July 2021

K-12 Education

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula

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

   2019-20
Final
2020-21
Revised
2021-22
Enacted
Change from 2020-21
Amount Percent
Main Components          
Base fundinga $51,098 $50,802 $53,506 $2,704 5.3%
Supplemental funding 6,383 6,346 6,684 338  5.3   
Concentration funding 3,579 3,558 4,875b 1,316 37.0   
Subtotals ($61,061) ($60,707) ($65,065) ($4,358) (7.2%)
           
Add-Ons          
HTS and TIIG $1,304 $1,304 $1,304 —   
Minimum State Aid 171 180 182 $2 1.1%
Economic Recovery Target 61 61 61 —   
Otherc -48 90 98 8 8.5   
Subtotals ($1,488) ($1,635) ($1,645) ($10) (0.6%)
Totals $62,549 $62,342 $66,710 $4,368 7.0%
 
a Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools.
b Includes funding to increase the concentration grant from 50 percent of the base grant to 65 percent.
c Includes funding related to inter-district transfer students, support for the State Special Schools, and the Education Protection Account. In 2019-20 and 2021-22, includes $3.5 million to support the Exploratorium in San Francisco. The 2021-22 amount includes $4.2 million for Paradise Unified to offset attendance reductions related to the 2018 Camp Fire.
HTS=Home to School Transportation. TIIG=Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant.