Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Dubuque Community School District students may be eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals (breakfast and lunch) in accordance with guidelines set forth by the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
COMPLETE THIS FORM IF:
No member of your household is directly certified (receives federal SNAP or FIP benefits; receives a DHS letter; is homeless, a runaway or migrant; is a foster child)
AND
A member of your household attends Bryant, Carver, Eisenhower, Hempstead, Irving, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Sageville, Senior, Table Mound
Online Application and Fee Waiver Eligibility
NOTE: The Free and Reduced-Price Meals Application will be available in mid-July.
When applying online, please select the ‘APPLY FOR BENEFITS’ option to begin.
Printed copies of the application, and the Fee Waiver Application, are also available at any school.
Get complete details about the program in the information letter linked below.
Free and Reduced-Price Meals Information Letter (PDF)
Are you eligible?
Find out by reviewing the income chart below.
2023-2024 Federal Income Guidelines Chart
| Household Size | Yearly | Monthly | Twice per Month | Every Two Weeks | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26,973 | 2,248 | 1,124 | 1,038 | 519 |
| 2 | 36,482 | 3,041 | 1,521 | 1,404 | 702 |
| 3 | 45,991 | 3,833 | 1,917 | 1,769 | 885 |
| 4 | 55,500 | 4,625 | 2,313 | 2,135 | 1,068 |
| 5 | 65,009 | 5,418 | 2,709 | 2,501 | 1,251 |
| 6 | 74,518 | 6,210 | 3,105 | 2,867 | 1,434 |
| 7 | 84,027 | 7,003 | 3,502 | 3,232 | 1,616 |
| 8 | 93,536 | 7,795 | 3,898 | 3,598 | 1,799 |
| Each additional person: | 9,509 | 793 | 397 | 366 | 183 |
Food and Nutrition Services
food@dbqschools.org
563/552-3237
For fee waiver questions, contact the Board of Education secretary at 563/552-3037.
A new application must be completed each and every school year unless a member of your household is directly certified.
All applications must be completed in full to be considered for eligibility.
No meal assistance form is needed if a member of your household is directly certified or no member of your household attends Bryant, Carver, Eisenhower, Hempstead, Irving, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Sageville, Senior or Table Mound.