Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St. SE, Suite 166, Minneapolis, MN 55414.
American Academy of Neurology, 201 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
J Sch Health. 2019 May;89(5):417-422. doi: 10.1111/josh.12749.
School breakfast is an important nutritional component of a student's day. Many schools operate a school breakfast program, but high schools have low rates of participation. This study aimed to investigate the economic impact on school food service, of expanding the school breakfast program to increase participation in high schools.
Ten rural high schools participated in the economic analysis of expanding their school breakfast program. Schools provided data on costs of daily operation and start-up costs. Analyses calculated the daily breakeven point, revenue, cost, and days needed to recoup costs.
Schools sold enough breakfast meals to break even on daily costs of operating an expanded program. Schools saw daily profits ranging from $196-$432 and recouped costs associated with expanding the breakfast program within 15-46 days.
Expanding the school breakfast program can be economical for schools, while increasing student exposure to the health and academic benefits of school breakfast.
学校早餐是学生一天中重要的营养组成部分。许多学校都有学校早餐计划，但高中生的参与率很低。本研究旨在调查扩大学校早餐计划以提高高中生参与度对学校餐饮服务的经济影响。
十所农村高中参与了扩大学校早餐计划的经济分析。学校提供了日常运营成本和启动成本的数据。分析计算了每日盈亏平衡点、收入、成本以及收回成本所需的天数。
学校销售的早餐足以平衡扩大计划的日常运营成本。学校每天的利润在 196 美元至 432 美元之间，扩大早餐计划的成本在 15 至 46 天内收回。
扩大学校早餐计划对学校来说是经济的，同时增加了学生对学校早餐的健康和学术益处的接触。
