We’re excited to announce that Brenham ISD will offer free breakfast and lunch to all students for the 2025–2026 school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP is a federal program that allows eligible schools to provide meals at no cost to all enrolled students, regardless of household income.

No application is needed—every student eats free every day! We are proud to participate in CEP as part of our ongoing commitment to student health, academic success, and equity across our district.

If you’d like to add funds for à la carte items, snacks, or beverages, please visit School Cafe or download the School Café app. There, you can manage your student’s meal account, set up balance alerts, view purchase history, and explore our digital menus with full nutritional details.

We believe that every child should have a nutritious, well-balanced breakfast and lunch available daily. School meals are designed to meet federal guidelines for the nutritional and caloric intake of growing children while restricting fat and sodium. Menus are posted on the district website along with nutritional information. Milk and water are available to all students at each meal.

Once student funds have been exhausted, students may charge meals up to the equivalent of three breakfasts and three lunches. An automated phone call will occur when students reach a negative balance on their account and daily until a negative balance is resolved. If a student’s account exhausts the grace period/ charge limit, the student will receive a “value meal” consisting of their choice of food components at breakfast and lunch that will get charged back to the district. Ala carte items are not available for charging.