Duval County Public Schools - Every Student. Every Day.

All school meals are free of charge for the 2024-2025 school year. Students can continue to use cash or MySchoolBucks to purchase a la carte items. 

Student Meal Accounts

All students registered in Duval County Public Schools have an account with the food service department. They will use their student ID card or their student ID number to identify themselves in the cafeteria. Your student should memorize this number and/or keep their card with them and not share it with any other students, as this number is directly tied to their personal account and meal eligibility.

We encourage parents and guardians to take advantage of the options to prepay for their student’s meals. You may deposit money into the accounts for prepayment as an alternative to sending lunch money in with your student on a daily basis. This may be done through the MySchoolBucks website website or mobile app OR by sending cash or a check in to the school to be deposited into your student’s account. If MySchoolBucks is used, the parent/guardian will have access to the current balance and all activity associated with their account.

Your student’s account balance, either positive or negative, from the previous school year will roll into the new school year unless a refund has been requested.

A La Carte Prices

To offer more menu variety, a number of separately priced items are available for purchase via our a la carte menus. 

All snacks sold in school cafeterias are Smart Snack approved by the USDA. All items listed may not be available in all schools.