Simple pricing for schools

Pricing that grows with your lunch program.

LunchPad gives schools a complete lunch ordering system for parents, admins, finance users, kitchen teams, reporting, wallets, receipts, roles, permissions, and school operations.

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Recommended launch price

Best starting offer
$2,999/year

Best fit for the current full LunchPad system with parent ordering, admin tools, finance, wallets, reports, roles, and permissions.

$1,000 setup fee
Standard School plan
Full operational workflow
Early school offer available
Pricing plans

Choose the right LunchPad plan for each school.

Switch between monthly and yearly pricing. Yearly pricing is the best option for school-year contracts.

For small schools

Starter School

Simple meal ordering for schools that need parent ordering, meal calendars, carts, receipts, and basic reporting.
$1,499 /year
Setup from $750
  • Parent child linking
  • Monthly meal calendar
  • Draft and confirmed meal carts
  • Receipt history
  • Basic admin meal reports
  • Meal item setup
  • Calendar settings
Choose Starter
Best fit

Standard School

The full LunchPad workflow for parents, admins, finance users, reporting, wallets, payments, and access control.
$2,999 /year
Setup from $1,000
  • Everything in Starter
  • Family wallet statement
  • Payment tracking
  • Finance dashboard
  • Payment reconciliation
  • Family order reports
  • Kitchen reports
  • User roles and permissions
  • System check tools
Choose Standard
For growing operations

Premium School

Advanced support, onboarding, customization, imports, custom reporting, and higher-touch school launch help.
$5,999 /year
Setup from $2,000
  • Everything in Standard
  • Custom setup support
  • Training session
  • Student/family import help
  • Custom report adjustments
  • Priority support
  • Launch support
  • Extra configuration help
Choose Premium
Interactive estimator

Estimate which plan fits the school size.

This is a simple sales guide. The final price depends on support, setup, imports, hosting, and customization.

School size

Move the slider to estimate the recommended LunchPad plan.

Students 250
Recommended plan

Standard School

Best fit for schools that need the full parent, admin, finance, reports, wallet, and permission workflow.

Yearly $2,999
Monthly $299
Setup $1,000
Add-ons

Optional services for launch and growth.

$250–$750

Student & Family Import

Import existing student, family, and parent records before launch.

$300+

Custom Report

Create custom school-specific finance, kitchen, or admin reports.

$150/session

Extra Training

Additional training for admin, finance, kitchen, or parent support teams.

Quoted

Custom Feature

School-specific workflow, report, permission, or integration request.

Compare plans

See what each plan includes.

Feature Starter Standard Premium
Parent meal calendar ✓ ✓ ✓
Draft carts and confirm flow ✓ ✓ ✓
Receipts and meal history ✓ ✓ ✓
Admin meal settings ✓ ✓ ✓
Calendar settings ✓ ✓ ✓
Kitchen report ✓ ✓ ✓
Wallet statement × ✓ ✓
Finance dashboard × ✓ ✓
Payment reconciliation × ✓ ✓
Roles and permissions × ✓ ✓
System reset tools × ✓ ✓
Launch training × × ✓
Import support × × ✓
FAQ

Pricing questions schools usually ask.

LunchPad is priced per school. It works best for private schools, small school groups, daycare schools, academies, and lunch programs that need parent ordering and school-side reporting.
Yes. Setup depends on how much help the school needs with launch, meal setup, user setup, student imports, and training.
Yes. A school can begin with Starter and move to Standard or Premium as the lunch program grows.
No. Payment processor or bank fees are separate if the school chooses to use online payment processing or e-transfer workflows.
The current full LunchPad system fits best under the Standard School plan because it includes parents, admins, finance tools, reports, wallet tracking, roles, permissions, and system tools.

Recommended launch offer: $2,999/year + $1,000 setup.

For early schools, you can offer a first-year launch price around $1,499/year plus setup. This helps schools try LunchPad while still keeping the platform positioned as a complete system.

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