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Kings County
Kings County has 13 school districts, 15 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $3.5 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $489,092.
Every agency's KIT money
The California Department of Education (CDE) gave the 2022 round by formula to agencies that sponsor the federal school meal programs. The 2025 round was a competitive grant. Hands-on food education in school gardens is an allowed use of the 2026 money.
$3.5 million
2022 allocations
$489,092
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armona Union Elementary | School district | $185,897 | $44,801 | |
| Central Union Elementary | School district | $391,793 | $59,431 | |
| Corcoran Joint Unified | School district | $502,671 | None listed | Priority |
| Hanford Elementary | School district | $760,767 | None listed | Priority |
| Hanford Joint Union High | School district | $529,081 | $164,892 | |
| Island Union Elementary | School district | $133,102 | None listed | Priority |
| Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Kit Carson Union Elementary | School district | $149,747 | None listed | Priority |
| Lakeside Union Elementary | School district | $123,528 | None listed | Priority |
| Lemoore Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Lemoore Union High | School district | $225,217 | $55,321 | |
| Pioneer Union Elementary | School district | $159,320 | $63,213 | |
| Reef-Sunset Unified | School district | $315,665 | $101,434 | |
| Adelante Tk-12 Online Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| California Virtual Academy at Kings | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Crossroads Charter Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Frontier Elementary Part of Pioneer Union Elementary, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Hanford Elementary Online Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Hanford Online Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Island Elementary Part of Island Union Elementary, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Kings River-Hardwick Elementary Part of Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Kings Valley Academy II | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Lemoore Middle College High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Lemoore Online College Preparatory High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Lemoore University Elementary Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Mid Valley Alternative Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Pioneer Elementary Part of Pioneer Union Elementary, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Pioneer Middle Part of Pioneer Union Elementary, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Kings County Office of Education | County office of education | None listed | None listed |
2022 amounts as of March 29, 2024; 2025 amounts as of March 11, 2026.
Priority: on CDE's 2022 allocations and not on its 2025 grant list. The 2026 law (Education Code 49507) gives these agencies first priority in 2026.
A charter school that reorganized since a round may be listed under an older charter number.
Gardens in Kings County
Of the 13 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 4 and of garden-based education in 0.
From Ten Strands' statewide district dataset, as of September 29, 2026. Ten Strands looks for public evidence, so a missing item may mean the district has not said so publicly.
School garden data
The statewide findings, the method and the validation form.
Fix your district's data
Tell Ten Strands what your district has, so the next analysis counts it.
Ten Strands' district dataset
The Data Initiative for Environmental and Climate Action in California's TK-12 Schools: some ninety indicators for every district, free to download.
Coalition members near Kings County
Member organizations in the Central Valley region, then the ones that work statewide. Not sure which one fits? Write to us at hello@caschoolgardens.org and we'll introduce you.
In the Central Valley region
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.