Facts and Figures About School Lunches in Poor Rural School Districts


Last Updated: March 12, 2009
 

This article appeared in the February 2009 Rural Policy Matters.
 
Question: What percent of students who attend school in the 800 poorest rural school districts qualify for free or reduced priced lunches?
 
Answer: 72.1%. Poverty rates in these districts exceed those of most of the poorest urban school districts in the U.S.
 
Read more from the February 2009 Rural Policy Matters.