According to 2009 county data, the median family income in Fairfax County is $122,651. Unemployment is way below the national level--Gosh--Franklin County would kill for their rate (5.4%). Nearly 60% of Fairfax Country residents over 25 have better than a bachelor's degree. A single family home median value is about $550,000. So with all this affluence and education--42% of the students in Fairfax County schools are eligible for free and reduced price meals. What's going on? If this rich county with its abundance of college degrees and government workers can't spring for their kids' lunches, who can? Something is really screwed up in the D.C. suburbs.
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According to Col Disp. Jan. 29 2010:
"More than 63% of Columbus public-school students take part. But high participation rates can be found in urban, suburban and rural schools alike.
In Dublin, two schools have more than 40% of their students in the lunch program, while enrollment among Westerville schools ranges from 3% to more than 56%. Worthington has four schools with less than 15 percent of students in the lunch program but seven schools with more than 25%.
In 10 charter schools, enrollment exceeds 95%."
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