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Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County has 25 school districts, 25 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $10.9 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $3.5 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.
$10.9 million
2022 allocations
$3.5 million
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres Unified | School district | $803,548 | None listed | Priority |
| Chatom Union | School district | $137,230 | $15,809 | |
| Denair Unified | School district | $245,412 | $54,954 | |
| Empire Union Elementary | School district | $509,127 | $81,306 | |
| Gratton Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Hart-Ransom Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Hickman Community Charter | School district | $130,169 | $36,499 | |
| Hughson Unified | School district | $367,441 | $90,413 | |
| Keyes Union | School district | None listed | $30,464 | |
| Knights Ferry Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Modesto City Elementary | School district | $3,176,411 | $1,500,000 | |
| Modesto City High | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Newman-Crows Landing Unified | School district | $602,711 | $158,005 | |
| Oakdale Joint Unified | School district | $598,135 | $176,786 | |
| Paradise Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Patterson Joint Unified | School district | $645,186 | $354,349 | |
| Riverbank Unified | School district | $497,008 | $123,686 | |
| Roberts Ferry Union Elementary | School district | $112,261 | None listed | Priority |
| Salida Union Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Shiloh Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Stanislaus Union Elementary | School district | $257,226 | $137,509 | |
| Sylvan Union Elementary | School district | $983,343 | $356,966 | |
| Turlock Unified | School district | $1,467,094 | $390,932 | |
| Valley Home Joint Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Waterford Unified | School district | $384,711 | None listed | Priority |
| Aspire Summit Charter Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Aspire University Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Connecting Waters Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Denair Charter Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Denair Elementary Charter Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| eCademy Charter at Crane | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Fusion Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Gratton Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Great Valley Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Great Valley Academy - Salida | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Hart-Ransom Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Hickman Charter Part of Hickman Community Charter, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Hickman Elementary Part of Hickman Community Charter, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Hickman Middle Part of Hickman Community Charter, an all-charter district. CDE lists its KIT money under the district. | Charter school | With the district | With the district | |
| Keyes to Learning Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Oakdale Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Paradise Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Riverbank Language Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Shiloh Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Stanislaus Come Back Kids Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Whitmore Charter High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County
Of the 25 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 11 and of garden-based education in 3.
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 Stanislaus 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.