School and Community Nutrition Program Statistics & Reports

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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 VDOE-SCNP, please email SNPPolicy@doe.virginia.gov with a description of the data and the purpose of the request.

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 2018-2025 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Identified Student Percentage (ISP) Reports.

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 the current school year reports and reports from prior years.

By School Division

By School

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

Pending:

Waiver to allow a 5-year School Meal Program Administrative Review cycle and the option to also align the Food Service Management Company review with the AR review cycle beginning July 1, 2026: 7 CFR 210.18(c) and s 7 CFR 210.19(a)(5).

Approved:

Waiver to allow schools and community sponsors to operate non-congregate meal service options, offer versus serve flexibilities, and meal-time flexibilities in the NSLP, SBP, and CACFP to students observing Ramadan between February 17, 2026 to March 18, 2026: 42 U.S.C. 1753(b)(1)(A), 7 CFR 210.10(l), 7 CFR 220.8(l), 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(3), 7 CFR 226.19(b)(6)(iii), 7 CFR 226.20(k).
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, 2025 through September 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), 7 CFR 225.2 (Meals), and 7 CFR 225.9(d)(7), 7 CFR 225.16(c)(1), (2), and (3)

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, 2026: 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)

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)]

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.