July 2018

K-12 Education

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula

Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools, LAO Estimates (Dollars in Millions)

  2016-17
Final
2017-18
Revised
2018-19
Enacted
Change from 2017-18
  Amount Percent
Main Components          
Base fundinga $45,479 $46,771 $49,845 $3,073 6.6%
Supplemental funding 5,660 5,820 6,203 382 6.6
Concentration funding 3,191 3,282 3,497 216 6.6
Subtotals ($54,330) ($55,873) ($59,545) ($3,671) (6.6%)
           
Add-Ons          
HTST and TIIG $1,304 $1,304 $1,304
Minimum State Aid 126 126 126
Economic Recovery Target 30 37 44 $7 20
Otherb 43 43 43
Subtotals ($1,502) ($1,510) ($1,517) ($7) (0.5%)
Totals $55,832 $57,383 $61,062 $3,679 6.4%
           
a Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools.
b Includes various programs related to inter-district transfer students, support for the State Special Schools, and $3.5 million to support the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
LCFF=Local Control Funding Formula. HTST=Home to School Transportation. TIIG=Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant.