The Bagged Milk Project

An investigation into the geographical spread of bagged milk in America's school lunchrooms.

Mapping the Whey

Carton Bag

Mooving Up the Charts

Data last updated on 2024-10-19 09:36:09

Total number of responses: 68

Total number of schools represented: 64

Total number of states represented: 19

Source Data for Pie Chart Below:

Some Cowveats

Caveats with the data presented here:

  • Small sample size, largely focused on the Central NY area.
  • If bags were ever served at a specific location, it is considered a bag school.
  • Some year data is estimated.
  • Some location points are a generic statewide account without a specific school named.
  • The bagged milk phenomenon was only for a short period for some schools, therefore schools marked as carton could've been a bag school at one point, we just don't have the confirmed report to back it up yet.
  • People tend to be more excited to provide bag responses than the more common carton - this may skew results.

Articles to Skim

A few (recentish!) articles/web pages of the same (m)ilk as this investigation:

If you have any reported cases of bags or cartons to add to this investigation, fill out the survey!

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