A pilot program for school meals will be launched in the upcoming school year, encompassing 191 public and private primary schools across Denmark.

The initiative includes 138 public schools and 53 private primary schools, aiming to explore different financing models for providing meals to students.

The participating schools operate under three distinct financing structures: 70 percent of students will receive free school meals, while 15 percent will have a parental payment of 15 kroner per meal, and the remaining 15 percent will pay 25 kroner per meal.

The pilot scheme’s implementation varies across schools, with some enrolling the entire student body and others focusing on specific grade levels (early, middle, or upper grades).

The following municipalities have public schools, private primary schools, or both participating in the pilot scheme. The number of schools is in parentheses: Albertslund (1), Allerød (1), Assens (5), Billund (2), Brønderslev (1), Egedal (2), Favrskov (1), Fredensborg (1), Fredericia (2), Frederiksberg (5), Frederikshavn (1), Frederikssund (1), Furesø (1), Faaborg-Midtfyn (2), Gentofte (3), Gladsaxe (1), Glostrup (1), Gribskov (1), Guldborgsund (1), Haderslev (2), Halsnæs (4), Helsingør (5), Herlev (1), Herning (1), Hillerød (1), Hjørring (2), Holbæk (4), Holstebro (1), Horsens (2), Hvidovre (1), Høje-Taastrup (1), Hørsholm (1), Ishøj (1), Jammerbugt (2), Kerteminde (1), Kolding (1), København (15), Køge (4), Langeland (2), Lejre (1), Lemvig (1), Lolland (1), Lyngby-Taarbæk (2), Mariagerfjord (1), Norddjurs (2), Nyborg (2), Næstved (2), Odder (2), Odense (7), Odsherred (4), Randers (5), Rebild (1), Ringkøbing-Skjern (2), Ringsted (1), Roskilde (3), Rudersdal (2), Rødovre (1), Samsø (2), Silkeborg (4), Skanderborg (3), Skovlunde (1), Slagelse (4), Sorø (3), Svendborg (3), Syddjurs (5), Sønderborg (2), Thisted (3), Vallensbæk (1), Vanløse (1), Vejle (5), Vesthimmerland (1), Viborg (8), Vordingborg (4), Ærø (1), Aabenraa (2), Aalborg (4), Aarhus (9).