Payment Information for School Meals

Meal Prices

  • Elementary Lunch (PreK - 5th grade) - $3.50

  • Secondary Lunch (6th - 8th grade) - $4.25 

  • Breakfast - $2.50

  • Milk - $0.65

  • Adults/Visitors: $4.75 for Lunch, $3.25 for Breakfast

The Food Services Department will be offering three lunch entrees with a choice of vegetables and fruit each school day. Also available will be pre-packaged cold sandwiches.  We look forward to serving your students with a nutritious lunch this school year.

Call the Food Service Office at 703-248- 5534 or contact Richard Kane, Director of Food Services with questions or concerns.

MySchoolBucks

School Lunch Pre-payments

FCCPS Food Services Department uses MySchoolBucks to collect student meal payments. Each student has a “debit account” (not a credit account) with us. When parents pre-pay on the account, the money is deposited and the student can purchase lunch using it. Students enter their school ID number on a pin pad to access their account. The computer accesses the student’s account. If there is money in the account, the purchase is deducted. If the student is eligible for a free meal, the computer acts as if the student has meal credits in the account. If there is no money in the account, and the student is a paying student, the computer will ask for the price of the meal.

FCCPS recommends that parents set up a pre-paid account before the first day of school so that each student's account is ready for the first day of school. Any funds sent to the Food Service Department must include student’s name and student ID to ensure funds are applied to the correct student.

Pay electronically via MySchoolBucks

  • Create an account online at www.myschoolbucks.com and pay by credit/debit card

  • The following credit cards are accepted with MySchoolBucks: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover Card

  • A minimum of 15 meals must be purchased

  • MySchoolBucks includes a fee of $3.25 per transaction

  • Parents can pay for multiple children at different schools at one time and view their child’s account balance and purchase history

Pay with Check or Cash

  • FCCPS accepts personal checks and cash as a form of payment and there is no transaction fee.

  • Send cash or check made payable to Falls Church City Schools Food Service to the Food Service Office, school front office or give directly to a Food Service Staff member or cashier in the cafeteria

  • Be sure to include your child’s name and student ID number on the check or an envelope with cash

  • Should a check be returned for any reason, it is FCCPS policy to electronically debit the account for the amount of the check plus a processing fee of $50.00

Account balances when students leave FCCPS

  • MySchoolBucks account balance refunds can be requested here.

  • To transfer account balances to other students within FCCPS, click here.

  • Parents can request that balances be donated to the Falls Church Education Foundation by clicking here.

  • FCCPS is unable to transfer balances to other school districts.