The Benicia school board will consider on Thursday raising school lunch prices for the next year.

Citing a $90,000 deficit with the Benicia Unified School District’s food and nutrition department, district staff is recommending a 50-cent increase for 2012-2013.

That means elementary school prices would rise by 20 percent from $2.50 to $3, while middle and high school lunches would rise by about 17 percent from $3 to $3.50.

The price increase would bring in an extra $60,000.

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