January 2024

K-12 Education

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula

Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools (Dollars in Millions)

  2022-23
Revised
2023-24
Revised
2024-25
Proposed
Change from 2023-24
  Amount Percent
Main Componentsa          
Base Fundingb $59,449 $63,201 $62,497 -$705 -1%
Supplemental Funding 7,477 7,948 7,864 -84 -1
Concentration Funding 5,520 5,868 5,806 -62 -1
Subtotals ($72,446) ($77,018) ($76,167) (-$851) (-1%)
           
Add-Ons          
School transportation $1,051 $1,189 $1,198 $9 1%
TIIG and Economic Recovery Target 916 916 916
Transitional kindergarten lower staffing ratios 265 505 666 161 32
Minimum State Aid 187 196 192 -4 -2
Otherc 96 96 96
Subtotals ($2,515) ($2,903) ($3,069) ($157) (5%)
Totals $74,961 $79,920 $79,235 -$685 -1%
a Includes the administration's estimates associated with transitional kindergarten expansion.    
b Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools.
c Includes funding related to inter-district transfer students, support for the State Special Schools, the Education Protection Account, and $3.5 million to support the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
TIIG = Targeted Instructional Improvement Grant