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Maple School District board approves 50¢-per-meal increase for 2025–26
Summary
The board approved a 50¢ increase to student meal prices for 2025–26 to cover rising food and operating costs; proposed prices are breakfast $2.05, elementary lunch $3.65 and middle/high school lunch $3.90. The board approved the recommendation by voice vote.
The Maple School District board voted July 14 to raise student meal prices 50¢ across the board for the 2025–26 school year, citing higher food and operating costs and anticipated equipment needs. Administrator Petrocutter told the board the business office recommended the increase to avoid deficits in the food-service fund.
"The recommendation from the business office is to do a 50¢ per meal increase across the board," Petrocutter said, adding that the district had kept prices low coming out of the COVID period and remains below the state average. Treasurer Cowley presented the district’s broader financial picture earlier in the meeting, noting general-account cash and investments of $5,276,631.23 as of June 30, 2025.
The proposed prices the board adopted are breakfast $2.05, elementary lunch $3.65 and middle/high school lunch $3.90. Petrocutter said free and reduced-price levels are set by state and federal authorities and cannot be adjusted by the district. Board members discussed that the price increase is intended to help the food-service fund reach break-even and to cover expected capital replacement costs for equipment such as ovens.
Cowley moved the measure; it was seconded and approved by voice vote. The motion did not include a roll-call tally in the transcript; the board recorded the outcome as approved.
Administration said it will monitor impacts on families and noted the district’s eligibility for certain state and federal programs remains unchanged. No additional subsidies or waivers were discussed at the meeting.
