Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) school meal prices for the 2025-2026 school year are increasing by 10 cents for breakfast and lunch.

Meal prices in elementary schools are $1.45 for breakfast and $2.90 for lunch. Breakfast is $1.60 with lunch $3.15 in middle and high schools. Milk is available at all levels, and remains 75 cents for the upcoming school year.

Students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals will receive meals for free this coming school year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price meals. To view the guidelines for 2025-2026 school year, visit the CCPS Food and Nutrition Services website.

Information about the free and reduced-price meal application is available at www.ccboe.com. A family has to complete only one application. Applications can be picked up and turned into any school office. Students who received free or reduced-price meals last year will retain their status up to Oct. 7. Families should ensure a new meal application is turned in before Oct. 7 to maintain a student’s free and reduced-price meal status for the 2025-2026 school year. Families that are filling out the meal application for the first time this year must pay for school meals consumed by the student until the application is processed.

To fill out the meal application, visit https://www.myschoolapps.com/.

Staff of Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) encourage all families to fill out the meal application, regardless of a family’s income. Information collected on the applications is used to garner other benefits such as funding for technology and increased student support services.

Students who attend schools that are part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) will continue to receive free breakfast and lunch no matter a family’s income.

The following schools have been identified to participate in CEP. 

• Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School.
• Indian Head Elementary School.
• Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School. 
• Arthur Middleton Elementary School. 
• Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School. 
• Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School.  
• J.P. Ryon Elementary School. 
• Eva Turner Elementary School.
• John Hanson Middle School. 
• General Smallwood Middle School. 
• Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. 
• Thomas Stone High School. 

As of July 21, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has not finalized the Maryland Meals for Achievement (MMFA) program, which provides free breakfast for students in select schools.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 28,162 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.  CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).

About USDA

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: 

1. Mail: USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 1320 Braddock Place, Room 334 Alexandria, VA 22314; or
2. Email: FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.