January 2023
K-12 Education
Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula
Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools (Dollars in Millions)
| 2021-22 Revised | 2022-23 Revised | 2023-24 Proposed | Change from 2022-23 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Main Components | |||||
| Base Fundinga | $53,074 | $59,014 | $62,411 | $3,397 | 6% |
| Supplemental Funding | 6,606 | 7,345 | 7,767 | 422 | 6 |
| Concentration Funding | 4,804 | 5,341 | 5,649 | 307 | 6 |
| Subtotals | ($64,484) | ($71,700) | ($75,826) | ($4,126) | (6%) |
| Recently Enacted Provisions | |||||
| Transitional Kindergarten expansionb | — | $605 | $1,295 | $690 | 114% |
| School transportation increase | — | 637 | 637 | — | — |
| Transitional Kindergarten lower staffing ratiosc | — | 337 | 502 | 165 | 49 |
| Equity multiplier | — | — | 300 | 300 | 100 |
| 2021-22 one-time ADA hold harmless for charter schools | $413 | — | — | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($413) | ($1,578) | ($2,734) | ($1,156) | (73%) |
| Add-Ons | |||||
| HTS and TIIG | $1,320 | $1,320 | $1,358 | $38 | 3% |
| Minimum State Aid | 193 | 220 | 245 | 24 | 11 |
| Economic Recovery Target | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Otherd | 114 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Subtotals | ($1,689) | ($1,712) | ($1,775) | ($62) | (4%) |
| Totals | $66,586 | $74,991 | $80,335 | $5,344 | 7% |
| a Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools. | |||||
| b Increases the amount of funding districts receive through LCFF base, supplemental, and concentration grants. | |||||
| c Implemented as a special LCFF add-on. | |||||
| d Includes funding related to inter-district transfer students, support for the State Special Schools, the Education Protection Account, and $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. | |||||
| LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula, ADA = average daily attendance, HTS = Home-to-School Transportation, and TIIG = Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant. |
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