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Mendocino County
Mendocino County has 12 school districts, 11 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $2.9 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $450,826.
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.
$2.9 million
2022 allocations
$450,826
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Valley Unified | School district | $176,760 | None listed | Priority |
| Arena Union Elementary | School district | $114,266 | None listed | Priority |
| Fort Bragg Unified | School district | $316,261 | $72,352 | |
| Laytonville Unified | School district | $112,288 | None listed | Priority |
| Leggett Valley Unified | School district | $104,343 | None listed | Priority |
| Manchester Union Elementary | School district | None listed | $3,703 | |
| Mendocino Unified | School district | $127,147 | $16,734 | |
| Point Arena Joint Union High | School district | $113,485 | None listed | Priority |
| Potter Valley Community Unified | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Round Valley Unified | School district | $148,925 | $13,548 | |
| Ukiah Unified | School district | $776,717 | $261,596 | |
| Willits Unified | School district | $326,209 | $69,568 | |
| Eel River Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| La Vida Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Pacific Community Charter | Charter school | $100,000 | None listed | Priority |
| Redwood Collegiate Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| River Oak Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Sequoia Career Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Shanél Valley Academy | Charter school | $111,381 | $6,953 | |
| Three Rivers Charter | Charter school | $100,000 | None listed | Priority |
| Tree of Life Charter | Charter school | $100,000 | $6,374 | |
| Willits Charter | Charter school | $153,204 | None listed | Priority |
| Willits Elementary Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Mendocino 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 Mendocino County
Of the 12 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 9 and of garden-based education in 4.
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 Mendocino County
Member organizations in the North Coast 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 North Coast region
No member organizations are listed in the North Coast region yet.
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.