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Nevada County
Nevada County has 9 school districts, 14 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $1.7 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $477,026.
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.
$1.7 million
2022 allocations
$477,026
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Park Elementary | School district | $100,000 | None listed | Priority |
| Clear Creek Elementary | School district | $103,481 | None listed | Priority |
| Grass Valley Elementary | School district | $269,558 | None listed | Priority |
| Nevada City Elementary | School district | $119,862 | None listed | Priority |
| Nevada Joint Union High | School district | $244,226 | None listed | Priority |
| Penn Valley Union Elementary | School district | $120,396 | None listed | Priority |
| Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary | School district | $123,642 | None listed | Priority |
| Twin Ridges Elementary | School district | $112,608 | $5,072 | |
| Union Hill Elementary | School district | $112,173 | None listed | Priority |
| Arete Charter Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Chicago Park Community Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| College and Career Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| EPIC Educational Centers | Charter school | $111,534 | $17,832 | |
| Forest Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Grass Valley Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| John Muir Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| John Muir Virtual Career Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Nevada City School of the Arts | Charter school | $154,558 | $23,595 | |
| Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | Charter school | $101,687 | None listed | Priority |
| Twin Ridges Home Study Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Union Hill Elementary | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Vantage Point Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Yuba River Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Nevada 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.
Also in CDE's KIT files, but matching no school district, county office or charter school in CDE's directory today: agencies that serve school meals, or schools and districts that closed or changed numbers.
- Community Roots School Food Services Agency: $430,528 in 2025
Gardens in Nevada County
Of the 9 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 4 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 Nevada County
Member organizations in the Sierra Nevada 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 Sierra Nevada region
No member organizations are listed in the Sierra Nevada region yet.
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.