Introduction
The Student Lunch Program Report displays each student’s lunch status as of October 1 of the current school year. This report supports compliance with state reporting requirements and helps schools efficiently extract and review lunch program data for Nebraska students.
Navigation
PowerSchool State Reporting > Nebraska State Reports > Student Lunch Program Status
Selection Criteria
Students are included in the report when all of the following are true:
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Students are enrolled within the current school year.
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Students have been actively enrolled at any point on October 1 of the selected year; otherwise, the record is not selected.
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The selected lunch program record has a program start date prior to the current school year.
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The Student Lunch Program start and end date range includes October 1 of the selected year.
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The most recent record that exists on or before October 1 of the selected school year with no program end date is selected.
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Students are not excluded from state reporting.
Report Input
For help with navigation and report generation, see How to Find and Generate a Report.
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Field |
Description |
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Schools to Include |
When logged in at District level (default is All Schools): - Select Multiple Schools - All Schools When logged in at School level: - Current School Only |
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Students to Include |
When logged in at District or School level (default is All Students): - The Selected <…> Students Only - All Students |
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Row Header |
Include Header |
Report Output
Each of the fields displayed in the output of the report are described below. See Understanding the Report Output Table for a definition of each column in the table
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Data Element |
Description |
[Table]FieldName |
Data type |
Max Length |
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State ID Student |
The unique state‑assigned identifier for the student. This is the primary key used by the state to track the student across districts and years. |
[Student]State_StudentNumber |
String |
13 |
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Year |
The school year for which the lunch program information is reported (for example, 2024–2025). |
[TERM]Year |
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Student Last Name |
The student’s last name as reported to the state. Uses the student’s legal last name if available; otherwise, it uses the last name stored in PowerSchool. |
Legal Name, else [Student]Last_Name |
String |
50 |
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Student First Name |
The student’s first name as reported to the state. Uses the student’s legal first name if available; otherwise, it uses the first name stored in PowerSchool. |
Legal Name, else [Student]First_Name |
String |
50 |
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Student Middle Name |
The student’s middle name as reported to the state. Uses the student’s legal middle name if available; otherwise, it uses the middle name stored in PowerSchool. |
Legal Name, else [Student]Middle_Name |
String |
50 |
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Student Grade Level |
The student’s current grade level on October 1 of the selected school year. |
Student.GradeLevel |
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Lunch Status |
The student’s lunch program status as of October 1 (for example, Free, Reduced, Paid, or other state‑defined lunch codes), based on the reported lunch program record. |
[S_STU_LUNCH_C]reported_value_data |
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Lunch Status Override |
A manually entered value that overrides the calculated lunch status, when applicable. This is used when districts need to report a status different from the system‑derived value. |
[S_STU_LUNCH_C]reportedvalue |
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Program Start Date |
The first date on which the reported lunch program status became effective for the student. |
[S_STU_LUNCH_C]start_date_data |
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Program End Date |
The last date on which the reported lunch program status was effective. If blank, the program is considered to be ongoing as of |
[S_STU_LUNCH_C]end_date_data |
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Date |