Abstract
In this brief, authors Sarah Boege and Jessica Carson translate New Hampshire free and reduced-price lunch eligibility data from the school level to the state House of Representatives legislative district level so that legislators have another resource for understanding the distribution of low-income families across the state and the extent to which child nutrition programs are especially relevant in their districts. They report that although the distribution of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch (FRPL) across the state follows established patterns of child and family poverty, there is significant variation by House legislative district. The House district with the lowest FRPL eligibility rate is Rockingham 7 (Windham) at 2.5 percent, and the highest rate is in Hillsborough 12 (Manchester, Ward 5) at 82.6 percent. To support children’s access to school meals, legislators can use data such as the information offered in this brief to consider how to best ensure schools in their districts have the resources needed to identify, enroll, and serve children in need.
Department
Carsey School of Public Policy
Publication Date
Spring 3-19-2020
Series
Regional Issue Brief No. 62
Publisher
Durham, N.H. : Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Boege, Sarah and Carson, Jessica A., "Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility by New Hampshire State Legislative District" (2020). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 392.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/392
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