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About the National Data
Data
Data Source: Food Programs Reporting System (FPRS), USDA/FNS
Baseline: 30.2 percent of students attending schools enrolled in the School Breakfast Program at the beginning of the school year participated in it through free, reduced price, and paid meals received in the school year 2017-18
Target: 34.9 percent
Methodology
Methodology notes
State agencies are responsible for collecting data on a monthly basis from all School Food Authorities (SFAs) and submitting the collated data to USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) using the Report of School Program Operations. State agencies submit the Report of School Program Operations 30 days following the month being reported. State agencies annually complete and submit the SFA Verification Collection Report, which verifies the eligibility of students for free and reduced price school meals, for all schools operating the School Breakfast Program as of the last operating day in October.
History
In 2021, the original baseline value was revised from 35.4 to 30.2 due to a data update. The target was adjusted from 40.2 to 34.9 to reflect the revised baseline value using the original target-setting method.
1. Effect size h=0.1 was chosen to correspond with 10% improvement from a baseline of 50%.