Meal Prices and Charging Procedures

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Meal Prices & Paying for School Meals

2025-2026 School Year Meal Prices

*Milk is included with school meal purchases and can be purchased individually at the cost noted below.

	Breakfast	Lunch
Grades K - 4	FREE	$2.45
Grades 5 - 12	FREE	$2.70
Reduced-Price	FREE	FREE
Adults	$2.85	$4.25
Milk*	$.50	$.50

Paying for School Meals

Each student has a personal account in the point-of-sale system used by the Nutrition Services Department.

Payments can be made:

Using MySchoolBucks. The use of MySchoolBucks is highly encouraged!
With a check payable to SGASD Cafe Fund and submit to the cafeteria or school office ($20.00 charge for checks returned with NSF)
In cash, but is not encouraged because they cannot be tracked if misplaced or stolen.

Meals are also available for free or at a reduced price for eligible families based on total household income and family size. Families only need to fill out one application each school year listing all students in the household.

application for free and reduced-price school meals

MySchoolBucks and Charging Procedures

MySchoolBucks Online Payments

Pay online for school meals with MySchoolBucks. Girl smiling.

Online Payment System for Meals

The Spring Grove Area School District is pleased to offer an online option for families to pay for student lunches. The Nutrition Services Department accepts payments for school meals through the MySchoolBucks online payment service. MySchoolBucks offers a secure transaction gateway that accepts VISA®, MasterCard®, and Discover as a means of adding money to your child’s meal account. Credit or debit cards can be used.

IMPORTANT: The district participates with MySchoolBucks to provide parents/guardians the opportunity to view their child's account 24/7. Setting up, viewing, and making payments online is optional to their account and is absolutely free! Check out and activate the phone app available, too!

Note: NO CONVENIENCE FEE! Take advantage of this opportunity to bring your student's account to a positive standing!

How It Works

There is NO fee for credit and debit card payments. You can make a single payment of any dollar amount and for any number of children. The service deposits the money into the student’s meal account daily (not to exceed $250).

Refunds will be handled through the Nutrition Services office. Please see the meal account balance refund information in the bottom tab.

How to Register Online

Visit the MySchoolBucks website. Follow the instructions on the screen and provide the required information to register. You can register each child using their date of birth and student identification number. If you do not have the ID number, you can access it in your Sapphire Community Portal account or request it from your child's school office.

You will receive a notification by e-mail of successful registration. For this reason, a valid e-mail address is required when you sign up for the service.

We hope you find the online service convenient and a great time-saver.

Questions

Contact Nutrition Services with any questions.

Nutrition Services Charging Procedures for K-12

To ensure the effective operation of the Spring Grove Area School District’s Nutrition Program, the following guidelines for payment of student school meals will be followed:

The District will permit students to charge a meal for breakfast and lunch daily when the student forgets or loses his/her money or when his/her account has insufficient funds. The charged meals will comply with the National School Breakfast/Lunch Program meal requirements, regardless of the student’s meal account balance status. The student’s parent/guardian will still be responsible for the account balances accrued when the student charges meals.

If a student’s cafeteria account has a negative balance, the student will be offered a standard breakfast or lunch, as defined by the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program (NSLP, NSBP). No charges will be allowed for extra items, such as a-la-carte options, drinks, or second meals.

If using MySchoolBucks, you will receive an automated email when the student’s account reaches a low balance ($5.00).

The collection of negative balances will be communicated to the parents/guardians of the student by either email or letters on a weekly basis as long as the account remains negative. Negative balances will then be turned over to the Business Office if no funds have been collected, and the account may be referred to a collection agency.

If payment by personal check is returned to the School District, marked “Non-Sufficient Funds” (NSF), the School District will reverse the credit to the student’s account in the amount of the original check. This may result in a negative balance in the account and the procedures listed above will be followed for charging meals and paying the overdue balance. A $20.00 fee will be assessed for NSF checks returned to the School District.

Meal Account Balance Refund or Transfer Request

Refunds from student meal accounts will be granted when a student graduates, leaves the District, or experiences a special circumstance. If you would like a refund or transfer of funds, please fill out the form below below. You will be emailed a copy for your records.

You may also consider donating the funds. They will be applied to accounts of students experiencing difficult financial situations.

Any positive balances will remain on that student’s account for the next school year.

For answers to specific questions, please call Nutrition Services (717) 225-4731 ext. 3025 for assistance.

Meal Account Balance Refund or Transfer Request Form

Required

Student Namerequired

First Name

Last Name

Student ID #required

Student ID # can be found in the Sapphire Community Web Portal.

Choose One:required

I request that the balance in the above-named student’s meal account be refunded.

I request that the balance in the above-named student’s meal account be transferred to the siblings of the student.

I request that the balance in the above-named student’s meal account be donated to assist SGASD families in need.

Make Check Payable to:required

Mailing Address to Send Check:required

Student(s') Name(s):required

Please check to confirm.required

I request that the balance in the above-named student’s meal account be donated to assist SGASD families in need.

Parent/Guardian Namerequired

First Name

Last Name

Phone Numberrequired

Email Addressrequired

Daterequired

Must contain a date in M/D/YYYY format

Please confirm:required

By checking this box, I confirm that I have reviewed and agree to the choices made in this form.

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