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Pinellas board approves modest lunch price increase; district outlines 'scratch' cooking pilot
Summary
The board approved a 2025–26 increase in paid lunch prices — elementary $2.75, secondary $3.15 — to offset rising food costs and support a move toward more scratch‑cooked meals and local sourcing. Vote was 6–0.
The Pinellas County School Board approved a change to paid meal pricing for the 2025–26 school year on May 13, voting 6–0 to raise elementary paid lunch to $2.75 (a 50¢ increase) and secondary paid lunch to $3.15 (a 40¢ increase). Board members said the change will not affect students eligible for free or reduced‑price meals or community eligible sites that receive meals at no cost.
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