Lunch for 29 Cents in Scottsdale Schools
Scottsdale School District serves 14 000 students across 19 cafeterias with lunch priced at 25 cents for elementary students. The program expects about 900 000 dollars in receipts this year and uses two central kitchens at Tonto and Kiva. Cooking starts early, meals are kept warm in stainless steel cabinets, and deliveries are made by insulated trucks. High schools prepare meals on site, with 50 dishes rotated to avoid monotony. fried chicken tops the popularity list while chopsney trails.