January 2025
Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula
Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools (Dollars in Millions)
| 2023-24 Revised |
2024-25 Revised |
2025-26 Proposed |
Change from 2024-25 |
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| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Main Componentsa | |||||
| Base Fundingb | $62,946 | $62,539 | $65,277 | $2,738 | 4% |
| Supplemental Funding | 8,041 | 7,988 | 8,338 | 350 | 4 |
| Concentration Funding | 6,046 | 6,006 | 6,270 | 263 | 4 |
| Subtotals | ($77,033) | ($76,534) | ($79,885) | ($3,351) | (4%) |
| Add-Ons | |||||
| School transportation | $1,162 | $1,131 | $1,158 | $27 | 2% |
| TIIG and Economic Recovery Target | 916 | 916 | 916 | — | — |
| Transitional kindergarten lower staffing ratiosc | 389 | 517 | 1,468 | 951 | 184 |
| Minimum State Aid | 198 | 210 | 222 | 13 | 6 |
| Otherd | 102 | 102 | 102 | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($2,767) | ($2,875) | ($3,867) | ($991) | (34%) |
| Totals | $79,800 | $79,409 | $83,752 | $4,343 | 5.5% |
| a Includes the administration's estimates associated with transitional kindergarten expansion. | |||||
| b Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools. | |||||
| c For 2023-24 and 2024-25, the student to adult ratio requirement is 12:1. For 2025-26, the ratio requirement is 10:1. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| TIIG = Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant | |||||