Prices, Meal Account Prepayments, and Refunds

Learn more about meal prices, meal account prepayments, and refunds

Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, students will enter their student ID number as their cafeteria PIN at the cash register to receive their meals. You can access your student’s ID number via  ParentVUE . 

FCPS practices Offer vs Serve (OVS) in all cafeterias. Under OVS, students can decline some food but must select certain items for a complete meal. A complete breakfast includes students selecting an entrée and at least ½ cup of fruit or vegetables. A complete lunch includes students selecting at least three of the five meal components—protein, grain, fruit, vegetable, and milk—including at least ½ cup of fruit or vegetables. If students do not choose a complete meal under the OVS rules, they will be charged a la carte prices.

OVS gives students choice, cuts down on food waste, and ensures students receive balanced, nutritious meals. Watch our video to learn how students can build their tray, their way.

Meal Prices

Breakfast

  • Students, all grades - $1.75
  • Free and reduced-price breakfast for qualifying students — no charge for the first meal
  • Adults - $3.00

Lunch

When buying a meal, students may take as many fruits and vegetables as they want from the salad bar

  • Elementary School - $3.25
  • Middle school - $3.50
  • Secondary and high school - $3.50
  • Free and reduced-price lunch for qualifying students — no charge for the first meal
  • Adults - $ 5.00

A La Carte

All items meet USDA Smart Snack requirements

  • Breakfast Entrée  – $1.50
  • Lunch Entrée - $3.00
  • ½ pint Milk – $1.00
  • 4 oz. Juice - $1.00
  • 16 oz. Water - $1.00
  • Frozen Fruit Cup - $1.00
  • ½ cup Fruit or Vegetable - $1.00
  • Cookie - $1.00
  • 4 oz. Yogurt - $1.00
  • Soft Pretzel – $1.00
  • Cheez-It Crackers- $1.25
  • String Cheese - $1.25
  • Baked Chips – variety - $1.25
  • Fruit Snacks - $1.25
  • Izze Sparkling Juice  - $2.00 (Middle, Secondary, and High School only) 

Find out what's on the menu at your school today.

Only one breakfast and one lunch per student per day qualify at the subsidized price. The cost of any additional lunch is at the adult price or a la carte price, whichever is less.

Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FRM)

Learn more about the criteria and process to apply for free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch.

Three Ways to Purchase Meals

  1. Online Using My School Bucks
    This user-friendly service is free, convenient, private and secure. Once the account is open, parents can check the fund account at anytime.
  2. Check
    Make checks payable to “(School Name) Food Services”.  The check can be provided to the food service manager or mailed to: Food and Nutrition Services, 6840 Industrial Road, Springfield, VA 22151.  A local address and phone number are required to be printed or handwritten on the check.  The student name and PIN number are required on the check memo line.
  3. Cash
    Cash may be brought to the food service manager’s office for deposit on student’s account, or students may pay cash on a daily basis.

Transfer and Refund Requests

Allow 4-6 weeksfor transfers and refunds to be completed due to required audit documentation processing.

Prior to requesting a transfer or refund request: My School Bucks users must log and deactivate "Automatic" settingsas the payment method prior to requesting a transfer or refund.

Requesting a transfer of funds between my students' accounts

Meal account transfers can be requested by e-mailing the following information to [email protected] :

Transfer FROM:
Transfer TO:
  1. Student Name
  2. FCPS Student ID #
  3. School Name
  1. Student Name
  2. FCPS Student ID #
  3. School Name

Requesting a refund for my student's meal account

Meal account refunds can be requested by e-mailing the following information to [email protected]

  1. Student Name
  2. Student ID # (listed on the student's schedule)
  3. School Name
  4. Parent/Guardian Name
  5. Check Payable To
  6. Mailing Street Address (City, State and Zip)
  7. Phone #

On June 30of each year, balances for all graduating seniors will no longer report in MySchoolBucks. Food and Nutrition Services will have access to balance files and if parents have not requested a transfer or refund by this date, they may still do so up to one year (to June 30 of the following year) using the above methods.

Parents are required to log into My School Bucks . From the homepage dashboard click “Remove Student." Click the box under “Remove?” for the graduating student’s name.