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Sacramento County
Sacramento County has 13 school districts, 53 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $23.1 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $7 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.
$23.1 million
2022 allocations
$7 million
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcohe Union Elementary | School district | $141,553 | $9,013 | |
| Center Joint Unified | School district | $437,900 | None listed | Priority |
| Elk Grove Unified | School district | $6,370,935 | $1,500,000 | |
| Elverta Joint Elementary | School district | $108,760 | None listed | Priority |
| Folsom-Cordova Unified | School district | $819,663 | $703,736 | |
| Galt Joint Union Elementary | School district | $515,420 | $136,881 | |
| Galt Joint Union High | School district | $348,326 | $90,128 | |
| Natomas Unified | School district | $1,254,637 | $687,699 | |
| River Delta Joint Unified | School district | $288,453 | $59,156 | |
| Robla Elementary | School district | $407,596 | $89,394 | |
| Sacramento City Unified | School district | $5,005,694 | $1,250,000 | |
| San Juan Unified | School district | $3,622,385 | $1,250,000 | |
| Twin Rivers Unified | School district | $3,651,251 | $1,237,074 | |
| American River Collegiate Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Aspire Capitol Heights Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Bowling Green Elementary | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| California Innovative Career Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| California Montessori Project-San Juan Campuses | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Capital College & Career Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Capitol Collegiate Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Community Collaborative Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Community Outreach Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Creative Connections Arts Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Delta Elementary Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Elk Grove Charter Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Fortune | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Futures High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Gateway International | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Golden Valley Orchard | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Golden Valley River | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Growth Public | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Heritage Peak Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Higher Learning Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Highlands Community Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Leroy Greene Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Marconi Learning Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Natomas Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| New Hope Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| New Joseph Bonnheim (NJB) Community Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| New Pacific Charter - Arden Arcade | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| New Pacific Charter - Rancho Cordova | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Options for Youth-San Juan | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Paseo Grande Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Sacramento Charter High | Charter school | $142,756 | None listed | Priority |
| Sacramento New Technology Early College High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| San Juan Choices Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Sol Aureus College Preparatory | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| St. HOPE Public School 7 | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| The Language Academy of Sacramento | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| The MET | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Visions In Education | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Westlake Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Westside Preparatory Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Sacramento 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 Sacramento County
Of the 13 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 8 and of garden-based education in 5.
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 Sacramento 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.