January 2019

K-12 Education

K-12 Funding by Source

(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)

    2017-18
Revised
 2018-19
Revised
 2019-20
Proposed
Change From 2018-19
Amount Percent
Proposition 98 Funds          
General Funda $47,130 $47,973 $49,179 $1,206 2.5%
Local property tax 19,648 20,720 22,064 1,343 6.5%
Subtotals ($66,778) ($68,693) ($71,242) ($2,549) (3.7%)
           
Other State          
Other General Fundb $6,912 $10,613 $9,904 -$709 -6.7%
Lottery 1,382 1,332 1,331 -1 -0.1%
Special funds 505 541 668 127 23.4%
Subtotals ($8,799) ($12,487) ($11,903) (-$584) (-4.7%)
           
Other Localc $9,632 $10,111 $10,133 $21 0.2%
           
Federal Funds $7,437 $8,268 $7,932 -$336 -4.1%
Totals $92,646 $99,560 $101,210 $1,650 1.7%
           
Studentsd 5,954,720 5,935,229 5,928,175 -7,054 -0.1%
           
Proposition 98 Funding Per Student $11,214 $11,574 $12,018 $444 3.8%
Total Funding Per Student $15,558 $16,774 $17,073 $298 1.8%
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.