School lunches will have to be paid for by parents this coming school year in Knoxville. Meals at the schools each of the past two years have been free due to COVID. The meals have been paid for by the government. Knoxville School Superintendent Cassi Pearson tells KNIA/KRLS News that that parents can apply for free and reduced meals at the August 10 registration meeting from 4-6 p.m. at the high school commons.

Student breakfasts will cost $2.75 per student. A K-5th grade lunch will be $3.50 per student and a high school student will be charged $3.75 per lunch.