Free and Reduced-Price Meals
Dubuque Community School District students may be eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals (breakfast and lunch) in accordance with guidelines set forth by the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. See the Free and Reduced-Price Meals Information Letter (PDF) for complete details about the program.
Students must complete a free and reduced-price meals application to determine eligibility if:
- No member of your household is directly certified (receives federal SNAP or FIP benefits; receives a DHS letter; is homeless, a runaway or migrant; is a foster child)
AND
- A member of your household attends Bryant, Carver, Eisenhower, Hempstead, Irving, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Sageville, Senior, Table Mound or Seedlings Preschool Center
How to apply for free or reduced-price meals:
➜ NEW THIS YEAR: all Free and Reduced-Price Meals applications will be completed and processed directly through your existing Infinite Campus account. Plus, by using household information already on file, the application process will be easier and faster.
- Log in to Infinite Campus using your existing username and password.
- Click the More link on the left navigation bar and then select Meal Benefits from the menu.
- Click the Meal Benefits Application button to start the application.
Printed copies of the application, including the Fee Waiver Application, are also available at any school.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need to apply for meal assistance? YES! Students attending a school not in the Community Eligibility Provision who are not directly certified must complete the Free and Reduced-Price Meals Application and meet federal income guidelines to receive meal assistance.
If you complete a fee waiver application, do you need to submit additional paperwork? YES! Households with students in these schools who are not directly certified must submit a completed Free and Reduced-Price Meals Application to determine eligibility for waivable fees.
Fee Waiver Benefits
Based on federal income eligibility guidelines, households may qualify to have district fees waived or reduce. Families wishing to receive a FEE WAIVER must waive confidentiality of household income eligibility status by completing a fee waiver application.
See Fee Waiver Benefits for more information.
Are you eligible?
Find out by reviewing the income chart below.
2024-2025 Federal Income Guidelines Chart
| Household Size | Yearly | Monthly | Twice per Month | Every Two Weeks | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27,861 | 2,322 | 1,161 | 1,072 | 536 |
| 2 | 37,814 | 3,152 | 1,576 | 1,455 | 728 |
| 3 | 47,767 | 3,981 | 1,991 | 1,838 | 919 |
| 4 | 57,720 | 4,810 | 2,405 | 2,220 | 1,110 |
| 5 | 67,673 | 5,640 | 2,820 | 2,603 | 1,302 |
| 6 | 77,626 | 6,469 | 3,235 | 2,986 | 1,493 |
| 7 | 87,579 | 7,299 | 3,650 | 3,369 | 1,685 |
| 8 | 97,532 | 8,128 | 4,064 | 3,752 | 1,876 |
| Each additional person: | 9,953 | 830 | 415 | 383 | 192 |
Food and Nutrition Services
food@dbqschools.org
563/552-3237
For fee waiver questions, contact the Board of Education secretary at 563/552-3037.
A new application must be completed each and every school year unless a member of your household is directly certified.
All applications must be completed in full to be considered for eligibility.
No meal assistance form is needed if a member of your household is directly certified or no member of your household attends Bryant, Carver, Eisenhower, Hempstead, Irving, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Sageville, Senior or Table Mound.