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Monterey County
Monterey County has 24 school districts, 8 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $8.9 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $2.3 million.
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.
$8.9 million
2022 allocations
$2.3 million
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alisal Union | School district | $1,370,551 | $296,128 | |
| Big Sur Unified | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Bradley Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Carmel Unified | School district | $204,301 | $88,738 | |
| Chualar Union | School district | $136,507 | $11,634 | |
| Gonzales Unified | School district | $417,118 | $80,015 | |
| Graves Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Greenfield Union Elementary | School district | $557,490 | None listed | Priority |
| King City Union | School district | $184,741 | None listed | Priority |
| Lagunita Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Mission Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Monterey Peninsula Unified | School district | $897,883 | $410,097 | |
| North Monterey County Unified | School district | $693,124 | $159,411 | |
| Pacific Grove Unified | School district | $304,007 | $45,192 | |
| Salinas City Elementary | School district | $1,290,654 | $376,864 | |
| Salinas Union High | School district | $1,112,986 | $333,101 | |
| San Antonio Union Elementary | School district | $107,918 | $7,447 | |
| San Ardo Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| San Lucas Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Santa Rita Union Elementary | School district | $302,418 | $98,816 | |
| Soledad Unified | School district | $796,103 | $230,685 | |
| South Monterey County Joint Union High | School district | $277,185 | $111,002 | |
| Spreckels Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Washington Union Elementary | School district | None listed | $24,628 | |
| Bay View Academy | Charter school | $112,082 | $19,675 | |
| Big Sur Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| International School of Monterey | Charter school | $103,985 | $19,664 | |
| Learning for Life Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Monterey Bay Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Monterey County Home Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Oasis Charter Public | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Open Door Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Monterey 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 Monterey County
Of the 24 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 14 and of garden-based education in 6.
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 Monterey County
Member organizations in the Central 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 Central Coast region
Show all 9 in the Central Coast region
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.