See below for various Statistics and Reports that relate to the school nutrition programs. To request data from  the VDOE-SCNP, please use the SCNP Data Request Form.

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Reports

As defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service, Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income areas. CEP allows the nation’s highest poverty schools and districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students. Schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed using a formula based on the percentage of students categorically eligible for free meals based on their participation in other specific means-tested programs.

See below for the 2018-2023 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Identified Student Percentage (ISP) Reports.

• April 1, 2024 Report of LEAs and Schools Eligible and Near Eligible to Participate in CEP 
• April 1, 2023 Report of LEAs and Schools Eligible and Near Eligible to Participate in CEP - Revised May 1, 2023
• April 1, 2022 Report of Schools and LEAs Eligible and Near Eligible to Participate in CEP
• April 1, 2021 Report of Schools and LEAs Eligible and Near Eligible to Participate in CEP
• June 1, 2020 Report of LEAs and Schools Eligible and Near Eligible to Participate in CEP
• April 1, 2019 Report of LEAs and Schools Eligible and Near Eligible to Participate in CEP
• April 1, 2018 Report of LEAs and Schools Eligible and Near Eligible to Participate in CEP

VDOE National School Lunch Program Free and Reduced Price Eligibility Reports

The VDOE-SCNP collects and reports free and reduced price eligibility data annually from local educational agencies (LEAs). These reports include the number and percentage of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) at both the school division and individual school level. See below for reports from SY 2017-2018 to SY 2022-2023.

By School Division

• 2023-2024
• 2022-2023
• 2021-2022
• 2020-2021
• 2019-2020 - Revised May 18, 2021
• 2018-2019
• 2017-2018

By School

• 2023-2024
• 2022-2023
• 2021-2022
• 2020-2021
• 2019-2020
• 2018-2019
• 2017-2018– Updated March 14, 2018

School Division Paid Lunch Price Reports (Student Meals)

To view the most frequently charged lunch price by elementary school, middle school, or high School, click the link below:

• 2022-2023 School Division Paid Lunch Price Report

Waivers

The VDOE submitted to the USDA a statewide waiver to renew the administrative review process five-year cycle. Please submit inquiries to SNPPolicy@doe.virginia.gov.  

National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program

Pending:

Waivers to allow mealtime flexibility, non-congregate meal service, and flexibility for offer vs. serve during Ramadan, between February 28 and March 30, 2025. Under the NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A), and the Child Nutrition Act, 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(A), 7 CFR 210.10(l) and 7 CFR 220.8(l).  7 CFR 210.10(l) and 7 CFR 220.8(l), 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(3), 7 CFR 210.10(e). 7 CFR 226.20(k) 7 CFR 226.19(b)(6)(iii).

Summer Food Service Program & Seamless Summer Option

Pending:

• Waivers to allow non-congregate meals, parent/guardian pick-up, meal time flexibility and Meal Services at School Sites in the SFSP and SSO during unanticipated school closures through June 30, 2025: 42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A), 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(D), and 7 CFR 225.6(i)(15), 42 U.S.C. 1761(f)(3) and 7 CFR 210.10(a), 220.2 (Breakfast), 220.8(a), 225.2 (Meals), and 225.9(d)(7), 7 CFR 225.16(c)(1), (2), and (3), 42 U.S.C. 1761(c)(1) and 7 CFR 225.6(h)(1)(iv)

Approved:

• Waivers to allow non-congregate meals, parent/guardian pick-up, and meal time flexibility in the SFSP and SSO on days when the area is experiencing excessive heat and/or air quality advisories from May 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024: 42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A), 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(D), and 7 CFR 225.6(i)(15), 42 U.S.C. 1761(f)(3), 7 CFR 225.2 (Meals), and 7 CFR 225.9(d)(7), 7 CFR 225.16(c)(1), (2), and (3)

National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program

Pending:

• Waivers to allow non-congregate meals, parent/guardian pick-up, mealtime, and offer v. serve flexibility in the NSLP and SBP during unanticipated school closures: 42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A), 42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(A)], [7 CFR 210.10(l) and 220.8(l)], [7 CFR 210.10(a), 220.2 (Breakfast), and 220.8(a)], and [42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(3) and 7 CFR 210.10(e)]
• Offer Versus Serve Waiver for School Year 2024-2025 (through June 30, 2025) (on behalf of Leary Education Foundation, Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents, St. Mary’s Home, and the Virginia Department of Military Affairs)

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Pending:

• Waivers to allow non-congregate meals, parent/guardian pick-up, and meal time flexibility, and waive the enrichment/academic activity requirement in the CACFP during unanticipated school closures: 42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(1)(A), 7 CFR 226.19(b)(6)(iii), 7 CFR 226.17a(m), 42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(1)(A), 7 CFR 226.2, 42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(2)(B), and 7 CFR 226.17a(b)(1)(ii) and (iii)

Public Posting of Administrative Reviews

Section 207 of the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act 2010, amended section 22 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769c) requires the Virginia Department of Education, Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs (VDOE-SCNP), to report the results of the administrative review to the public in an accessible, easily understood manner in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Secretary.