2025-26 Nutrition Services Information
Children need healthy meals to learn. Northwest Public Schools offers healthy meals every school day.

Lunch prices
$3.30 for K-5th Grade
$3.45 for 6th-12th Grade

Extra a la carte prices
Milk $.55 each
Energy Ball/Cookie $.40 each
Fruit, Vegetable, Yogurt or Cottage Cheese  $.75 each
Filled Cookie $1.00 each
Chips or Water $1.25 each
Powerade or Juice $1.50 & Bottled Drinks $2.00 each
Entrée or Salad $2.25 each

Meal Service and Requirements
The USDA requires that all schools participating in the food program follow guidelines for types and amounts of foods offered. Students are required by federal regulation to select either a minimum of ½ cup fruit or vegetable for a meal to be considered reimbursable. The USDA considers a complete lunch to have three of the five food groups- bread/grain, meat/protein, fruit, vegetable or milk with one of the three food groups being ½ cup fruit or vegetable. These food groups are offered to each student in the lunch line.

If the student fails to follow these State guidelines, then the food items will be charged to the student’s lunch account based on the a la carte pricing for each item. 

The district uses a computerized meal system to record and deduct payments for meals. Each student has a lunch I.D. number to use in the lunch line for this purpose.

Please contact Arlene about food service questions including special dietary needs.
Arlene Galvan, Food Service Manager, agalvan@ginorthwest.org

Charging meals is not allowed; please ensure that your student has adequate funds to cover meal purchases and/or ala carte items.

Low Balance Notifications
When a family lunch account reaches $8.00 or below, the primary contact will be notified each Sunday via text message until the balance is brought up to over $8.00.

Negative Balance Notifications                                                                                                                  When a family account reaches a $-.01 or below, the primary contact will be notified on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday via text message until the balance is brought up over $8.00. If the account reaches $-20.00, the primary contact will receive a phone call every day until the account is brought current.

Meal Charge Policy