Join authors Sarah Boege and Jessica Carson as they translate New Hampshire free and reduced-price lunch eligibility data from the school level to the state House of Representatives legislative district level. Their new research helps with understanding the distribution of low-income families across the state and the extent to which child nutrition programs are especially relevant in their districts.

Their latest research, Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility by New Hampshire State Legislative District, shows that although the distribution of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch (FRPL) across the state follows established patterns of child and family poverty, there is significant variation by House legislative district. The House district with the lowest FRPL eligibility rate is Rockingham 7 (Windham) at 2.5 percent, and the highest rate is in Hillsborough 12 (Manchester, Ward 5) at 82.6 percent.

As schools scramble to distribute meals to students amid school closures, legislators can learn more about free and reduced priced lunch eligibility in their own districts. Read the full research brief at https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/FRPL-eligibility-NH-legislative-district