The result is that for every 100,000 lunches served in Stamford schools, the district loses $46,322, officials said. "You can imagine that 55 cents for lunch and 41 cents for breakfast do not come ...

In all, the proposed Stamford Public Schools budget is $347.1 million, an increase of 4.95 percent compared with the budget that was approved for the 2024-25 school year.