A recent federal report tracked the use of snack bars and vending machines in the nation’s schools.
Type of school | Percentage with a vending machine | Percentage with a school store, canteen, or snack bar | Percentage with both a vending machine and a school store, canteen, or snack bar | Percentage with either a vending machine or school store, canteen, or snack bar |
| Elementary | 26.3 | 26.8 | 10.1 | 43.0 |
| Middle/Junior High | 62.0 | 39.4 | 27.4 | 73.9 |
| High | 94.9 | 59.3 | 56.0 | 98.2 |
| SOURCE: U.S. General Accounting Office | ||||
