This actually is interestingly related to an ongoing conversation a friend and I have: that public schools in the US are IN NO WAY created equal.

If the wealthy white suburban public school I went to had HAD free or reduced-price lunches (which they did not), I probably would've qualified for some portion of the time. As it was, the class barrier was whether or not you had to bring your lunch from home, because if you did, you couldn't afford the school lunches.