January 2021
K-12 Education
K-12 Funding by Source
(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)
| Change From 2020-21 | |||||
| 2019-20 Revised | 2020-21 Revised | 2021-22 Proposed | Amount | Percent | |
| Proposition 98 | |||||
| General Fund | $48,409 | $50,021 | $52,181a | $2,161 | 4.3% |
| Local property tax | 21,822 | 22,473 | 23,672 | 1,200 | 5.3 |
| Subtotals | ($70,230) | ($72,494) | ($75,854) | ($3,360) | (4.6%) |
| Other State | |||||
| Other General Fundb | $8,667 | $7,953 | $7,618c | -$334 | -4.2% |
| Lottery | 1,310 | 1,262 | 1,260 | -2 | -0.2 |
| Special funds | 216 | 154 | 148 | -6 | -4.2 |
| Subtotals | ($10,193) | ($9,369) | ($9,026) | (-$343) | (-3.7%) |
| Other Local | |||||
| Property taxes for local facility bonds | $5,049 | $5,650 | $5,650 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Other taxes, fees, and reimbursementsd | 7,127 | 7,649 | 7,579 | -70 | -0.9 |
| Subtotals | ($12,176) | ($13,299) | ($13,229) | (-$70) | (-0.5%) |
| Federal Funds | |||||
| One-time aide | 711 | 6,789 | 0 | -6,789 | -100.0% |
| Other federal funds | $8,296 | $8,431 | $6,795f | -$1,637 | -19.4 |
| Subtotals | ($9,007) | ($15,220) | ($6,795) | (-$8,426) | (-55.4%) |
| Total | $101,606 | $110,382 | $104,903 | -$5,479 | -5.0% |
| Studentsg | 5,891,369 | 5,859,694 | 5,828,073 | -31,621 | -0.5% |
| Proposition 98 funding per student | $11,920.91 | $12,371.56 | $13,015 | $644 | 5.2 |
| Total funding per student | 17,247 | 18,837 | 18,000 | -838 | -4.4 |
| a Excludes $3.7 billion deferred from 2021-22 to 2022-23. | |||||
| b Includes state pension payments on behalf of districts, state debt service on school facility bonds, funding for the California State Preschool Program, and operational expenses of the California Department of Education and other state agencies. | |||||
| c The June 2020 budget plan shifted funding for several child care programs from the California Department of Education to the California Department of Social Services beginning in 2021-22. The 2021-22 amount excludes approximately $1.3 billion related to programs affected by this shift. | |||||
| d Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. | |||||
| e The 2020-21 amount consists of $4.4 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, $1.6 billion from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, and $0.8 billion from various other provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act approved in March 2020. The amounts shown do not include funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act approved in December 2020. | |||||
| f Excludes nearly $1.6 billion in federal funding related to child care programs shifting from the California Department of Education to the California Department of Social Services in 2021-22. | |||||
| g Reflects average daily attendance. | |||||