District Budget Information

How are California Schools Funded?
¿Cómo reciben fondos las escuelas de California?

Average California School District

How are Campbell Union School District’s Schools Funded?
¿Cómo reciben fondos las escuelas de Campbell?

Campbell, like other public schools in California, has four major sources of funding:

1. The State Revenue Limit, which is a combination of local property taxes and state support, provides about 61% of the Campbell Union School District’s General Fund revenue.
2. The other state government funds provide 23% of revenue for Class Size Reduction, Mandated Cost Reimbursements, Transportation services, and various targeted state grants. The state lottery is included in this amount. The lottery provides about 2% of the General Fund revenue.
3. The federal government provides about 5% of funding, primarily for No Child Left Behind and Special Education.
4. Other local payments comprise about 11% of the total, including grants and donations from foundations, businesses and individuals and school fundraising activities.

The Ed-Data web site has more detailed information on Campbell Union’s funding and financial results.
Go to www.ed-data.k12.ca.us and follow the prompts to see this information.

Revenue per student for Campbell Union School District: $8,764

Source: 2008-2009 Revenue based on the 1st Interim report Campbell Union School District.

Each district in the state has a different combination of federal, state and local funding sources.

The amount is based on:

1. Average Daily Attendance (or ADA): the average number of students in attendance during the designated school year.

2. The level of funding allowed in each district: The revenue limit, as determined by legislation in a calculation based on a 1972 figure, adjusted for inflation. The revenue limit varies from district to district.

3. Qualification of the district students or programs for special support beyond the revenue limit. These funds are provided based on the number of qualifying students (for instance, over 38% of CUSD students qualify for free or reduced lunches and other programs designed to serve low income students) or to support specific district programs (federal magnet programs, bilingual education etc.). Use of these funds is restricted to the specific purpose, program or students they are designed to serve. The district receives and accounts for about 107 separate federal, state and local categorical funding sources.

There are two types of funds in district and school budgets:

1. General purpose funds represent about 78% of Campbell Union’s district funds and are apportioned to each district based on ADA and revenue limit. These funds may be used at the district’s discretion to meet the educational needs of students. The majority of funds support teacher salaries and benefits.

2. Restricted state, federal and local funds represent about 22% of our funding. The majority of these funds, including Special Education, Gifted and Talented Education, Targeted Instructional Improvement, Transportation, Economic Impact Aid, and Bilingual Education, are spent at the school site and are aligned with site plans for student achievement.

State and federal money is earmarked for special purposes
Statewide about one-third of the funds that K–12 schools receive in 2008–09 are from categorical programs designated to serve specific purposes, according to EdSource, a non-partisan education research organization. School agencies receive varying amounts depending on student and district characteristics, the programs they choose to operate, and the proportion of the state’s 6.3 million students they serve. (EdSource)