SCHOOL GARDEN DATA PROJECT

Approximately 50% of school districts (475 districts) in the state show evidence of school gardens.

322 districts (~34% of all districts) show evidence of some sort of education that may utilize a school garden.

• ~30% of the districts in CA (281 districts) show evidence of garden-based education.

• ~14% of the districts in CA (133 districts) of districts show evidence of food systems education. 

• ~9.8% of the districts in CA (92 districts) have evidence of both garden-based and food systems education. 

This implies that ~32% of districts with gardens are either not utilizing their gardens for education or are not communicating those programs to the public. 

90 districts, only around 10% of all districts or 20% of districts with school gardens, have a dedicated garden coordinator at either the district or site level.  However, garden coordinator positions are sometimes held by parent or teacher volunteers and would not be listed as a staff position.