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Board approves modest meal and milk price increases; students eligible for free/reduced remain unaffected
Summary
Calvert County Public Schools will raise breakfast to $1.85, elementary lunch to $3.00, secondary lunch to $3.25, and milk to $0.65 for the 2026–27 school year (effective Aug. 25, 2026); presenters said program will still require a subsidy from fund balance ($950,000 projected for FY27).
The Calvert County Board of Education approved proposed increases to student meal and milk prices for the 2026–27 school year. Finance staff said the changes are modest and intended to sustain meal quality and program stability: breakfast will increase to $1.85, elementary lunch to $3.00, middle/high lunch to $3.25, and milk to $0.65, effective Aug. 25, 2026. "Students who receive free or reduced meals will continue to receive those meals at no cost," the presenter said.
During discussion, a board member noted that the food service fund would still need subsidy: staff told the board the program was subsidized by $775,000 in FY26 and would still require an estimated $950,000 subsidy in FY27 even after the price adjustments. Staff clarified that the food-service fund balance (not the district's unrestricted fund balance) would be used for the subsidy and that program changes aim to preserve meal quality and compliance with USDA standards.
