Free Lunch Program Eligibility by School District
In 2016, 12 public school districts reported an increase in students eligible for the free or reduced lunch program from the previous academic year. Three York County school districts reported a higher percentage than Pennsylvania’s average of 48%; one of them, the School District of the City of York, reported 100% of its students were eligible for the program in the 2016-2017 school year.
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School District
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
|
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York County Charters
|
80.23%
|
87.17%
|
n/a
|
77.22%
|
66.85%
|
84.80%
|
79.80%
|
90.34%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
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York City
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100.00%
|
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
85.05%
|
81.83%
|
84.14%
|
70.07%
|
79.81%
|
76.50%
|
77.87%
|
77.40%
|
70.28%
|
|
Hanover
|
60.42%
|
57.40%
|
60.66%
|
54.23%
|
63.52%
|
47.30%
|
45.39%
|
36.49%
|
29.99%
|
27.64%
|
29.13%
|
20.44%
|
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Pennsylvania
|
48.30%
|
47.10%
|
44.00%
|
37.83%
|
37.05%
|
34.37%
|
33.17%
|
31.61%
|
29.31%
|
28.36%
|
28.08%
|
27.85%
|
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Northeastern
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35.58%
|
35.42%
|
31.69%
|
31.34%
|
34.03%
|
31.32%
|
28.24%
|
25.52%
|
23.76%
|
23.36%
|
22.24%
|
21.34%
|
|
West York
|
49.60%
|
45.07%
|
39.23%
|
36.83%
|
35.05%
|
28.91%
|
26.79%
|
23.83%
|
18.24%
|
17.07%
|
17.32%
|
14.55%
|
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Eastern York
|
33.10%
|
35.07%
|
36.64%
|
28.96%
|
29.94%
|
25.27%
|
25.88%
|
20.19%
|
16.65%
|
15.22%
|
14.22%
|
14.27%
|
|
Spring Grove
|
29.87%
|
29.82%
|
30.95%
|
29.13%
|
25.87%
|
24.82%
|
20.92%
|
19.61%
|
15.95%
|
14.31%
|
11.71%
|
12.03%
|
|
Red Lion
|
40.73%
|
38.50%
|
35.23%
|
27.93%
|
28.70%
|
21.93%
|
20.33%
|
16.88%
|
13.93%
|
10.21%
|
10.45%
|
10.10%
|
|
Dover Area
|
37.12%
|
34.11%
|
30.42%
|
28.49%
|
27.38%
|
22.96%
|
19.99%
|
17.37%
|
15.86%
|
15.99%
|
14.92%
|
12.82%
|
|
West Shore
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30.47%
|
27.41%
|
25.39%
|
23.88%
|
20.69%
|
20.73%
|
19.24%
|
17.26%
|
14.54%
|
12.72%
|
11.95%
|
11.63%
|
|
Central York
|
32.03%
|
31.20%
|
29.15%
|
25.79%
|
25.34%
|
20.44%
|
18.57%
|
19.60%
|
14.61%
|
14.61%
|
13.59%
|
12.75%
|
|
York Suburban
|
26.93%
|
25.85%
|
25.52%
|
23.04%
|
24.40%
|
18.92%
|
18.08%
|
15.94%
|
13.50%
|
9.51%
|
9.05%
|
9.89%
|
|
Dallastown
|
24.52%
|
25.48%
|
23.79%
|
22.70%
|
21.61%
|
17.73%
|
16.66%
|
14.53%
|
11.43%
|
10.48%
|
10.01%
|
8.55%
|
|
South Eastern
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23.06%
|
22.81%
|
21.41%
|
21.34%
|
19.33%
|
16.42%
|
16.39%
|
14.28%
|
12.46%
|
9.69%
|
8.16%
|
8.47%
|
|
South Western
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27.07%
|
25.90%
|
23.82%
|
22.10%
|
20.19%
|
16.81%
|
15.00%
|
13.22%
|
10.55%
|
9.20%
|
7.83%
|
7.28%
|
|
Southern York County
|
20.47%
|
21.79%
|
18.39%
|
17.46%
|
16.44%
|
13.71%
|
14.13%
|
13.07%
|
9.26%
|
8.36%
|
7.95%
|
6.53%
|
|
Northern York County
|
24.90%
|
23.22%
|
21.86%
|
19.29%
|
15.92%
|
14.93%
|
12.07%
|
9.27%
|
9.91%
|
9.66%
|
8.35%
|
7.14%
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Year displayed in table represents end of the school year. For example, 2011 is the 2010-2011 school year.
