July 2018

K-12 Education

K-12 Funding by Source

(Total Dollars in Millions)

   2016-17 
Final		 2017-18  
Revised		 2018-19  Enacted Change From 2017-18
  Amount Percent
Proposition 98 Funds         
General Funda $44,761 $47,619 $48,807 $1,178 2.5%
Local property tax 18,582 19,295 20,414 1,118 5.8
Subtotals ($63,343) ($66,915) ($69,221) ($2,296) (3.4%)
           
Other State          
Other General Fundb $5,957 $7,032 $7,339 $307 4.4%
Lottery 1,202 1,202 1,201 -1 -0.1
Special funds 505 620 599 -21 -3.3
Subtotals ($7,663) ($8,853) ($9,138) ($286) (3.2%)
           
Other Localc $8,990 $9,568 $9,535 -$33 -0.3%
           
Federal Funds $7,295 $7,671 $8,216 $545 7.1%
Totals $87,292 $93,011 $96,109 $3,098 3.3%
           
Studentsd 5,943,993 5,944,602 5,927,233 -17,369 -0.3%
           
Proposition 98 Funding Per Student $10,657 $11,257 $11,678 $421 3.7%
Total Funding
Per Student		 $14,686 $15,646 $16,215 $569 3.6%
Note: Updated September 17, 2018 to reflect budget actions adopted as part of Chapter 426 of 2018 (AB 1840, Committee on Budget).
a Consists of funding for K-12 education, preschool, and other agencies serving K-12 students.  
b Includes funding for state debt-service payments for school facilities, state contributions to the State Teachers' Retirement System, and California Department of Education operations.
c Includes revenue from local fees, property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, and parcel taxes.
d Reflects average daily attendance.