Some parents are reluctant to fill out the necessary forms.
Principals are often so overloaded with paperwork of all kinds, it is sometimes difficult to find time to pay much attention to these forms. I funding flows to a school district based on their number of economically disadvantaged students. And, economically disadvantaged is defined as students identified as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. These funds are funneled to districts so that they can provide additional services to students at risk of dropping out of school. While not all economically disadvantaged students are considered at risk, the number of economically disadvantaged students closely tracks the number of at-risk students.