EdBudget Figures
January 2026
K-12 Education
Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula
Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools (Dollars in Millions)
| 2024-25 Revised |
2025-26 Revised |
2026-27 Proposed |
Change from 2025-26 |
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| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Main Componentsa | |||||
| Base Fundingb | $62,542 | $64,762 | $66,453 | $1,690 | 3% |
| Supplemental Funding | 8,121 | 8,410 | 8,625 | 216 | 3 |
| Concentration Funding | 6,265 | 6,488 | 6,654 | 166 | 3 |
| Subtotals | ($76,929) | ($79,660) | ($81,732) | ($2,047) | (3%) |
| Add-Ons | |||||
| School transportation | $1,310 | $1,445 | $1,480 | $35 | 2% |
| TIIG and Economic Recovery Target | 916 | 916 | 916 | — | — |
| Transitional kindergarten lower staffing ratiosc | 482 | 1,110 | 1,225 | 116 | 10 |
| Minimum State Aid | 259 | 288 | 334 | 46 | 16 |
| Otherd | 123 | 123 | 123 | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($3,090) | ($3,882) | ($4,078) | ($197) | (5%) |
| Totals | $80,019 | $83,541 | $85,810 | $2,269 | 2.7% |
| a Includes the administration's estimates associated with transitional kindergarten expansion. | |||||
| b Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools. | |||||
| c For 2024-25, the student to adult ratio requirement is 12:1. For 2025-26 amd 2026-27, the ratio requirement is 10:1. | |||||
| d Includes funding related to inter-district transfer students, support for the State Special Schools, the Education Protection Account, and $3.5 million to support the Exploratorium in San Francisco. | |||||
| TIIG = Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant | |||||