The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Regarding local property tax revenue, our estimates are up $789   million relative to the June 2024 estimates. This increase reflects recent data showing an uptick in home sales, which generate additional property tax revenue as properties are reassessed at market value.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2018-19 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Budget Proposals

May 14, 2018 - Property Taxes Down From January Budget. Compared to January, the administration estimates that Proposition 98 p roperty tax revenue is down $ 627 m illion over the period (down $ 234 m illion in 2017 ‑18 and down $ 393 i n 2018 ‑19).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3834

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Cover cost increases for utilities, liability and property insurance, and other inflationary cost pressures (including costs related to IT and contractual services). Provide ongoing funding for debt service to address capital renewal needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Each year, a district ’s apportionment funding is based on the highest of three amounts: (1)  the amount calculated under SCFF, (2)  the amount calculated under a funding protection called “stability, ” and (3)  the amount calculated under another funding protection called “hold harmless. ” A district ’s stability amount is its SCFF ‑calculated amount in the previous year, adjusted for any COLA provided by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Local Property Tax Estimates Reflect Trends in the Housing Market. Growth in property tax revenue is linked with growth in the housing market, but this growth typically lags the market by a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Specifically, the MCS calculation assumes a student works 15 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, at the state minimum wage rate, as adjusted annually. For dependent students with household incomes of more than $100,000, the MCS calculation also deducts a parent contribution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The state pays for apportionments using Proposition  98 funding, which consists of state General Fund and local property tax revenue. Since 2018 ‑19, the state has allocated apportionments to districts using the Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Each year, the state calculates the minimum guarantee using a set of formulas in the State Constitution. The guarantee encompasses state General Fund revenue as well as local property tax revenue. Compared with the estimates in the June 2020 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $1.9  billion (2.4  percent) in 2019 ‑20 and $11.9  billion (16.8  percent) in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - The other counties in the San Joaquin Valley (Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare) similarly have experienced growth in the shares of individuals holding at least a bachelor ’s degree (growing collectively from 13  percent in 2000 to 18  percent across 2017 ‑2021).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2023-24 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 22, 2023 - Apportionments for those students remain based entirely on enrollment. ( “Basic aid ” or “fully community ‑supported ” districts receive revenue from local property taxes and enrollment fees that exceed what they generate under SCFF, such that the SCFF calculation does not affect their apportionment funding.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4695