July 2024

K-12 Education

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula

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

  2022-23
Revised
2023-24
Revised
2024-25
Proposed
Change from 2023-24
  Amount Percent
Main Componentsa          
Base Fundingb $59,467 $62,997 $62,646 -$351 -1%
Supplemental Funding 7,476 8,041 7,996 -45 -1   
Concentration Funding 5,513 6,040 6,006 -34 -1   
Subtotals ($72,456) ($77,077) ($76,648) (-$429) (-1%)
Add-Ons          
School transportation $1,028 $1,112 $1,124 $12 1%
TIIG and Economic Recovery Target 916 916 916 —  
Transitional kindergarten lower staffing ratios 265 390 514 124 32  
Minimum State Aid 188 190 201 11 6  
Otherc 100 98 98 —  
Subtotals ($2,497) ($2,707) ($2,854) ($147) (5%)
Totals $74,952 $79,784 $79,502 -$282 -0.4%
a Includes the administration's estimates associated with transitional kindergarten expansion.  
b Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools.
c 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.