Table 2.
Median (Range) number of meals served across 10 urban school districts nationwide: 2018–2019 during traditional in-person; Spring 2020 during school closures due to COVID-19; Fall 2020 during remote or hybrid learning.
| School Year 2018–2019 | Spring 2020 | Fall 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | Median | Range | |
| Total student meals served per week 1 | 1,005,888 | (302,857; 4,750,000) | 318,190 | (28,419; 1,975,886) | 318,424 | (104,530; 808,210) |
| Breakfast | 313,235 | (108,000; 1,657,583) | 159,517 | (13,803; 844,506) | 112,733 | (37,697; 248,994) |
| Lunch | 601,065 | (159,429; 2,944,444) | 158,673 | (14,616; 905,814) | 147,308 | (37,780; 357,425) |
| Snack | 20,429 | (0; 277,778) | 0.0 | (0; 287,773) | 22,650 | (0.0; 157,323) |
| Supper | 41,317 | (0; 375,917) | 0.0 | (0; 103,458) | 25,897 | (0.0; 118,459) |
| Total meals served per week for other community members | 0.0 | (0; 0) | 102 | (0; 903,160) | 0.0 | (0.0; 491,109) |
1 N = 7 districts provided data for total number meals served for Fall 2020; of these, N = 6 districts provided data for number of breakfast, lunch, snack, and suppers served for Fall 2020.