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Fiscal information pertaining to State Special Schools adjustments and apportionments.

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Funding | Proposition 28: Arts and Music in School | Adjustments to Principal Apportionment

LCFF Funding

Pursuant to Education Code (EC) Section 42238.03(e)(2)(B), each state special school is entitled to the same amount of funding it received in 2012-13 from items specified in EC Section 42238.03(e)(2)(A).

Fiscal Year 2026-27

State Special Schools 2026 Funding Profile - Program Description and Fuding
State Special Schools 2026 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Fiscal Year 2025–26

State Special Schools 2025 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
State Special Schools 2025 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Fiscal Year 2024–25

State Special Schools 2024 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
State Special Schools 2024 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Fiscal Year 2023–24

State Special Schools 2023 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
State Special Schools 2023 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Fiscal Year 2022–23

State Special Schools 2022 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
State Special Schools 2022 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools

Pursuant to EC Sections 8820-8822, enacted by Proposition 28 (2022), each state special school is entitled to funding to supplement arts education programs.

Fiscal Year 2025–26

State Special Schools 2025 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
State Special Schools 2025 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Fiscal Year 2024–25

State Special Schools 2024 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
State Special Schools 2024 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Fiscal Year 2023–24

State Special Schools 2023 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
State Special Schools 2023 Funding Results - Entitlements, Apportionments, and Letters

Adjustments to Principal Apportionment

Projected and final adjustments to local educational agencies’ Principal Apportionment for the excess annual cost of education for residential students attending State Special Schools, pursuant to EC Section 59300.

Fiscal Year 2025–26

Final Adjustment

Letter of the 2025–26 Final Adjustment (Dated 10-Aug-2026)
Schedule of the 2025–26 Final Adjustment (XLSX)

Projected Adjustment

Letter of the 2025–26 Projected Adjustment (Dated 28-Jan-2026)
Schedule of the 2025–26 Projected Adjustment (XLSX)

Fiscal Year 2024–25

Final Adjustment

Letter of the 2024–25 Final Adjustment (Dated 27-Aug-2025)
Schedule of the 2024–25 Final Adjustment (XLSX)

Projected Adjustment

Letter of the 2024–25 Projected Adjustment (Dated 29-Jan-2025)
Schedule of the 2024–25 Projected Adjustment (XLSX)

Fiscal Year 2023–24

Final Adjustment

Letter of the 2023–24 Final Adjustment (Dated 20-Sep-2024)
Schedule of the 2023–24 Final Adjustment (XLSX)

Projected Adjustment

Letter of the 2023–24 Projected Adjustment (Dated 26-Mar-2024)
Schedule of the 2023–24 Projected Adjustment (XLSX)

Fiscal Year 2022–23

Final Adjustment

Letter of the 2022–23 Final Adjustment (Dated 20-Oct-2023)
Schedule of the 2022–23 Final Adjustment (XLSX)

Projected Adjustment

Letter of the 2022–23 Projected Adjustment (Dated 26-Apr-2023)
Schedule of the 2022–23 Projected Adjustment (XLSX)

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Last Reviewed: Friday, November 6, 2026
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