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Standards to qualify for free and reduced lunches

Standards for qualifying to receive free or reduced-price meals are adjusted every year.

Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the poverty level -- which translates currently to $27,560 for a family of four -- are eligible for free meals.

Children whose familes have incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty level -- currently $39,220 for a...

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