Food & Nutrition

To be an exemplary, continuously improving school food service organization that provides students the highest quality, nutritious school meals possible to support their academic success and promote healthy lifestyles.

We serve the highest quality school meals, following the strictest food safety practices, providing students the nutrition necessary for success in the classroom while teaching them good eating habits that will promote a lifetime of good health.

We believe...

• Our students deserve the highest quality, nutritious school meals possible.
• Students learn best when they are properly nourished.
• We have the power to positively impact the lives of the students we serve.
• Integrity and Ethics must lead our decision making process.
• Effective Leadership is critical for organizational success
• Employees that are valued produce the best results. 
• Nutrition education is the shared responsibility of home, school and community.

Extra Milk: $0.65

Free & Reduced Meal Application Information

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a school meal funding option from USDA that enables a school to provide free meals to all students, without the necessity of completing applications for individual eligibility. CEP status is determined by the percentage of students from households receiving public benefits.

This is the second year in which CEP in South Carolina was expanded to include students who receive Medicaid benefits, which enabled 82 GCS schools to continue to qualify for the 2024-25 school year. There is a four-year eligibility guarantee, which means the 82 schools may remain in the program at least through the 2026-27 school year as not all schools were re-grouped.

All GCS schools currently offer free breakfast. For the 2024-25 school year, every school in the district EXCEPT the following will be CEP schools, offering free lunches to all students: