The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - TK Enrollment Has Grown 70   Percent Since 2019. In 2023 ‑24, 151,500 students across the state were enrolled in TK. This reflects an increase of 76,000 students (101  percent) from the 2021 ‑22 school year, the year prior to expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2025-26 Budget: School Nutrition

Mar 4, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, the state served 8.9  percent more breakfasts than it did in 2022 ‑23. This compares to 3.6  percent more lunches during the same period. Over this same period, statewide average daily attendance has declined due to lower attendance rates and a decrease in the school age  population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5001

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

Feb 15, 2024 - The  remainder of the growth ($69  million) is primarily attributed to the anticipated federal COLA that would increase the state contribution for meals at the paid rate. The  Governor ’s budget assumes the paid state rate will increase to $5.13 per lunch, reflecting a 6  percent increase from 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - To be eligible for TK, a child must have their fifth birthday by April 2 in 2023-24, compared with February 2 in 2022-23. For 2022-23, the budget package reduces estimated costs of TK expansion by $257  million to reflect lower than anticipated TK attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98

Oct 24, 2022 - These plans must prioritize transportation for students in grade 6 or below and LI students. Trailer legislation also provides that the existing add-on amounts will receive the same annual COLA as the rest of LCFF beginnin g in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4641

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 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - Districts Spent $1.6   Billion Through 2023 ‑24 and Report Faster Spending in 2024 ‑25. The December 2024 interim reports show that districts spent $1.6  billion through the first two years of the program (2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposition 98 Overview and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 7, 2023 - Overall funding for schools remains relatively high even though the drop in 2022 ‑23 erodes some of this gain. Figure  6 illustrates this point by showing how funding per student under the Governor ’s budget compares with funding over the previous 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4670

The 2025-26 Budget: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Feb 20, 2025 - Beginning in 2022 ‑23, Tier  1 districts have been subject to higher requirements. Specifically, these programs must offer the program to all TK through grade 6 students in classroom ‑based settings and provide access to  all students whose parent or guardian requests their placement in a program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4977

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

Nov 16, 2022 - The Budget Picture in 2023 ‑24 and Beyond State Could Cover Existing Programs and Most of the Statutory COLA in 2023 ‑24. Figure  7 shows our estimate of the changes in funding and costs relative to the 2022 ‑23 enacted budget level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648