The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - As Figure  4 shows, 55 of the 58 counties in California have experienced ADA declines during the pandemic. Of these 55  counties, 36 experienced two ‑year declines between 5  percent and 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - We estimate the administration addressed a $58  billion budget problem in the Governor ’s budget. Despite this significant deficit, there is a good chance that the administration ’s revenue projections are too low and the state will face an even larger budget problem in May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Of the $263  million, $179  million is available in 2019 ‑20, with the remainder of funds allocated over the following three years ($20  million in 2020 ‑21 and $32  million each in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - For COEs that are funded a bove their LCFF targets (33 of 58 COEs in 2021-22), the budget package establishes an ongoing add-on equal to the annual statutory COLA that COEs funded at their target receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - Our estimate of SCFF costs for 2025 ‑26 is tracking about $90  million higher than the June estimate, and this higher spending level continues into 2026 ‑27. School district costs, by contrast, are tracking slightly below the June estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction California operates the nation ’s largest public school system, comprising 937 school districts, 1,257 charter schools, and 58 county offices of education. This year, these local agencies will educate nearly 5.8  million students, employ around 700,000 teachers and staff, and spend nearly $150  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - Update on Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG) Established in 2022 ‑23. The  June  2022 budget created the LREBG to support learning recovery efforts in schools and the social and emotional well ‑being of students and staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding increases for State Preschool in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 were primarily due to rate increases. In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The state provided a total of $477  million for the program (across 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24) for all schools with K ‑3 enrollment and an EL/LI share of 95  percent or higher. Schools received a minimum grant of $450,000, with additional funding distributed proportionally based on K ‑3 enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - The administration estimates lunches served will increase by 1  percent and breakfasts served will increase by 3  percent above 2022 ‑23 meals served. The Governor also proposes to backfill $12  million that was initially provided for 2023 ‑24 school meals, but was shifted to cover a shortfall in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839