Our lunches were not free. We paid $2.50 for lunch, and that came with an apple, choice of entre (microwaved hamburger on wheat bun, microwaved pizza, or microwaved chicken nuggets). Our lunches probably cost around $0.50 in food, and our cafeteria workers were paid minimum wage, so in the 8 hours, the 5 cafeteria workers all together made $210. Assuming 30% of kids took their lunches (I doubt it was this many), and assuming $2 in food profit per child. That was around $4k/day in profit. It all went to our football stadium. I'm from Texas.