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HOW TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR LUNCH BALANCE:
 
• Credit Card - Login in to the Parent Portal to check your balance & pay by credit card.

• Cash or Check - Please make checks payable to “Perry Public Schools.” You can send it with your child to school, drop it off, or mail it in to:

Perry Public Schools
Child Nutrition Dept.
900 Fir St.
Perry, OK 73077
 
 
*Donations from the community are also accepted to assist local families struggling to pay for school meals. See more info below.
DONATIONS TO HELP STUDENTS COVER SCHOOL MEALS
 
While many families qualify for free or reduced school meals, there are still several families who don’t meet the eligibility and struggle to pay student meal balances. School meals are a great deal, but the cost can really add up!
 
The Perry Public Schools Child Nutrition Department is offering an opportunity for individuals and organizations interested in helping students in need cover unpaid school lunch balances. Patrons can donate funds to anonymously help students struggling with food insecurity. Whether it is a one-time donation or if patrons decide to give monthly, a donation of any size helps make a difference!
 
• $52.50 covers two weeks of meals for one student
• $105 covers one month of meals for one student
(Full pay breakfast and lunch for one student is $5.25 per day)
 
Please make checks payable to "Perry Public Schools" and mail to the following address, or drop it off at the Child Nutrition office at 901 Elm St.
 
Perry Public Schools
Child Nutrition Department
900 Fir Street
Perry, OK 73077
FREE & REDUCED MEAL PROGRAM APPLICATION
 
The free and reduced price school meal program is available to all students, Pre-K through 12th grade. The eligibility scale to receive free/reduced meals, as determined by the USDA, is based on household size and income. Many families qualify and are encouraged to submit an application. Applications can be completed online through the Parent Portal (see ‘Lunchroom Application’)
 
Paper application copies can also be obtained from each school site secretary or the Child Nutrition office, located at 901 Elm St. A new application must be submitted every school year.
 
Application submissions are preferred at the beginning of the school year to ensure the school maintains state funding assistance and can appropriately plan and budget for students in the future. However, free and reduced applications are accepted at any time throughout the year.
 
This program supports more than just meals for students. Every completed application contributes to helping our school qualify for additional funding from the federal government to help support teaching and learning. Those funds directly impact every district program and department, including instruction, athletics, technology, etc. Students who qualify are also eligible for many other benefits, such as:
  • SNAP
  • ACT fee waiver
  • College Application fee waiver
  • Discounts on phone/internet services through the Affordable Connectivity Program - learn more & apply to receive discount HERE.
Meal Prices
 
Breakfast
$2.25 Full pay
$.30 Reduced
 
Lunch
$3.00 Full pay
$.40 Reduced
 
Adult Prices
$2.37 Breakfast
$4.97 Lunch
 
Milk purchased separately $.50 each.
 
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Oklahoma State Department of Education has partnered with Hunger Free Oklahoma

New P-EBT resources: 

We would like to share updated resources related to the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program. Visit Hunger Free Oklahoma's Schools Ending Hunger webpage . Resources on the webpage to highlight include:  

For any questions regarding
child nutrition or to pay on your meal account,
please contact:
 
Child Nutrition Director