July 2017

K-12 Education

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula

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

  2015-16 Actual 2016-17 Revised 2017-18 Enacted Change from 2016-17
  Amount Percent
Main Componentsa          
Base fundingb  $42,882 $45,425 $46,662 $1,237 2.7%
Supplemental funding 5,361 5,679 5,834 155 2.7
Concentration funding 3,062 3,244 3,332 88 2.7
Subtotals ($51,305) ($54,347) ($55,828) ($1,480) 2.7%
           
Add-Ons          
HTS and TIIG $1,304 $1,304 $1,304 $0 0%
Minimum State Aid 116 116 116 0 0
Economic Recovery Target 23 31 38 8 25
Otherc 32 36 36 0 0
Subtotals ($1,476) ($1,487) ($1,494) ($8) 0.5%
 Totals $52,781 $55,834 $57,322 $1,488 2.7%
           
a Reflects LAO estimates.
b Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools.
c Includes funding for basic aid districts on behalf of transfer students from nonbasic aid districts, categorical payments to joint powers authorities and the State Special Schools, and $3.5 million to support the Exploratorium in San Francisco in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
HTS = Home to School Transportation, TIIG = Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant.