More Students Participating in Free Lunch Program
by Steven Davies on Jun 12, 2013 | Views: 69 | Score: 0
| 1 | |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 2.9 |
| 1970 | 4.6 |
| 1971 | 5.8 |
| 1972 | 7.3 |
| 1973 | 8.1 |
| 1974 | 8.6 |
| 1975 | 9.4 |
| 1976 | 10.2 |
| 1977 | 10.5 |
| 1978 | 10.3 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1981 | 10.6 |
| 1982 | 9.8 |
| 1983 | 10.3 |
| 1984 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1988 | 9.8 |
| 1989 | 9.7 |
| 1990 | 9.8 |
| 1991 | 10.3 |
| 1992 | 11.2 |
| 1993 | 11.7 |
| 1994 | 12.2 |
| 1995 | 12.4 |
| 1996 | 12.6 |
| 1997 | 12.9 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 12.9 |
| 2002 | 13.3 |
| 2003 | 13.7 |
| 2004 | 14.1 |
| 2005 | 14.6 |
| 2006 | 14.8 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 15.4 |
| 2009 | 16.3 |
| 2010 | 17.6 |
| 2011 | 18.4 |
| 2012 | 18.7 |
Fiscal year
Number of people participation (millions)
Sources:
fns.usda.gov, fns.usda.gov
A record high 18.7 million American students received free lunches in 2012 by participating in the National School Lunch Program. This number marks over a 500% increase from the number of students participating in 1969.