The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - K ‑12 Attendance Projected to Drop in 2021 ‑22, Rise Over the Following Four Years. The state did not collect school attendance data in 2020 ‑21 due to the pandemic and the temporary switch to remote learning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2022 - This analysis describes the overall structure of the Governor's plan for school and community college funding, including the major spending proposals and underlying estimates of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4502

Cal Facts: 2016

Dec 5, 2016 - California Has Almost 300,000 Public School Teachers 2014-15 K-12 Enrollment Trends Vary Greatly Across State Projected Change, 2015-16 to 2024-25 Statewide K-12 enrollment is projected to decline by 1  percent from 2015-16 to 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3511/2

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - The 2017 ‑18 budget package also makes various other changes to K ‑12 programs, including: K ‑12 High Speed Network (HSN). The budget replaces $8  million ongoing Proposition  98 funding for the K ‑12 HSN with $8  million unspent funding from the Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3694/3

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Federal Funding For K-12 Education. In this post, we provide detail on federal funding for K-12 education in California, with a focus on funds that pass through the California Department of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531

With New Deficits Looming, California Will Weigh its Options for Allocating a Large Revenue Windfall

Dec 1, 2020 - A new supplemental payment to the schools, instituted in the 2020 ‑21 budget, contributes to strong projected funding growth for K-14 education. After accounting for cost-of-living and other baseline adjustments, we estimate that the Legislature will have increasing amounts of funding available for new K-14 commitments over the outlook period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4305

Federal Spending in California

Jan 18, 2017 - Figure 1 compares federal, state, and local funding in Medi-Cal, K-12 education, and transportation. In Medi-Cal, the federal government represented over two-thirds of the program’s total $83 billion in expenditures in FY 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3531/4

The 2020-21 Budget: California's Spring Fiscal Outlook

May 8, 2020 - As we describe later, funding K ‑ 14 e ducation at the constitutional minimum level would result in substantially lower General Fund costs.) From 2018 ‑ 19 t o 2020 ‑21, General Fund spending on K ‑ 14 e ducation would be $2. 4  b illion lower than the Governor ’s January budget level in the U ‑shaped recession and $2. 3  b illion lower in the L ‑shaped recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4228

The 2016-17 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 5, 2016 - Of this amount, $3.3  billion is higher K –12 spending and $716  million is higher community college spending. The largest increase in K –12 spending is a $2.9  billion augmentation for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3487/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - In some cases, such as K-14 education and Department of Developmental Services, slower growth is primarily due to changes in our underlying assumptions. In others —most notably Medi-Cal —reduced growth mainly reflects the choices in the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052