Food Service Summer News:
York Prep will be sending out the 2025-26 Free/Reduce Lunch form in the month of July once it becomes available. We ask all of our families to complete it.
At Back to School Night on August 7th, visit our Field House Cafeteria for free samples, to load money on your student's lunch account, and receive support completing your Free/Reduced Lunch form.
Due to budgetary restrictions, York Prep will not be able to offer free breakfast to all students in the 2025/26 school year.
SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM
York Preparatory Academy offers an extensive Food Service Program for grades K5-12 serving hot and cold options for breakfast and lunch.
Serving Hot & Cold Options for Breakfast and Lunch: MENU LINK
Delicious and Nutritious
Good Nutrition is Critical for Learning
YPA has selected the PaySchools Central portal for parents to be able to add funds online, securely and quickly to your student’s meal account in order for them to purchase snacks and additional items. Also through this portal, parents will be able to quickly and easily fill out free-and-reduced cost meal applications.
Breakfast and Lunch Costs:
The USDA has determined that breakfast and lunch will return to full price for the 22-23 school year. The price for breakfast for all students will be $1.85. The price for lunch for elementary students will be $3.25 and for middle and high school students will be $3.75. However, students may qualify for free or reduced-price meal benefits by completing the 23-24 Application for Free and Reduced Meals.
Free / Reduced Lunch Program:
FREE/REDUCED APPLICATIONS: 2024-25 Public Media Release
York Preparatory Academy offers a free/reduced lunch program and ask ALL families to complete an application to apply for school meal benefits. Only the 2024-2025 application, signed after 07/01/2024 can be considered and processed for the 24-25 school year. Free and Reduced Meal Applications must be completed EVERY school year. Free and Reduced meal status only carries over 30 days into the current school year and then students will be required to pay full price if no new application is completed.
Payschools Central allows you to quickly and easily fill out free-and-reduced cost meal applications online in a secure, step-by-step portal. Once your application has been submitted through the portal, you will immediately receive your eligibility and will be able to download your determination letter. Your application will be sent from a secure website directly to York Preparatory Academy, so you do not need to worry about filling out a paper form that could be lost or misplaced. We recommend applying online; however, paper meal applications will be available at the Student Union front desk. If you have any questions, please contact Debra Blanchett at 803-324-4400 ext. 1210 or email debra.blanchett@yorkprepsc.org.
Household Letter to Parents 24-25
PaySchools Central
How Do You Get Started? It’s Simple!
Create your account using your computer or tablet at: www.payschoolscentral.com
If you want to use your phone, download the PaySchools Central app on the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Complete account registration by selecting register, entering your profile details, setting up your password via the email link PaySchools will send you, then logging in.
Add your children to your account using their student ID numbers.
If you’d like, enter credit card and/or banking information as forms of payment to use with your PaySchools account, or simply plan to use guest checkout when the time comes.
Now You Can:
Complete the Free-and-Reduced Cost Meal Application.
Manage all your children’s meal accounts in one place!
Set up auto-replenish to automatically refill lunch accounts when they’re running low.
Set up reminders and alerts.
Review your children’s purchase.
Handle payments 24/7, at your convenience, on any device.
Convenience and Processing Fees to add funds to students’ meal accounts:
Food Service Notice: As of Wednesday, 2/12/25, PaySchools Central's online credit card transaction fee will change to 3.5% and $1.50 on each transaction.
ACH check per transaction: $1.95
Drop Box for Elementary:
A dropbox has been installed in the lobby of the elementary school that families can use to drop off payments for the cafeteria. Please place the cash or check in an envelope (some provided on the top of the dropbox if needed) and write your students full name and ID number on the envelope. If you are paying for more than one student please write how much goes on each student's account. These payments will be added to your student's account within 24 business hours.
No parents are to be bringing money to the field house to put money on their students' accounts. If you are a parent and want to bring in cash or check, please use the dropbox at the elementary school. As always, you can still pay online at payschoolscentral.com at any time. Or middle and high school students can bring money in with them and have it added during their normal breakfast and lunch periods.
School Meal Policies
YPA has a “No Child Hungry Policy” meaning, a student who comes to school without money or a lunch from home will be served a lunch. The student will be charged for the meal and will show a negative balance in their account. Food Services will notify the parent/guardian and the finance department at the end of the day. The parent/guardian will be responsible for adding money to the students account in order to cover the cost of the charged meal. The second time a student is charged for a meal, food services will contact the principal at the end of the day and they will contact the student’s parent/guardian.
This Institution is an equal opportunity provider.