To reduce hunger and improve nutrition for students, including through the School Meals for All universal meals program, California and its local school districts employ thousands of workers. But many of those workers do not earn enough to afford to live near where they work. Led by Food Insight Group, the authors surveyed 108 school districts and conducted 21 semi-structured interviews in California about their 2023-24 staffing models, wages, job characteristics, and challenges. [This research is funded by the Chef Ann Foundation through a grant provided by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.]