Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - California State Lottery Revenues. State law requires a portion of revenues from the State Lottery to be allocated annually among schools, community colleges, and other public and higher education systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Oct 29, 2020 - For the purpose of spending restricted lottery revenues, permanently expands the definition of instructional materials to also include laptop computers and devices that provide internet access. Schools and community colleges receive about $450  million in lottery revenues annually that must be spent on instructional materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4291

Evaluation of the School District of Choice Program

Jan 27, 2016 - With respect to the District of Choice program, the law requires an auditor to verify that the district (1)  implemented an unbiased process for admitting students and used a lottery if oversubscribed, and (2)  met the requirement for any communication to be factually accurate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3331

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Of this amount, $4.7  billion (58  percent) is state General Fund, $3.3  billion (41  percent) comes from student tuition and fee revenue, and $64  million (0.8  percent) is other state funding (primarily lottery revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Schools also received and are required to use a portion of funding from state lottery revenues for books and instructional materials under Proposition  20 (2000), typically several hundred million dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - If a school receives full funding, all of its nonclassroom ‑based ADA counts towards key funding calculations, including the school ’s LCFF  allotment and lottery ‑based apportionment. SBE  may reduce funding determinations to either 85  percent or 70  percent of full funding —meaning 85  percent or 70  percent of a school ’s ADA is counted in the applicable funding  calculations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

The 2018-19 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 7, 2018 - (Revenues from the state lottery account for 1  p ercent of all revenue.) These proportions differ from many other states, where local property tax revenue covers a much larger share of school funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3741

Improving Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in California

Sep 21, 2016 - We recommend requiring regional DHH programs to annually specify their enrollment capacity and enroll interested DHH students up to that capacity, selecting students by lottery if enrollment demand exceeds capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3498

The 2020-21 Budget: School District Budget Trends

Jan 21, 2020 - In 2018 ‑19, the remainder of school funding came in roughly even shares from other state sources (notably, non ‑Proposition   98 General Fund and special fund monies such as lottery revenue), other local sources (such as parcel tax revenue), and the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4136

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - Also includes Innovation Awards going to community colleges in 2014-15 and 2016-17. d In addition to Proposition 98 funds, includes non-Proposition 98 General Fund, enrollment fees, and Lottery funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491