The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education voted unanimously on November 3 to approve a 10-cent increase to elementary student lunch prices beginning in January 2026. The change raises the cost of an elementary lunch from $3.50 to $3.60, marking the first adjustment since August 2022.

Alongside the student increase, the board also approved significant price changes for adult meals. Adult breakfast prices will rise from $3.00 to $5.50, and adult lunch prices will increase from $5.50 to $8.00.

According to KPBSD Planning and Operations Director Kevin Lyons, the increases are necessary to keep the district in compliance with federal regulations under the National School Lunch Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture requires school districts to ensure that meal prices

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