2000 Cal Facts

Program Trends

Annual lottery sales in 1999-00 totaled $2.6 billion. Since the first year of lottery operations in 1985-86, annual sales have ranged from a low of $1.4 billion in 1991-92 to a high of $2.6 billion in both 1988-89 and 1999-00.
About one-third of all lottery proceeds go to education.
Since the first year of lottery operations, per capita spending has averaged from a low of $44.46 in 1991-92 to a high of $92.59 in 1988-89.
On a per capita basis Californians on average spent $76.33 on the lottery in 1999-00. In inflation-adjusted dollars, Californians' spending on the lottery is about 20 percent less than it was in the 1980s.

The Department of Finance projects that total headcount enrollment at UC, CSU, and the community colleges in 2010 will be 620,000 higher than in the prior peak enrollment year of 1990. This would represent an annual increase of 1.3 percent from 1990 to 2010.
By comparison, enrollments grew by an average of 4.9 percent per year in the three previous decades.
By historical standards, projected enrollment growth in the coming years will be moderate and sustained.

Californians of prime college-going ages (between 18 and 24) are attending UC, CSU, and the community colleges at historically high rates.
Participation rates also are at or near historic highs for all ethnic groups.
Participation rates among older adults (25 to 34 year olds) have steadily declined--primarily because a higher percentage of older adults today obtained college degrees when they were of prime college-going age. (Almost twice as many 25 to 34 year olds today have degrees compared to 20 years ago.)

Students pay a small share of education costs.
California student fees are among the lowest in the nation.
Substantial financial aid helps needy students cover education costs. (For example, almost 40 percent of community college students do not pay any fees.)