For the 2026-27 school year, ALL West Shore School District schools plan to serve one free breakfast to every student, regardless of their family's economic status. This means EVERY student in the West Shore School District will receive free breakfast. Any additional servings beyond one free breakfast per day will require payment.

If your family is not notified of direct certification prior to the start of the school year and your household is struggling financially, it will be necessary to complete a free/reduced price meal application to secure free/reduced price lunches.  Please complete this form and return it to your child's school or WSSD Food Service Office, Administration Center, PO Box 803, New Cumberland, PA 17070. To qualify for assistance, students must have a signed and approved form on file.  Families are encouraged to submit their application within the first two weeks of school, to ensure adequate time for the District to process their application. 

 

Parents who believe their child who would qualify for may also apply through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Access to Social Services (COMPASS). You may find links to those pages here.

This year the District is participating in the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs.  These programs require certain meal components be taken by the students in order for us to provide meals at the prices listed above. For meals, we offer fruits, vegetables, meat (or meat alternatives), grain, and milk. For breakfasts, students must take three components in order to purchase the regular meal. For lunch, students must take three items, but are also required to take at least a fruit or vegetable. If students do not take the required items, cashiers will encourage them to take the necessary items before charging a la carte prices.  Students are not required to take milk.

 

For more details about the meal components, please see our reimbursable breakfast and lunch information on the website. The District is committed to providing healthy meal options for all students. Substitutions and modifications to meals can be made for students with disabling special dietary needs.  In order for these accommodations to be made, parents should return a completed Medical Plan of Care for School Food Service form, signed by a physician, to the school nurse or Food Services Department at the Administration Center.