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Sarasota will raise school meal prices; food services remain self-funded
Summary
Superintendent Terry Connor said the district’s self-funded food service, which runs 54 cafeterias, will raise lunch prices by $0.40 and breakfast by $0.25 at the start of the year, with a possible additional $0.25 reviewed in January.
Superintendent Terry Connor said the district’s food service operates as a self-funding unit covering 54 cafeterias and that rising costs have compelled the district to adjust meal prices. He explained that the director of nutrition services, Sara Den, reviewed procurement and cooperative purchasing strategies to limit price increases but the district will raise breakfast by $0.25 and lunch by $0.40 at the start of the school year.
Connor said the district will monitor costs and may consider an additional $0.25 adjustment in January. He emphasized that families who meet income criteria should apply for free or reduced-price meals and encouraged the community to contact school nutrition staff for support.
The superintendent framed the increases as an effort to preserve food quality and personnel while balancing household impacts.
