Online Payment

Payment Options

You may purchase meals by cash or check. Prior to dining, you may apply an online payment using a credit card to your “My School Bucks” account.

Go to www.myschoolbucks.com.
Create a user profile by clicking on the “Start Here” button on the home page.
Add a student or yourself to your household.
Now you are ready to make payments.
1. Add An Adult: You need to add an "A" in front of your employee ID number when setting up an adult account.

Meal accounts may not exceed a $10 negative balance.

*Menus are subject to change depending on product availability.

Online Payment Process

Online payments take 24 hours to appear on your child’s lunch account.
A small convenience fee for each transaction will be assessed. The convenience fee is $2.49 per deposit/payment, regardless of whether the funds are dispersed between one or more children, if the payment is completed in one transaction. Northwest ISD does not profit from the use of this site.
If you have more than one child in the district, you can manage all online prepayments from one online account.
Payments may be made through an existing PayPal account or with a major credit or debit card.
It is not mandatory to use the online payment system. School cafeterias accept cash and check payments. Payments may be sent to your child’s school to be deposited into his/her account. Checks may be split among more than one student if requested. We cannot accept temporary or out-of-state checks. Please make sure your child's name and/or ID number is on the check.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What if the system says it cannot find my child?

A: Make sure the ID Number is correct. Also be sure that www.myschoolbucks.com has you in the Northwest School District.

Q: How long does it take for a deposit to post to my child's account online?

A: It can take up to 12 hours for your child's money to show on the cashier's end. Best to place money on the account the night before it is needed.

Q: When do I get sent the low balance e-mail?

A: Once you set-up an online account, you can control when you receive a low balance e-mail. We recommend in the settings you set a low balance reminder at $5.00 or more. This will help ensure your child will not spend their meal account before you have time to add more money.

Q: How do I restrict my child's lunch account?

A: You may email your restrictions to vivian.lagomatos@nisdtx.org. Be sure to include your child's name, school ID number, school and grade in the email.

Q: Can I change my student's ID number?

A: No, the student ID number will stay the same the entire time they are in the Northwest school district. ID numbers don't change yearly.

Non-discrimination Notice

Non-discrimination Notice

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