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Meal Count Forms

Worksheets for School Nutrition Program sponsors to use for meal counts.

Meal Count Forms for Schools

  • Meal Count Worksheet (DOC)
    Used to compare the daily free, reduced-price, and paid actual meal counts.

  • Meal Count Worksheet for Schools with Tracks (DOC)
    Used to compare the daily free, reduced-price, and paid actual meal counts for schools with tracks.

  • Meal Count Edit Check - Monthly Worksheet (DOC)
    Used for computing monthly free, reduced-price, and paid category numbers for comparison against actual daily meal counts.

  • Provision 2 & 3 Meal Count Edit Check Worksheet is located in the Child Nutrition Information and Payment System, Download Forms (Form ID SNP-17b Provisions)
    Meal count edit check worksheet for sponsors operating Provision 2 or 3.

Meal Count Forms for Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs)

Questions:   Nutrition Services Division | 800-952-5609
Last Reviewed: Thursday, October 02, 2025
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