Spending for California K-12 schools and community colleges

Revenue through Proposition 98, the formula that determines the minimum funding levels for K-12 and community colleges, will reach an all-time high in 2021-22, with steady increases since the low-point in 2011-12 in the wake of the Great Recession. (Dollars in billions)

*Funding approved by the legislature on June 28, 2021
Chart: Yuxuan Xie Source: California Department of Finance, Assembly Floor Report on 2020-21 budget, June 28