Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - Enrollment Count Methodology If State Switches to Enrollment, Recommend Using Enrollment Averaged Across the School Year. If the state switches to an enrollment ‑based student count, we recommend the state use enrollment averaged across the school year, similar to how ADA is currently calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding [Publication Details]

Jan 6, 2026 - Chapter 442 of 2024 (SB 98, Portantino) requires our office to report on the effects of changing the student count methodology of the Local Control Funding Formula and other K-12 education programs from average daily attendance to student enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5100

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - For instance, in recent years, districts in other states have developed capacity to swiftly switch to remote learning when inclement weather has led to the cancellation of in ‑person school. The Legislature may want to explore statutory changes that would require districts to make up instructional days lost due to wildfire smoke, extreme heat, or flood events, either through distance learning or other means.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

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

Nov 17, 2021 - The state did not collect school attendance data in 2020 ‑21 due to the pandemic and the temporary switch to remote learning. For 2021 ‑22, our outlook assumes average daily attendance will be down about 170,000 students (3 percent) relative to the pre ‑pandemic level of 5,897,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473