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San Francisco County
San Francisco County has 1 school district, 13 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $4.4 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $1.3 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.
$4.4 million
2022 allocations
$1.3 million
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Unified | School district | $4,191,520 | $1,250,000 | |
| City Arts & Leadership Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Creative Arts Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Gateway High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Gateway Middle | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| KIPP Bayview Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| KIPP Bayview Elementary | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Life Learning Academy Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Mission Preparatory | Charter school | $131,695 | None listed | Priority |
| The New School of San Francisco | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Thomas Edison Charter Academy | Charter school | $119,137 | None listed | Priority |
| San Francisco 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 San Francisco County
In the one school district here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden and of garden-based education.
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 San Francisco County
Member organizations in the Bay Area 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 Bay Area region
Show all 17 in the Bay Area region
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.