In Greene County Schools in the 2018-19 school year, the last full one before the pandemic hit, 72.53% of students qualified for free or reduced lunches, says Food Service Contract Manager Rebecca Thomas.In Greeneville City Schools, according to Assistant Director of Schools for Administration Beverly Miller, 44.81% of students qualified, with 40.39% qualifying for free meals and the remaining 4.42% qualifying for reduced price meals, based on data from October 2019.School officials say it’s necessary to get in meal applications on time this year.