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

Nov 17, 2021 - K ‑12 Attendance Projected to Drop in 2021 ‑22, Rise Over the Following Four Years. The state did not collect school attendance data in 2020 ‑21 due to the pandemic and the temporary switch to remote learning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of Proposition 98 Proposals [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2022 - This analysis describes the overall structure of the Governor's plan for school and community college funding, including the major spending proposals and underlying estimates of the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4502

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - In some cases, such as K-14 education and Department of Developmental Services, slower growth is primarily due to changes in our underlying assumptions. In others —most notably Medi-Cal —reduced growth mainly reflects the choices in the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - Functionally, California ’s General Fund budget is divided into two parts: one dedicated to K ‑14 education (about 40  percent of the total) and another part that funds everything else (roughly 60  percent of the total).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates. This partially offsets the revenue increase described above, deteriorating the budget ’s bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 16, 2023 - The largest ongoing augmentation is $4.8  billion to provide an 8.22  percent COLA for K ‑12 and community college programs. In K ‑12, the budget also includes $300  million ongoing targeted to low ‑income schools with relatively high rates of student mobility within the school year, as well as $250  million one time for literacy coaches and reading specialists.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4788

The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Sep 6, 2024 - K‑14 Education Funds Modest COLA and a Few Smaller Augmentations. The state calculates the statutory COLA each year based on a price index published by the federal government. For 2024 ‑25, the budget provides $1  billion to cover a 1.07  percent COLA for existing school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4922

The 2022-23 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 16, 2022 - Reflecting the higher revenue estimates, and including policy changes, the May  Revision reflects higher constitutionally required spending on K ‑14 education of $21  billion across the budget window.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4598

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Sep 30, 2022 - The K-12 funds are to be distributed based on the number of low-income students and English learners in each district, while community college funds are to be distributed ba sed on overall enrollment in each district (as measured by the number of full-time equivalent students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4631

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is about $2.6  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662