EdBudget Figures
July 2020
K-12 Education
K-12 Funding by Source
Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student
| 2018-19 Final |
2019-20 Revised |
2020-21 Enacted |
Change From 2019-20 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Proposition 98 | |||||
| General Fund | $48,628 | $46,739 | $40,006a | -$6,732 | -14.4% |
| Local property tax | 20,682 | 21,830 | 22,519 | 689 | 3.2 |
| Subtotals | $69,311 | $68,568 | $62,525 | -$6,043 | -8.8% |
| Other State | |||||
| Other General Fundb | $10,501 | $8,523 | $8,199 | -$324 | -3.8% |
| Lottery | 1,305 | 1,310 | 1,308 | -2 | -0.2 |
| Special funds | 80 | 230 | 159 | -71 | -30.9 |
| Subtotals | $11,887 | $10,062 | $9,665 | -$397 | -3.9% |
| Other Local | |||||
| Property taxes for local facility bonds | $5,049 | $5,650 | $5,650 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Other taxes, fees, and reimbursementsc | 7,280 | 7,447 | 7,600 | 153 | 2.0 |
| Subtotals | $12,329 | $13,097 | $13,250 | $153 | 1.2% |
| Federal Funds | |||||
| One-time aid | 0 | 0 | 7,500d | 7,500 | - |
| Other federal funds | $8,193 | $8,316 | $8,362 | $47 | 0.6% |
| Subtotals | $8,193 | $8,316 | $15,863 | $7,547 | 90.8 |
| Total | $101,719 | $100,043 | $101,303 | $1,259 | 1.3% |
| Studentse | 5,922,164 | 5,895,591 | 5,858,752 | -36,839 | -0.6% |
| Proposition 98 funding per student | $11,704 | $11,630 | $10,672 | -$958 | -8.2 |
| Total funding per student | 17,176 | 16,969 | 17,291 | 322 | 1.9 |
| a Includes $1.9 billion deferred from 2019-20 to 2020-21. Excludes additional $9.2 billion deferred from 2020-21 to 2021-22. | |||||
| b Consist primarily of state pension payments on behalf of districts, state debt service on school facility bonds, non-Proposition 98 Child Care programs, and operational expenses of the California Department of Education and other state agencies. Includes one-time pension payments of $2.8 billion in 2018-19, $1 billion in 2019-20, and $274 million in 2020-21. | |||||
| c Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. | |||||
| d Consists of $4.4 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, $1.6 billion from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, and $1.5 billion from various other provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. | |||||
| e Reflects average daily attendance. | |||||