January 2018

K-12 Education

K-12 Funding by Source

(Total Dollars in Millions)

        Change From 2017-18
  2016-17 Revised 2017-18 Revised 2018-19 Proposed Amount Percent
Proposition 98          
General Funda $44,520 $47,058 $48,498 $1,439 3.1%
Local property tax 18,587 19,498 20,620 1,121 5.8%
Subtotals ($63,107) ($66,557) ($69,118) ($2,561) (3.8%)
           
Other State          
Other General Fundb $5,956 $7,066 $6,900 -$166 -2.4%
Lottery 1,202 1,202 1,201 -1 -0.1%
Special funds 505 623 637 14 2.2%
Subtotals ($7,662) ($8,891) ($8,738) (-$153) (-1.7%)
           
Other Localc $9,730 $10,049 $10,091 $41 0.4%
Federal $7,423 $7,822 $7,620 -$201 -2.6%
Total Funding $87,922 $93,319 $95,566 $2,247 2.4%
           
Studentsd 5,960,037 5,961,253 5,944,090 -17,163 -0.3%
           
Proposition 98 Funding Per Student $10,588 $11,165 $11,628 $463 4.1%
Total Funding Per Student $14,752 $15,654 $16,077 $423 2.7%
           
a Consists of funding for K-12 education, preschool, and other agencies serving K-12 students.  
b Includes funding for state debt-service payments for school facilities, state contributions to the State Teachers' Retirement System, and California Department of Education operations.
c Includes revenue from local fees, property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, and parcel taxes.
d Reflects average daily attendance.