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Tulare County
Tulare County has 43 school districts, 20 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $12.7 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $2.1 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.
$12.7 million
2022 allocations
$2.1 million
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allensworth Elementary | School district | $108,056 | None listed | Priority |
| Alpaugh Unified | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Alta Vista Elementary | School district | $153,374 | None listed | Priority |
| Buena Vista Elementary | School district | $112,910 | None listed | Priority |
| Burton Elementary | School district | $480,483 | $163,190 | |
| Columbine Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified | School district | $826,302 | $110,203 | |
| Dinuba Unified | School district | $802,198 | $258,002 | |
| Ducor Union Elementary | School district | $111,710 | $8,502 | |
| Earlimart Elementary | School district | $213,695 | $59,953 | |
| Exeter Unified | School district | $239,848 | $65,523 | |
| Farmersville Unified | School district | $366,704 | $89,010 | |
| Hope Elementary | School district | None listed | $14,265 | |
| Hot Springs Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Kings River Union Elementary | School district | $191,548 | $11,047 | |
| Liberty Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Lindsay Unified | School district | $335,404 | $84,095 | |
| Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary | School district | None listed | $12,069 | |
| Oak Valley Union Elementary | School district | $100,000 | None listed | Priority |
| Outside Creek Elementary | School district | $107,798 | None listed | Priority |
| Palo Verde Union Elementary | School district | $131,631 | None listed | Priority |
| Pixley Union Elementary | School district | $162,624 | $18,332 | |
| Pleasant View Elementary | School district | $184,722 | $13,387 | |
| Porterville Unified | School district | $2,564,832 | $766,163 | |
| Richgrove Elementary | School district | $215,637 | None listed | Priority |
| Rockford Elementary | School district | $114,016 | None listed | Priority |
| Saucelito Elementary | School district | None listed | $3,601 | |
| Sequoia Union Elementary | School district | $126,332 | $17,342 | |
| Springville Union Elementary | School district | $124,657 | $12,939 | |
| Stone Corral Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Strathmore Union Elementary | School district | $209,904 | $28,379 | |
| Sundale Union Elementary | School district | $138,744 | $18,694 | |
| Sunnyside Union Elementary | School district | $120,857 | $9,717 | |
| Terra Bella Union Elementary | School district | $294,229 | $21,529 | |
| Three Rivers Union Elementary | School district | $106,103 | None listed | Priority |
| Tipton Elementary | School district | $197,806 | None listed | Priority |
| Traver Joint Elementary | School district | $163,350 | None listed | Priority |
| Tulare City | School district | $644,069 | $212,556 | |
| Tulare Joint Union High | School district | $774,930 | None listed | Priority |
| Visalia Unified | School district | $1,300,652 | None listed | Priority |
| Waukena Joint Union Elementary | School district | $114,052 | None listed | Priority |
| Woodlake Unified | School district | $527,050 | $95,665 | |
| Woodville Union Elementary | School district | $197,324 | $17,954 | |
| Accelerated Charter High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Blue Oak Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Butterfield Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| California Online Public Schools Central Valley | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Charter Home School Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Crescent Valley Public Charter II | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Harmony Magnet Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| La Sierra High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Loma Vista Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Monarch River Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Porterville Military Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Sequoia Elementary Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Sierra Vista Charter High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Summit Charter Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Sycamore Valley Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| University Preparatory High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Valley Life Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Visalia Charter Independent Study | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Visalia Technical Early College | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Tulare County Office of Education | County office of education | $171,744 | None listed | Priority |
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 Tulare County
Of the 43 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 21 and of garden-based education in 11.
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 Tulare 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.