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San Mateo County
San Mateo County has 23 school districts, 13 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $7.1 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $2.5 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.
$7.1 million
2022 allocations
$2.5 million
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Elementary | School district | $161,533 | None listed | Priority |
| Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary | School district | $220,621 | $76,427 | |
| Brisbane Elementary | School district | $100,000 | None listed | Priority |
| Burlingame Elementary | School district | $262,652 | $114,487 | |
| Cabrillo Unified | School district | $143,384 | $102,697 | |
| Hillsborough City Elementary | School district | $100,000 | $26,286 | |
| Jefferson Elementary | School district | $284,328 | $150,218 | |
| Jefferson Union High | School district | $370,059 | $139,279 | |
| La Honda-Pescadero Unified | School district | $131,448 | None listed | Priority |
| Las Lomitas Elementary | School district | $100,000 | None listed | Priority |
| Menlo Park City Elementary | School district | $152,966 | None listed | Priority |
| Millbrae Elementary | School district | $212,888 | $86,417 | |
| Pacifica | School district | $344,984 | None listed | Priority |
| Portola Valley Elementary | School district | $105,142 | None listed | Priority |
| Ravenswood City Elementary | School district | $547,423 | $108,278 | |
| Redwood City Elementary | School district | $1,231,093 | $350,116 | |
| San Bruno Park Elementary | School district | $201,859 | $78,463 | |
| San Carlos Elementary | School district | $118,997 | $66,646 | |
| San Mateo Union High | School district | $1,012,229 | None listed | Priority |
| San Mateo-Foster City | School district | $441,225 | $409,526 | |
| Sequoia Union High | School district | $382,481 | $332,269 | |
| South San Francisco Unified | School district | $358,504 | $434,978 | |
| Woodside Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Aspire East Palo Alto Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| California Virtual Academy San Mateo | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Connect Community Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Design Tech High | Charter school | $0 | None listed | Priority |
| East Palo Alto Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| KIPP Esperanza High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| KIPP Valiant Community Prep | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Oxford Day Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Rocketship Redwood City | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| San Carlos Charter Learning Center | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Summit Preparatory Charter High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Summit Public School: Shasta | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| San Mateo 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.
- Everest Public High: $157,914 in 2022
Gardens in San Mateo County
Of the 23 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 13 and of garden-based education in 7.
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 Mateo 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
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