This database provides the number of students eligible for free- and reduced-price lunches in U.S. schools. Years reported reflect the first year of a traditional academic year, e.g., 2007 reflects eligible students in the 2007-2008 academic year. Users should exercise caution in calculating the number of students eligible for free- or reduced-price lunches as a share of total students since the data provider, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), may report lunch and enrollment data that were collected at different times during the school year. In addition, some schools may report free- or reduced-lunch statistics for more than one school. Data are not avaiable for all combinations of categories and districts. 

This database is being rebuilt and will be available again in late May.