July 2022
K-12 Education
K-12 Funding by Source
(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)
| 2020-21 Final | 2021-22 Revised | 2022-23 Enacted | Change From 2021-22 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Proposition 98 | |||||
| General Fund | $59,510 | $70,902 | $71,135 | $233 | 0.3% |
| Local property tax | 22,504 | 23,095 | 24,389 | 1,294 | 5.6 |
| Subtotals | $82,014 | $93,997 | $95,524 | $1,527 | 1.6% |
| Other State | |||||
| Other General Funda, b | $7,895 | $10,937c | $7,457 | -$3,480 | -31.8% |
| Lottery | 1,480 | 1,460 | 1,458 | -2 | -0.1 |
| Special funds | 29 | -339 | 372 | 711 | — |
| Subtotals | $9,404 | $12,058 | $9,287 | -$2,771 | -23.0% |
| Other Local | |||||
| Property taxes for local facility bonds | $5,049 | $5,650 | $5,650 | — | — |
| Other taxes, fees, and reimbursementsd | 7,442 | 7,396 | 7,058 | -$337 | -4.6% |
| Subtotals | $12,491 | $13,046 | $12,708 | -$337 | -2.6% |
| Federal Funds | |||||
| One-time aide | $23,244 | $9,203 | $3,356 | -$5,846 | -63.5% |
| Other federal fundsb | 8,131 | 7,769 | 7,681 | -88 | -1.1 |
| Subtotals | $31,375 | $16,972 | $11,037 | -$5,934 | -35.0% |
| Totals | $135,285 | $136,072 | $128,557 | -$7,516 | -5.5% |
| Studentsf | 5,913,875 | 5,518,744 | 5,615,432 | 96,688 | 1.8% |
| Proposition 98 funding per student | $13,868 | $17,032 | $17,011 | -$21 | -0.1% |
| Total funding per student | $22,876 | $24,656 | $22,893 | -$1,763 | -7.1% |
| 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 more than $3 billion in one-time allocations (primarily for school facilities). | |||||
| d Includes revenue from property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, parcel taxes, fees, and local reimbursements. | |||||
| e 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). | |||||
| f Reflects average daily attendance. | |||||