School Meals
Now is a great time to encourage your child to eat breakfast and lunch at school! All Pittsylvania County Schools participate in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Meals offered to students align with the nutrition recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and meet current state and federal nutrition requirements which are intended to enhance the health of students, and help lessen the childhood obesity trend. Pittsylvania County Schools’ cafeterias are committed to serving students healthy, minimally processed, locally sourced, and made-from-scratch foods with plenty of fruits and vegetables; whole grains; and fat-free and low-fat milk. Meals offered are moderate in sodium, low in fat, free from trans-fat and meet students’ age-appropriate calorie requirements:
Meal Prices
For the 2025-2026 school year all Pittsylvania County Schools' students will continue to receive both their breakfast and lunch meals at no cost under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). No further action is required of parents. All students will be able to receive both their breakfast and lunch meals at no cost regardless of parents’ income.
• The USDA requires that each free meal contain a certain number of food items; therefore, if a student brings a lunch from home, but wishes to supplement their packed lunch with a school milk, the student must pick up at least 2 other food items (with one item being a fruit or vegetable) in order to receive the milk for free.
• Likewise, if a student wishes to supplement their packed lunch with a school fruit, the student must pick up 2 additional food items in order to receive the fruit for free.
Breakfast
Breakfast is offered every day at school, and all schools offer a Grab ‘n Go option. With Grab ‘n Go, students simply pick up their breakfast meal from the cafeteria or from a hallway kiosk and take it with them to their homerooms to eat while unpacking and getting settled for the start of the day. Students like the convenience of Grab ‘n Go and enjoy being able to eat in their classrooms with their friends.
Lunch
Eating a healthy lunch ensures that students get the proper nutrition they need throughout the day to concentrate and learn. All school cafeterias still prepare homemade items for lunch such as soups, salads, vegetables, and desserts. In addition, they offer all-natural, minimally processed deli meats and premium, higher quality chicken and pizza items, and a nice variety of international favorites such as Mexican and Asian dishes. School lunches provide students with a healthful balance of foods and a variety of food options.
Extra Foods to Purchase
Parents have the option to add money to their child’s cafeteria account in order to purchase extra food items such as bottled water, juice, chips, or seconds of favorite foods such as pizza, chicken nuggets, and fries. Parents can add money to the account by sending cash or check or by paying on-line at www.myschoolbucks.com MySchoolBucks does charge a processing fee for each online deposit.
• $3.50 for card payments and $2.95 for checking account payments
√ Students have access to water fountains and/or water coolers during meals.
Menus
Breakfast and lunch menus are posted on the Pittsylvania County Schools’ website under the Parent link, and hard copies can be made available for students to bring home.
If you have questions, please contact the School Nutrition Program at 434-432-2761.