The 2022-23 Budget: Update on K-12 Student Attendance

May 11, 2022 - As Figure  4 shows, 55 of the 58 counties in California have experienced ADA declines during the pandemic. Of these 55  counties, 36 experienced two ‑year declines between 5  percent and 10  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4595

The 2024-25 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 98 Funding Maneuver

Feb 15, 2024 - We estimate the administration addressed a $58  billion budget problem in the Governor ’s budget. Despite this significant deficit, there is a good chance that the administration ’s revenue projections are too low and the state will face an even larger budget problem in May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4840

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The budget includes $155  million one-time funding for grants intended to support school nutrition programs. Of this amount, $145  million is to be used for (1)  kitchen upgrades, such as cooking equipment and refrigeration, to increase capacity for freshly prepared onsite meals; (2)  staffing and training costs related to implementing universal school meals; or (3)  procuring California-grown food.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction California operates the nation ’s largest public school system, comprising 937 school districts, 1,257 charter schools, and 58 county offices of education. This year, these local agencies will educate nearly 5.8  million students, employ around 700,000 teachers and staff, and spend nearly $150  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding increases for State Preschool in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 were primarily due to rate increases. In 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, the state made one‑time reductions to the program in recognition that funding provided exceeded the amount necessary to fund all State Preschool contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, the state appropriation remained at $4  billion annually, while the Tier 1 rate and overall Tier 1 TK ‑6 attendance increased. As a result, funding available for Tier 2 rates decreased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - Trailer legislation also specifies that in 2022-23, school districts and charter schools must maintain at least 1 adult fo r every 12 students in TK classrooms, and commencing in 2023-24, maintain at least 1 adult for every 10 TK students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges 1 1 a Excludes non ‑tax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the minimum guarantee. b This decline is deemed to be zero for the purpose of calculating the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - In 2025 ‑26 and 2026 ‑27, Test 1 is likely to remain operative even if revenues or other inputs vary significantly from the Governor ’s budget estimates. Revenue fluctuations in those years would change the guarantee by approximately 40 cents for each $1  change in General Fund revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - The administration estimates lunches served will increase by 1  percent and breakfasts served will increase by 3  percent above 2022 ‑23 meals served. The Governor also proposes to backfill $12  million that was initially provided for 2023 ‑24 school meals, but was shifted to cover a shortfall in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839