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Ventura County
Ventura County has 19 school districts, 12 charter schools and 1 county office of education. In 2022 the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund sent $10.1 million to agencies in the county, and in 2025 another $3.4 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.
$10.1 million
2022 allocations
$3.4 million
2025 grants
| Agency | Type | 2022 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Elementary | School district | $114,010 | None listed | Priority |
| Conejo Valley Unified | School district | $828,655 | $595,133 | |
| Fillmore Unified | School district | $309,772 | $150,027 | |
| Hueneme Elementary | School district | $644,201 | $211,371 | |
| Mesa Union Elementary | School district | $174,887 | None listed | Priority |
| Moorpark Unified | School district | $332,285 | $171,718 | |
| Mupu Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Oak Park Unified | School district | $538,056 | $131,080 | |
| Ocean View | School district | $513,548 | $366,018 | |
| Ojai Unified | School district | $298,026 | $88,211 | |
| Oxnard | School district | $809,509 | None listed | Priority |
| Oxnard Union High | School district | $2,208,453 | $662,214 | |
| Pleasant Valley | School district | $417,307 | None listed | Priority |
| Rio Elementary | School district | $456,254 | $208,949 | |
| Santa Clara Elementary | School district | None listed | None listed | |
| Santa Paula Unified | School district | $870,564 | $199,081 | |
| Simi Valley Unified | School district | $675,224 | None listed | Priority |
| Somis Union | School district | $136,308 | None listed | Priority |
| Ventura Unified | School district | $763,797 | $639,158 | |
| Architecture, Construction & Engineering Charter High (ACE) | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| BRIDGES Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Golden Valley Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| IvyTech Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Peak Prep Pleasant Valley | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| River Oaks Academy | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Valley Oak Charter | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Vista Real Charter High | Charter school | None listed | None listed | |
| Ventura 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 Ventura County
Of the 19 school districts here, Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden in 11 and of garden-based education in 9.
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 Ventura County
Member organizations in the Central Coast 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 Coast region
Show all 9 in the Central Coast region
Statewide
Does your organization work with schools here? Add it to the coalition.