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North Hills food service reports rising participation, no price increases for 2025–26
Summary
District food service reported increased meal participation in 2024–25, served roughly 700,000+ meals, will keep breakfast free and lunch at $2.50 for paid students in 2025–26, and plans a reimagined high‑school coffee shop and reusable trays at Westview.
North Hills School District’s food service director reported at the June 5 board meeting that meal participation rose in 2024–25, the department served several hundred thousand meals, and the department recommends no price increases for the 2025–26 school year.
The report is significant for families and staff because it confirms continued high participation in school meals, a plan to keep breakfast free for all students, and summer capital and program investments that change service at the high school and Westview.
The presenter (Food Service director) reported total meals served for 2024–25 as: “Breakfast, we served 224,251” and “lunch, we served just shy of a half million meals.” She presented average daily participation figures: about 1,300 breakfasts per day (approximately 28% of students) and about 2,869 lunches per day (about 63% of students). The director said breakfast will remain free for all students under a Pennsylvania initiative and that “lunch will remain $2.50 for paid students” while reduced‑price students will be free. Morning care remains $3.50 per day. The food service presenter noted, “we have not proposed any price increases since the year 2011.”
Capital and program investments were described: the department will open a reimagined high‑school coffee shop with expanded all‑day service and grab‑and‑go options, expanded soup offerings and branded condiment stations, and will pilot reusable trays at Westview using a new dish machine. The presenter said these changes were funded in part by revenue from increased meal participation and by grants; she noted the district received $6,000 from the PA Harvest of the Month grant and used it for taste tests and nutrition education activities.
The board moved the food service pricing item (2025–26 daily prices) to the legislative agenda; the motion was seconded and carried. The recommendation from the department is no price increases: breakfast free K–12, lunch $2.50 for paid students (reduced eligible students free), and morning care $3.50 per day.
The presenter closed by thanking the 33 food service employees and managers who ran the program; board members thanked the presenter and congratulated the department on participation gains.
