EdBudget Figures
July 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 Enacted |
Change from 2025-26 |
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| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Main Componentsa | |||||
| Base Fundingb | $62,299 | $63,176 | $65,873 | $2,697 | 4% |
| Supplemental Funding | 8,089 | 8,248 | 8,596 | 348 | 4 |
| Concentration Funding | 6,239 | 6,419 | 6,690 | 271 | 4 |
| Subtotals | ($76,627) | ($77,843) | ($81,159) | ($3,316) | 4 |
| Add-Ons | |||||
| School transportation | $1,310 | $1,422 | $1,513 | $91 | 6% |
| TIIG and Economic Recovery Target | 916 | 916 | 916 | — | — |
| Transitional kindergarten lower staffing ratiosc | 482 | 1,092 | 1,248 | $156 | 14 |
| Minimum State Aid | 259 | 287 | 333 | 46 | 16 |
| Otherd | 127 | 128 | 128 | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($3,094) | ($3,846) | ($4,139) | ($293) | (8%) |
| Totals | $79,721 | $81,689 | $85,299 | $3,609 | 4% |
| 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. | |||||