Jeezzz..I remember when I went to school in the mid-80s it was mystery meat Mondays and I went to an expensive private school.
I went to school in the very early 1980s, and the big thing then was “healthy salad bars” in the cafs.
My sons school didnt have dorms or cafeteria. Wanna eat? Make it yourself. The apartments were so old his roommate put his foot through the bathroom floor.
They just built new apartment building. Very modest.