The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - California Per ‑Pupil Spending Ranks in the Middle Among the States.  Based on spending data from 2014 ‑15 (the most recent year for which national data are available), California ranked 29 th in per ‑pupil spending among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

K-12 Education in Context

Jan 26, 2018 - California Per-Pupil Spending Ranks in the Middle Among the States.  Based on spending data from 2014 ‑15 (the most recent year for which national data are available), California ranked 29 th in per-pupil spending among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3736

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - The current list of low –performing schools is based on student tests taken in 2012 –13 , the last year the state ranked schools under its former accountability system. The state ’s new accountability system, by contrast, currently has no mechanism for ranking schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - On April 30, ED released rankings based on state shares of (1)  population without broadband access, (2)  low-income students, (3)  confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita, and (4)  students attending rural schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2019-20 May Revision: K-12 Cal Grant Mandate

May 28, 2019 - Using this data, we ranked districts according to their per-student cost for each activity and set per-unit rates at the 33 rd percentile. Setting at the 33 rd percentile is intended to acknowledge that the initial claimants likely are not representative of all districts, with the weighted average of this small set of districts likely much higher than the weighted average of all affected districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4052

The 2022-23 Budget: Green School Bus Grants

Feb 10, 2022 - EPA is still developing the details of the program, including application procedures and the methodology for ranking applications. Districts Sometimes Use Local Funds to Purchase School Buses. When state grants are unavailable or provide less than the full cost of a school bus, districts turn to local funding sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4525

Overview of Special Education in California

Nov 6, 2019 - This percentile ranking is notably below that of other student groups, including low ‑income students (who score at the 35th percentile) and English learners (who score at the 23rd percentile). Students With Disabilities Have Worse Discipline and Attendance Outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4110