Meal Pricing

The Child Nutrition team is excited about providing meals for your student(s) in the Jackson R-2 School District. We provide healthy breakfast and lunch options every school day at all 8 school locations. Breakfast is a great way to jump-start the day and includes an entrée, fruit/juice, and milk. For lunch, we provide multiple entrées for our students to choose from as well as a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods, salads, juice, and milk. A tray includes 3-5 items to form a complete meal. Al la carte items will be an additional charge. A healthy meal helps improve a positive effect on students’ alertness, attention, and other skills important to academic success! 

Your children may qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions below for more information.

See below for current breakfast and lunch prices.

Frequently asked questions (click a question to expand):

Did you know?

Jackson R-2 School Child Nutrition Service offers a variety of healthy meal choices for breakfast and lunch to all students through the National School Lunch and Breakfast program. This program also allows us to offer free meal benefits to students that qualify through an application process.

Students who qualify for free meals can receive a free breakfast and lunch every day.

• A new family meal application must be submitted at the beginning of each new school year.

• You can apply at any time during the school year if your household size goes up, your income goes down, or if you start getting food stamps, Temporary Assistance, or other benefits. If you lose your job, your child(ren) may be able to get free or reduced-price meals.

• Applications can be found at www.SchoolCafe.com

• Past due balances will roll forward from year to year.

NOTE: Prior to approval of the Free and Reduced Price Meals application, parents/guardians are responsible for the payment of all meals until the application is processed. Applications will be accepted through School Café once an account is created. See Frequently Asked Questions above for more details.

Please feel free to contact:

Karen Sander, Director of Child Nutrition at (573) 243-9597, [email protected]

Penny Pieper, Assistant Director of Child Nutrition / Free & Reduced Coordinator at (573) 243-9526, ppieper@jr2mail.org

Emma Schumacher, MA, RD, LD, Registered Dietitian / Wellness Coordinator at (573) 243-9597, eschumacher@jr2mail.org

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