Low-income, Latino and English learner students received disproportionately less school facilities funding

When calculated on a per-student basis, districts received about $860 less for the average low-income student compared to their higher-income peers.

Funding is from the School Facility Program, the primary process for funding school facility projects, in inflation-adjusted 2021 dollars.
Chart: Erica Yee, CalMattersSource: PPIC analysis of CA Dept. of General Services and Dept. of Education data from 1998-2021Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper