If we expect our students to excel, we must do everything we can to prepare them for studying every morning. The School Breakfast Program is one of the best tools available to schools. The School Breakfast Program is available to students in grades K-12 the same as school lunches yet breakfast programs are relatively rare. In New Jersey, more than 550,000 children eat school lunches compared to 79,000 eating school breakfasts. About 7,740 children pay full price for their breakfasts.
Prices vary by district.
The School Breakfast Program began as a two-year pilot program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. It was made permanent in October 1975. This is an official Web site of the United States House of Representatives.