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 2019-20 Budget: Proposition 98 Outlook

Nov 14, 2018 - The minimum guarantee increases steadily under the growth scenario from $77. 9  b illion in 2018 ‑ 19 t o $89. 2  b illion in 2022 ‑23 (see Figure 4 and the Appendix). The average annual increase is $2. 8  b illion (3. 4  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3897

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

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: State’s Future Responsibility for CalSTRS Uncertain

Feb 2, 2016 - Because theoretical assets that determine the state’s share of the unfunded liability fluctuate more than real world assets and because the state’s share of the unfunded liability ($15 billion) is much smaller than the district share ($58 billion), the state share will be relatively sensitive to changes in assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3336

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 2021-22 Budget: Extended Learning and Academic Support

Jan 29, 2021 - September 30, 2022 1,483 Based on Title I, Part A formula, which is based on the number of low ‑income and disadvantaged children. Total $6,818 a Of total amount, $4.4 billion was originally required to be spent by December 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4326

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Conclusion

Feb 2, 2016 - Meanwhile, that calculation, coupled with CalSTRS ’ treatment of the higher teacher contributions required by the funding law, have increased the school and community college district share from $47 billion to $58 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3339

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - Additionally, trailer legislation requires the administration of the program and remaining unspent funds t o be transferred from CDE to CTC on July 1, 2027. Expands the Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087