Paying For Lunch
"Create" Daily Hot Meal Prices:
Elementary School: $3.55
Middle School: $3.75
High School: $3.75-$4.75 and a la carte pricing
All reduced price lunches $.40
You may fund lunch accounts by sending a check to school with your child (made payable to “Darien School Lunch program”) or by using the K12 Payment Center.
Negative Balances
The cafeteria will never deny your child a meal, even if the account is negative, but the following limitations will apply:
- Elementary School - When a student’s account is at negative $20 or more, the child will not be allowed to charge any snacks, drinks or a la carte items on their account.
- Middle School - When a student’s account is at negative $20 or more, the child will not be allowed to charge any snacks, drinks or a la carte items on their account.
- High School - When a student’s account is at negative $25 or more, the child will not be allowed to charge any snacks, drinks or a la carte items on their account.
Free and Reduced Lunch Program Applications can be found here:
2021-22 Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (English)
2021-22 Application for Free and Reduced-price School Meals or Free Milk (Spanish)
For questions about the status of your application, please contact Kate Barbieri
Email kbarbieri[at]darienps.org
What is included in the Free/Reduced Lunch Program?
Regular sized "create" meal - this is the daily rotating hot lunch
Pizza
Garden Salad from salad bar or to go box
(DHS) American Classics Basket (chicken tenders & fries, burger & fries)
Regular sized Deli sandwich
All of these include choice of low fat milk or fat free chocolate milk carton and a piece of hand fruit.
What is not included:
All a la carte items such as snacks, beverages and items that are not considered a full meal (e.g. a side of fries, chicken tenders).