The Lunch Count Report provides school and district staff with visibility into submitted lunch count totals entered during attendance, including teacher-level breakdowns and district-wide summaries. Lunch count data is grouped by attendance code title, allowing matching lunch options across schools (for example, Hot Lunch) to be consolidated into shared columns in the report. The report also supports configurable grade-level eligibility and once-per-day submission rules, ensuring lunch counts are only collected and reported for applicable students and attendance periods.
System Preferences
- Enable the Enter Lunch Count Totals instead of by student setting via Setup > System Preferences > Attendance tab.
- This is what actually turns on:
- Lunch Count entry on Attendance.
- The Lunch Count Report menu item.
Profile Permissions
- Users > Profiles > Attendance tab > Reports > Lunch Count Report.
- Controls who can view the report (school vs district tabs, totals, etc.).
Course setup requirement
- Course must be marked as Homeroom = Y via Scheduling > Course Catalog.
- Otherwise lunch count entry and reporting data will not populate correctly. Teachers can only submit lunch codes for homeroom courses.
Optional system preference
- Enabled the Lunch Count Grades Eligible setting via Setup > System Preferences > Attendance tab.
- Restricts which grade levels can submit lunch counts.
Attendance Setup
- Create a Lunch Count Category via Attendance > Attendance Setup > Create Category.
- Defines the attendance codes that become lunch count columns (e.g., Hot Lunch, Cold Lunch).
- Without this, the report has no categories to group or display and teachers cannot assign lunch codes.
The Lunch Count Report By Teacher displays lunch count totals submitted by teachers for a selected date. The report provides a teacher-level breakdown of each configured lunch count category, along with school totals, allowing administrators to review daily lunch count submissions and verify totals entered during attendance.
1. In the Attendance menu, click Lunch Count Report.
2. The screen defaults to the By Teacher report, which displays lunch counts reported by teacher.
3. Enter the School Date to view the report for a specific date. The report updates automatically.
The Lunch Count Report By District displays district-wide lunch count totals for a selected date. The report summarizes lunch count submissions across all schools, grouping totals by attendance code title so matching lunch count categories (such as Hot Lunch) are consolidated into a single column.
1. In the Attendance menu, click Lunch Count Report.
2. Select the By District report, which displays lunch counts reported by school.
3. Enter the School Date to view the report for a specific date. The report updates automatically.
