More Students Participating in Free Lunch Program
by Steven Davies on Jun 12, 2013 | Views: 64 | Score: 0
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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.