Legislative Analyst's Office - Budget Package 2011-2012 re: K-12 education

The Legislative Analysts Office released its budget package for 2011- 2012 California Spending Plan

The following is the K-12 Education "expenditure highlights' from 2007-8 through 2011-12

Per–pupil programmatic funding decreased by $117 from 2010–11 to 2011–12, reflecting a 1.5 percent year–over–year reduction. School districts will receive $522 less per pupil in 2011–12 than in 2007–08.

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K–12 "Programmatic" Fundinga

(Dollars in Millions Unless Otherwise Specified)

Programmatic Funding	2007–08 Final	2008–09 Final	2009–10 Final	2010–11 Final	2011–12 Budget Act
K–12 ongoing fundingb	$48,883	$43,215	$40,717	$43,017	$43,179
Payment deferrals	—	2,904	1,679	1,719	2,064
Settle–up payments	—	1,101	—	267	—
Public Transportation Account	99	619	—	—	—
Freed–up restricted reservesc	—	1,100	1,100	—	—
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act fundingc	—	1,192	3,575	1,192	—
Federal education jobs fundingc	—	—	—	421	781
Totals	$48,982	$50,130	$47,070	$46,616	$46,024
Per–Pupil Programmatic Funding
K–12 attendance	5,947,758	5,957,111	5,933,761	5,953,259	5,966,942
K–12 Per–Pupil Funding (In Dollars)	$8,235	$8,415	$7,933	$7,830	$7,713
a Excludes federal funds not associated with stimulus packages, lottery, and various other local funding sources. b Includes ongoing Proposition 98 funding, Proposition 98 accounting adjustments, and funding for the Quality Education Investment Act. c Reflects LAO estimates of funds spent in each year.