Gaston County Schools
County Schools
School Nutrition
“Providing nutritious meals for a healthy diet, body, and mind.”
Good nutrition is a key component of student success and achievement in the classroom. Consequently, the goal of the School Nutrition Department is to provide appealing, nutritious, healthy, and well-balanced meals for our students daily. Our customers may choose from a variety of entrees; whole grain-rich foods, fruits, vegetables, and one-percent or skim milk. This variety is essential to properly supplying our students' many nutrient needs. Fresh fruit is available daily, and seasonal purchases of locally grown produce are coordinated through the N.C. Department of Agriculture and GAP certified farmers. Nutritional information for all menu items is available on our webpage, www.gaston.k12.nc.us under the School Nutrition Department/School Menus.
Breakfast and Lunch Meal Prices
Good nutrition is a key component of student success and achievement in the classroom. Consequently, the goal of the School Nutrition Department is to provide appealing, nutritious, healthy, and well-balanced meals for our students daily. Our customers may choose from a variety of entrees; whole grain-rich foods, fruits, vegetables, and one-percent or skim milk. This variety is essential to properly supplying our students' many nutrient needs. Fresh fruit is available daily, and seasonal purchases of locally grown produce are coordinated through the N.C. Department of Agriculture and GAP certified farmers. Nutritional information for all menu items is available on our webpage, www.gaston.k12.nc.us under the School Nutrition Department/School Menus.
Breakfast and Lunch Meal Prices
Student: Pre-K-Fifth Grade $1:40 ( Breakfast) | Lunch $2.90
Student: Sixth Grade-High $1:40 (Breakfast) | $3.00 (Lunch)
Student: Sixth Grade-High $1:40 (Breakfast) | $3.00 (Lunch)
School Staff and Guests:
A La Carte pricing – Refers to the option of ordering individual items from a menu, each priced and sold separately rather than as part of a fixed-price meal.
Breakfast item prices
Entrée ($ 1.25)
Fruit or Fruit Juice ($ .65)
Milk ($ .65) or Iced Tea ($ 1.00)
Lunch item prices
Entrée ($ 2.75)
Fruits ($ .65 each)
Vegetables ($ .65 each)
Beverages – Milk ($ .65), Iced Tea ($ 1.00), Bottled Water ($ .75)
Premium - Entree Salad or Yogurt Parfait - ($3.75)
Meal Applications
All students that do not attend a CEP school are given the opportunity to fill out a Free and Reduced meal application for the 2025-2026 school year. This application may be used to qualify families for other benefits such as P-EBT, FCC-EBB, waived fees for ACT/SAT, college applications, academic fees and other programs.
All students that do not attend a CEP school are given the opportunity to fill out a Free and Reduced meal application for the 2025-2026 school year. This application may be used to qualify families for other benefits such as P-EBT, FCC-EBB, waived fees for ACT/SAT, college applications, academic fees and other programs.
To apply, a parent or guardian must complete and sign a Free and Reduced Price Meal application form. The form must be submitted each year.
“USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider, Employer and Lender”