January 2022

K-12 Education

K-12 Funding by Source

Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student

        Change From 2021-22
2020-21 Revised 2021-22 Revised 2022-23 Proposed Amount Percent
Proposition 98          
General Fund $59,562 $60,735 $62,246 $1,512 2.5%
Local property tax 22,527 23,672 25,080 1,408 5.9   
Subtotals ($82,089) ($84,407) ($87,326) ($2,919) (3.5%)
Other State          
Other General Funda,b $7,895 $8,940 $8,483 -$458 -5.1%
Lottery 1,469 1,460 1,458 -2 -0.1   
Special funds 125 -339 358 697 —   
Subtotals ($9,489) ($10,062) ($10,299) ($237) (2.4%)
Other Local          
Property taxes for local facility bonds $5,049 $5,650 $5,650 — —
Other taxes, fees, and reimbursementsc 7,637 7,836 7,544 -292 -3.7   
Subtotals ($12,686) ($13,485) ($13,194) (-$292) (-2.2%)
Federal Funds          
One-time aidd $23,244 $10,897 — -$10,897 -100.0%
Other federal fundsb 8,736 7,649 8,388 739 9.7   
Subtotals ($31,980) ($18,546) ($8,388) (-$10,158) (-54.8%)
Totals $136,243 $126,500 $119,207 -$7,293 -5.8%
           
Studentse 5,871,581 5,711,791 5,715,844 4,053 0.1%
Proposition 98 funding per student $13,981 $14,778 $15,278 $500 3.4   
Total funding per student 23,204 22,147 20,855 -1,292 -5.8   
           
a Consists primarily of state pension payments on behalf of districts, state debt service on school facility bonds, non-Proposition 98 funding for the California State Preschool Program, and operational expenses of the California Department of Education.
b Excludes funding for child care programs administered by the California Department of Social Services beginning in 2021-22.
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 funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (March 2020), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (December 2020), and the American Rescue Plan Act (March 2021).
e Reflects average daily attendance.