School Finance Related Data

California Rankings 2005-06 (February 2008) Each year, the National Education Association (NEA) ranks states based on a number of criteria such as expenditures per pupil, teachers’ salaries, and pupils enrolled per teacher. This table shows how California compares to the top, bottom and U.S. Average for teacher salaries, expenditures per pupil, public school revenues, and per capita personal income in 2005-06 (the latest available data).

School District Revenues and Expenditures (February 2007) This page presents three tables that describe 2004-05 General Fund revenues and expenditures for the state as a whole and for elementary, high school, and unified school districts.

2006-07 California State and Federal Education Money Earmarked for Special Purposes (October 2006) This table lists the major state and federal categorical programs for public education along with the money earmarked for each one in the 2006-07 state budget. It compares the 2006-07 Budget Act with the 2005-06 Budget Act.

2006-07 K–12 Education Funding in California Comes from Five Sources (October 2006) This figure, from School Finance 2006-07, shows the projected sources of funds for California public schools for the school year 2006-07.

2006-07 California Community College Funding (October 2006) This figure, from EdSource's School Finance 2006-07 report, shows the sources of funding for California's community colleges.

2006-07 One-Time Funds for California K-12 Education (October 2006) This chart, from EdSource’s School Finance 2006-07, shows the programs to which state leaders allocated one-time funds in the 2006-07 budget.

Local Elections: Successful General Obligation Bonds -- November 2005 through June 2006 (June 2006) This chart shows successful November 2005 and June 2006 bond measures.

Local Elections: Successful General Obligation Bonds -- March 2005 through November 2005 (March 2006) This chart shows successful 2005 bond measures.

2005-06 State and Federal Education Money Earmarked for Special Purposes (October 2005) This table lists the major state and federal categorical programs for public education along with the money earmarked for each one in the 2005-06 California state budget. It compares the 2005-06 Budget Act with the 2004-05 Budget Act.

2005-06 K-12 Education Funding Comes From Several Sources (October 2005) This figure, from School Finance 2005-06, shows the projected sources of funds for California public schools for the school year 2005-06.

Community College Funding 2005-06 (October 2005) This figure, from EdSource's School Finance 2005-06 report, shows the sources of funding for California's community colleges.

Local Elections: General Obligation Bonds -- March 2004 through November 2004 (January 2005) This table shows the passage rate of general obligation (G.O.) bonds from March through November 2004. In November 2000, voters passed Proposition 39, which gives school districts the option of putting on the ballot a facilities bond measure requiring only a 55% "yes" vote (as opposed to a 2/3s majority) as long as extra accountability provisions are included.

California Rankings 2003-04 (January 2005) This table, based on National Education Association (NEA) data, shows how California ranked against the rest of the United States in categories such as teachers' salaries, the number of students per teacher, and public school revenue.

2004-05 State and Federal Education Money Earmarked for Special Purposes (November 2004) This table lists the major state and federal categorical programs for public education along with the money earmarked for each one in the 2004-05 California state budget. It compares the 2004-05 Budget Act with the 2003-04 Budget Act.

Distribution of categorical funds by purpose, 2003-04 (May 2004) Categorical funds represent about 38% of the total revenues allocated to K-12 education in 2003-04, including about $12 billion in state and $7 billion in federal programs. These pie charts summarize the proportions of state and federal categorical funding that go toward various purposes. They do not include $62 million in state and federal grants for charter schools or about $202 million in miscellaneous state programs that each receive less than $20 million.

2003-04 State and Federal Education Money Earmarked for Special Purposes (November 2003) This table lists the major state and federal categorical programs for public education along with the money earmarked for each one in the 2003-04 California state budget. It compares the 2003-04 Budget Act with the 2002-03 Budget Act, including 2002-03 mid-year cuts and deferrals.

California behind other U.S. States in per-pupil expenditures (October 2003) This line graph compares California per-pupil expenditures to several other states over the past 25 years.

2002-03 State and Federal Education Money Earmarked for Special Purposes (November 2002) This table lists the major state categorical programs along with the money earmarked for each one in the 2002-03 California budget.