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Henderson County school food program running a deficit; board warned of likely price increase
Summary
Finance staff reported rising food and labor costs have put the child‑nutrition enterprise fund under pressure; district forecasts a $625,000 use of fund balance, leaving roughly $300,000 in reserve and prompting plans to explore delivery models, grants and possible meal‑price increases.
Finance staff told the board on Dec. 8 that the district’s child‑nutrition program is operating at a deficit this school year and will likely need to draw roughly $625,000 from fund balance to cover costs.
The director reported child‑nutrition revenues of about $2.0 million through October against expenditures of roughly $2.09 million and said current per‑plate cost averages were about $5.15. The district…
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