July 2019

K-12 Education

K-12 Funding by Source

(Dollars in Millions)

    2017-18 Final  2018-19 Revised  2019-20 Enacted Change From 2018-19
Amount Percent
Proposition 98          
General Funda $47,194 $48,327 $49,322 $994 2.1%
Local property tax 19,644 20,645 21,921 1,276 6.2%
   Subtotals $66,839 $68,973 $71,243 $2,270 3.3%
Other State          
Other General Fund $6,879 $9,749b $10,503b $754c 7.7%
Lottery $1,382 $1,305 $1,304 -$1 -0.1%
Special funds $75 $79 $228 $149 189.0%
   Subtotals $8,336 $11,133 $12,036 $903c 8.1%
Other Locald $12,023 $12,712 $11,814 -$898 -7.1%
Federal $7,435 $8,190 $8,284 $94 1.1%
Total $94,633 $101,008 $103,377 $2,369 2.3%
Studentse 5,960,120 5,944,769 5,933,407 -11,362 -0.2%
Proposition 98 funding per student $11,214 $11,602 $12,007 $405 3.5%
Total funding per student $15,878 $16,991 $17,423 $432 2.5%
a Consists of funding for K-12 education, preschool, and other agencies serving K-12 students.  
b Includes $3.9 billion in additional retirement payments authorized in the 2019-20 budget package ($2.8 billion attributed to 2018-19 and $1 billion attributed to 2019-20).
c These year-to-year comparisons are notably affected by how the administration attributed the additional retirement payments authorized in the 2019-20 budget package across fiscal years. 
d Includes revenue from local fees, property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, and reimbursements.
e Reflects average daily attendance.