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<br /> Table 75 shows school lunch program eligibility in Indian River County and Florida from the 2008-09
<br /> school year through the 2013-14 school year. Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs) are used to
<br /> determine each student's eligibility for free and reduced price meals. Over the past several years, the
<br /> number of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch had steadily increased in Indian River until this
<br /> last school year when there was a slight decrease. During the 2013-14 school year, more than half,
<br /> 56.62%, of pre-kindergarten (PK) through 12th grade students in Indian River County were eligible for
<br /> free or reduced-price lunch.
<br /> Table 75:PK-12 Students Eligible for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch,Indian River, Florida,2008-09-2013-14
<br /> Florida Indian River
<br /> Total Number of Total fllgible %of 1231gible Total iillumber of Total Eligible %of Errgible
<br /> Students Students, Students Students Students Students'
<br /> 2008/09 2,631,629 1,304,861 49.58% 17,606 8,048 45.71%
<br /> 2009/10 2,635,115 1,408,976 53.47% 17,750 8,936 50.34%
<br /> 2010/11 2,643,826 1,480,760 56.01% 17,740 9,527 53.70%
<br /> 2011/12 2,667,830 1,536,044 57.58% 17,964 9,979 55.55%
<br /> 2012/13 2,692,162 1,576,720 58.57% 18,011 10,196 56.61%
<br /> 2013/14 2,720,797 1,475,961 54.25% 18,078 10,237 56.62%
<br /> Source:Florida Department of Education,Education Information and Accountability Services(EIAS),Data Report,2014
<br /> Compiled by:Health Council of Southeast Florida,2015
<br /> Table 76 shows children in school-readiness programs eligible for free/reduced lunch in Indian River
<br /> and Florida in 2008, 2009 and 2010. There was a trending decline in the number of children in the
<br /> school-readiness program in both Florida and Indian River from 2008 to 2010.
<br /> Table 76:Children in school-readiness programs eligible for free/reduced lunch,Indian River and Florida,2008,2009 and 2010
<br /> Indian'fitiver Florida
<br /> Year
<br /> Count bate i%1 countRate /61
<br /> 2008 719 54.4% 146,655 59.3%
<br /> 2009 936 57.4% 129,486 53.8%
<br /> 2010 665 41.7% 131,033 55.5%
<br /> Note:Source:FloridaCHARTS, Florida Department of Health,2014
<br /> Compiled by:Health Council of Southeast Florida,2014
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