PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Pasco County Schools opened its free and reduced-price meal application process for the 2026-2027 school year on June 27.
Under the National School Lunch Act, families with incomes below the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines can qualify for reduced-cost or free school breakfast and lunch. The district requires households to complete a new application at the start of every school year to maintain or receive benefits.
Parents and guardians can complete the process online at www.pascoschoolmeals.com. The website provides access to the application, income qualification tables, cafeteria menus, and answers to common questions.
Alongside the household application rollout, district officials announced that 38 campuses will provide free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students every school day, regardless of individual household income, through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
The schools designated for full free-meal coverage under the CEP program for the 2026-2027 academic year are:
- Elementary Schools: Anclote, Centennial, Chester W. Taylor, Cotee River, Cypress, Fox Hollow, Gulf Highlands, Gulf Trace, James M. Marlowe, Lacoochee, Mary Giella, Moon Lake, Richey, Rodney B. Cox, Schrader, Seven Springs, Shady Hills, Sunray, West Zephyrhills, and Woodland.
- Middle & K-8 Schools: Bayonet Point Middle, Centennial Middle, Chasco K8, Gulf Middle, Hudson Academy, Pasco K8, Paul R. Smith K8, and R.B. Stewart Middle.
- High Schools & Education Centers: Anclote High, East Pasco Education Center, Fivay High, Gulf High, Learning Lodge Academy, Mittye P. Locke Achievement, Pasco High, West Pasco Education Center, and Zephyrhills High.
For questions regarding meal eligibility or the application process, the district’s Food & Nutrition Services office can be reached by mail at 7227 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638, by phone at 813-794-2522, or via email at FNS_Finance@pasco.k12.fl.us.
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