Southern Region States: Average Daily Participation (ADP) in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Suppers1 Compared to Free and Reduced-Price National School Lunch Program (NSLP)2, October 2017 and 2018, by State
StateOctober 2017 October 2018 Change in RatioPercent Change in Supper ADP
Supper ADPLunch ADPRatio of Supper ADP to Lunch ADP3Supper ADPLunch ADPRatio of Supper ADP to Lunch ADP3
1 Average daily participation in CACFP supper is calculated by dividing the total number of suppers served in October of each year by each state's average number of days of service in NSLP in October.
2 Average daily free and reduced-price participation in the National School Lunch Program in October is calculated by dividing the number of free and reduced-price lunches served by each state's average number of days of service in NSLP in October.
3 Ratio of supper to lunch is the average daily number of children participating in a supper program per 100 children participating in free or reduced-price school lunch.
Source: Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation (October 2019), Food Research & Action Center
© 2020 Food Research & Action Center
Alabama24,461395,0716.2 32,588392,4268.3 2.133.2%
Arkansas14,679247,1535.9 14,548245,8305.9 0.0-0.9%
Florida107,4451,804,2246.0 119,3971,483,4358.0 2.011.1%
Georgia17,695946,1321.9 24,764895,9632.8 0.939.9%
Kentucky17,219441,3883.9 20,164441,5994.6 0.717.1%
Louisiana20,333473,0754.3 19,427468,3874.1 -0.2-4.5%
Mississippi2,619317,4070.8 3,942307,8481.3 0.550.5%
North Carolina11,719690,1961.7 16,186695,3542.3 0.638.1%
South Carolina15,686370,0344.2 18,197361,7995.0 0.816.0%
Tennessee30,182533,4365.7 31,265485,2506.4 0.73.6%
Virginia24,897459,1245.4 21,335456,2704.7 -0.7-14.3%
Southern Region286,9366,677,2404.3 321,8146,234,1605.2 0.912.2%
Rest of US934,00615,790,4835.9 1,025,52115,654,0056.6 0.79.8%
US1,220,94222,467,7235.4 1,347,33521,888,1656.2 0.810.4%
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