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Table 10
School District Data on Free Lunch Represent Recent
Indicators of Poverty for Selected Cities
Students Eligible for Free Lunch in the Largest School Districts, 1993-96
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Percent Eligible for Free Lunch |
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School District |
State |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
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New York City Public Schools |
NY |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
63.7 |
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Los Angles Unified |
CA |
68.5 |
70.2 |
70.0 |
73.2 |
72.0 |
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Puerto Rico Dept of Education |
PR |
75.7 |
74.9 |
81.2 |
80.7 |
82.3 |
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City of Chicago School Dist 29 |
IL |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Dade County School District |
FL |
44.1 |
48.0 |
49.7 |
52.9 |
53.5 |
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Philadelphia City Sch Dist |
PA |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Houston ISD |
TX |
55.3 |
54.6 |
54.8 |
60.4 |
60.0 |
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Broward County School District |
FL |
28.3 |
29.7 |
28.6 |
31.6 |
30.7 |
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Hawaii Dept of Education |
HI |
18.5 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
15.5 |
29.7 |
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Detroit Public Schools |
MI |
68.2 |
55.9 |
62.9 |
63.4 |
69.4 |
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Clark County School District |
NV |
19.8 |
21.0 |
22.3 |
36.7 |
29.9 |
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Dallas ISD |
TX |
68.8 |
63.7 |
64.7 |
64.9 |
64.3 |
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Fairfax County Public Schools |
VA |
n.d. |
12.0 |
12.9 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
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Hillsborough County School Dist |
FL |
38.6 |
40.7 |
39.9 |
41.5 |
42.2 |
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San Diego City Unified |
CA |
49.3 |
58.6 |
53.4 |
64.2 |
63.0 |
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Palm Beach County School Dist |
FL |
32.3 |
33.6 |
32.4 |
30.4 |
26.3 |
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Duval County School District |
FL |
33.3 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
38.3 |
38.1 |
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Prince George's County Pub Schools |
MD |
19.9 |
27.8 |
30.3 |
31.6 |
32.6 |
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Orange County School District |
FL |
6.9 |
13.3 |
30.8 |
32.6 |
32.4 |
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Montgomery County Public Schools |
MD |
12.9 |
16.0 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
17.5 |
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Baltimore City Pub Sch System |
MD |
60.3 |
64.0 |
63.7 |
65.2 |
62.4 |
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Memphis City School District |
TN |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Pinellas County School Dist |
FL |
24.8 |
30.8 |
28.3 |
30.8 |
31.0 |
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Baltimore County Public Schools |
MD |
10.2 |
16.6 |
18.7 |
19.6 |
20.5 |
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Milwaukee School District |
WI |
66.7 |
65.7 |
47.1 |
65.9 |
65.6 |
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Jefferson County (KY) Pub Schls |
KY |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
43.0 |
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Albuquerque Public Schools |
NM |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Orleans Parish School Board |
LA |
75.7 |
74.9 |
76.0 |
70.2 |
71.7 |
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Mecklenburg County Public School |
NC |
26.0 |
27.7 |
27.3 |
29.5 |
29.9 |
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Jefferson County (CO) R-1 |
CO |
8.8 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
n.d. |
9.8 |
Table 10 Students Eligible for Free Lunch in the Largest School Districts, 1993-96 (cont.)
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Percent Eligible for Free Lunch |
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School District |
State |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
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Dekalb County School District |
GA |
33.8 |
37.7 |
41.0 |
41.8 |
52.9 |
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District of Columbia Public Schools |
DC |
56.9 |
59.3 |
63.0 |
66.9 |
68.5 |
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Granite School District |
UT |
19.3 |
19.4 |
19.4 |
19.9 |
19.7 |
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Cobb County School District |
GA |
9.9 |
12.2 |
13.0 |
13.6 |
16.7 |
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Long Beach Unified |
CA |
59.5 |
64.5 |
63.5 |
64.2 |
65.2 |
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Gwinnett County School District |
GA |
7.8 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
10.3 |
14.2 |
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Fresno Unified |
CA |
53.6 |
59.8 |
64.7 |
62.0 |
70.5 |
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
VA |
n.d |
13.6 |
16.7 |
17.0 |
17.2 |
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Cleveland City School District |
OH |
69.0 |
77.9 |
79.6 |
n.d. |
70.9 |
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Wake County Public Schools |
NC |
16.2 |
16.2 |
16.6 |
16.7 |
16.2 |
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Nashville-Davidson County School |
TN |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Fort Worth ISD |
TX |
51.2 |
49.9 |
52.8 |
53.3 |
54.5 |
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Austin ISD |
TX |
47.9 |
41.9 |
42.7 |
42.5 |
42.9 |
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Jordan School District |
UT |
12.1 |
11.8 |
11.4 |
12.7 |
9.9 |
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Polk County School District |
FL |
37.8 |
41.2 |
42.2 |
44.1 |
44.4 |
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Anne Arundel County Schools |
MD |
8.7 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
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Mesa Unified School District |
AZ |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Mobile County Public School |
AL |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
53.9 |
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El Paso ISD |
TX |
60.6 |
56.5 |
56.5 |
58.6 |
59.5 |
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Columbus City School District |
OH |
50.8 |
52.7 |
50.1 |
0.2 |
52.7 |
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Boston School District |
MA |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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East Baton Rouge Parish School Board |
LA |
45.1 |
47.6 |
49.8 |
45.9 |
47.3 |
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Denver County 1 |
CO |
42.2 |
45.7 |
52.0 |
50.6 |
53.4 |
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Brevard County School District |
FL |
22.2 |
23.8 |
22.5 |
24.3 |
24.0 |
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San Francisco Unified |
CA |
47.5 |
49.0 |
53.1 |
64.6 |
52.1 |
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Tucson Unified District #1 |
AZ |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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San Antonio ISD |
TX |
79.1 |
78.7 |
80.0 |
79.8 |
81.4 |
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Atlanta City School District |
GA |
65.7 |
67.9 |
71.6 |
74.0 |
71.4 |
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Davis School District |
UT |
12.5 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
10.8 |
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Jefferson Parish School Board |
LA |
57.1 |
62.0 |
59.3 |
51.3 |
56.4 |
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Northside ISD |
TX |
39.6 |
32.3 |
29.5 |
30.5 |
32.2 |
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Guilford County Public Schools |
NC |
|
24.8 |
25.4 |
27.0 |
28.5 |
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Portland School District U |
OR |
33.1 |
33.8 |
34.5 |
n.d. |
33.1 |
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Volusia County School District |
FL |
28.8 |
32.8 |
34.0 |
33.3 |
33.6 |
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Greenville County School District |
SC |
24.8 |
25.8 |
25.6 |
24.5 |
23.3 |
Table 10 Students Eligible for Free Lunch in the Largest School Districts, 1993-96 (cont.)
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Percent Eligible for Free Lunch |
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School District |
State |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
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Seminole County Public Schools |
FL |
21.2 |
20.4 |
20.1 |
20.0 |
19.9 |
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Cincinnati City School District |
OH |
68.5 |
55.4 |
55.8 |
n.d. |
58.3 |
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Oakland Unified |
CA |
60.5 |
59.9 |
61.2 |
60.0 |
66.7 |
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Knox County School District |
TN |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Caddo Parish School Board |
LA |
46.5 |
47.0 |
47.7 |
48.0 |
46.1 |
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Fulton County School District |
GA |
24.7 |
26.8 |
25.9 |
27.7 |
33.4 |
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Sacramento City Unified |
CA |
53.3 |
55.1 |
58.8 |
59.4 |
60.9 |
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Ysleta ISD |
TX |
59.6 |
48.9 |
55.9 |
58.1 |
60.5 |
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Cumberland County Public Schools |
NC |
33.0 |
33.7 |
33.9 |
36.4 |
34.9 |
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Arlington ISD |
TX |
23.4 |
22.7 |
23.8 |
23.5 |
26.1 |
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Santa Ana Unified |
CA |
65.0 |
69.5 |
70.8 |
73.3 |
74.4 |
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Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
TX |
14.5 |
12.5 |
13.3 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
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Buffalo City School District |
NY |
n.d. |
61.5 |
63.8 |
63.3 |
66.2 |
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Chesterfield County Public Schools |
VA |
n.d. |
7.3 |
8.7 |
12.0 |
12.3 |
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San Juan Unified |
CA |
23.8 |
16.2 |
26.5 |
28.8 |
32.8 |
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Lee County School District |
FL |
34.2 |
35.2 |
34.7 |
34.8 |
34.9 |
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Anchorage School District |
AK |
12.6 |
12.3 |
14.4 |
14.6 |
15.3 |
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Wichita Public Schools |
KS |
31.3 |
34.2 |
37.6 |
42.0 |
42.7 |
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Newark City Public Schools |
NJ |
71.2 |
73.8 |
77.3 |
75.7 |
n.d. |
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Indianapolis Public Schools |
IN |
59.9 |
61.1 |
62.2 |
64.5 |
64.2 |
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Seattle School District |
WA |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Charleston County School District |
SC |
45.1 |
46.2 |
47.2 |
46.9 |
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Prince William County Public Schools |
VA |
n.d. |
11.4 |
12.8 |
15.0 |
15.8 |
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Escambia County School District |
FL |
41.9 |
45.5 |
46.7 |
45.6 |
44.7 |
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Minneapolis Special School District |
MN |
46.0 |
46.8 |
45.1 |
54.4 |
55.8 |
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San Bernardino City Unified |
CA |
55.9 |
60.3 |
63.2 |
70.2 |
74.8 |
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Washoe County School District |
NV |
17.7 |
19.3 |
20.3 |
27.0 |
18.1 |
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Omaha Public Schools |
NE |
36.0 |
33.9 |
37.5 |
36.6 |
38.8 |
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Aldine ISD |
TX |
49.7 |
48.5 |
50.5 |
53.5 |
55.3 |
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North East ISD |
TX |
30.0 |
23.2 |
24.8 |
25.4 |
25.9 |
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Tulsa Public Schools |
OK |
31.3 |
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Birmingham City Public Schools |
AL |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Corpus Christi ISD |
TX |
49.1 |
45.7 |
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Shelby County School District |
TN |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
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Fort Bend ISD |
TX |
|
12.2 |
18.2 |
|
16.2 |
Table 10 Students Eligible for Free Lunch in the Largest School Districts, 1993-96 (cont.)
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Percent Eligible for Free Lunch |
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School District |
State |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
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Garden Grove Unified |
CA |
51.1 |
52.0 |
57.4 |
48.2 |
57.5 |
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Garland ISD |
TX |
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24.8 |
25.2 |
23.8 |
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Alpine District |
UT |
|
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15.6 |
15.1 |
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St. Paul |
MN |
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48.8 |
51.5 |
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St. Louis City Public Schools |
MO |
n.d. |
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74.6 |
n.d. = No data.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Common Core of Data, "public Elementary/Secondary School Universe" survey, 1993-94, and "Public Elementary/Secondary Education Agency Universe" survey, 1993-94.