January 2025

K-12 Education

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula

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

  2023-24
Revised
2024-25
Revised
2025-26
Proposed
Change from
2024-25
  Amount Percent
Main Componentsa          
Base Fundingb $62,946 $62,539 $65,277 $2,738 4%
Supplemental Funding 8,041 7,988 8,338 350 4
Concentration Funding 6,046 6,006 6,270 263 4
Subtotals ($77,033) ($76,534) ($79,885) ($3,351) (4%)
Add-Ons          
School transportation $1,162 $1,131 $1,158 $27 2%
TIIG and Economic Recovery Target 916 916 916
Transitional kindergarten lower staffing ratiosc 389 517 1,468 951 184
Minimum State Aid 198 210 222 13 6
Otherd 102 102 102
Subtotals ($2,767) ($2,875) ($3,867) ($991) (34%)
Totals $79,800 $79,409 $83,752 $4,343 5.5%
a Includes the administration's estimates associated with transitional kindergarten expansion.  
b Includes funding for Necessary Small Schools.
c For 2023-24 and 2024-25, the student to adult ratio requirement is 12:1. For 2025-26, the ratio requirement is 10:1.
d 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