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AAV of the 2015–16 Annual LCFF Fingertip Facts

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) data summarized at the statewide level for 2015–16 Annual.

Accessible Alternative Version (AAV) of the LCFF Statewide Fingertip Facts (PDF). Statewide data obtained from 2015–16 Annual Apportionment Certified funding exhibits for all active LEAs for the fiscal year.

I. 2015–16 AT A GLANCE
LCFF Funding Sources Amount

State General Fund

$30.1 Billion

EPA (Proposition 30)

$7.2 Billion

Local Revenue

$16.5 Billion

TOTAL

$53.8 Billion

LCFF Funding Recipients Amount

School Districts

$48.1 Billion

Charter Schools

$4.7 Billion

County Offices of Education
$1 Billion

TOTAL

$53.8 Billion

LCFF Funding Detail
Sources School Districts Charter Schools School District & Charter Subtotal County Offices of Education (COEs) Statewide Total

LCFF State Aid before Minimum State Aid (MSA)

$ 26,686,640,562

$ 2,876,428,167

$ 29,563,068,729

$ 375,287,656

$ 29,938,356,385

Additional State Aid for MSA Guarantee

      115,465,609

      886,107

     116,351,716

       72,575,099

     188,926,815

Adjusted LCFF State Aid (subtotal)

26,802,106,171

   2,877,314,274

  29,679,420,445

     447,862,755

   30,127,283,200

Education Protection Account (EPA) State Aid

       6,490,245,864

   644,213,082

   7,134,458,946

       67,439,250

7,201,898,196

Local Revenue/In-Lieu of Property Taxes*

14,790,890,936

   1,187,684,287

   15,978,575,223

     511,003,695

16,489,578,918

Total LCFF Funding Sources

$ 48,083,242,971

$ 4,709,211,643

$ 52,792,454,614

$ 1,026,305,700

$ 53,818,760,314

*Amount does not include excess local revenue.

Sources (percentage) School District Funding Charter School Funding COE Funding
Adjusted LCFF State Aid

55.74%

61.10%

43.64%

Local Revenue

30.76%

25.22%

49.79%

EPA

13.50%

13.68%

6.57%

Deeternination of Statewide Remaining Need for LCFF Full Transition
Remaining Need Calculation* School Districts Charter Schools Total
2015–16 LCFF Target Entitlement $ 53,012,934,658 $ 5,194,814,259 $ 58,207,748,917
Less LCFF Floor, OR LCFF Target Amount for LEAs Funded at the LCFF Target** (42,239,171,656) (4,167,689,585) (46,406,861,241)
Less Current Year Gap Funding (Based on Statewide Gap Rate of 52.56%) (5,662,432,984) (539,832,258) (6,202,265,242)
Statewide Remaining Need $ 5,111,330,018 $ 487,292,416 $ 5,598,622,434

*Remaining Need Calculation is not applicable to COEs; as of 2014-15, all COEs are either funded at the Target or above based on “hold harmless” provisions of Education Code Section 2575(g)(2).
**Final determination of LEAs funded at the LCFF Target is made at the Second Principal Apportionment.

II. COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION DATA
LCFF Funding Summary
LCFF Entitlement Number of COEs Amount
Funding Based on LCFF Target*
24
$ 257,944,249
Funding Based on “Hold Harmless” provisions of Education Code Section 2575(g)(2)
34
$ 695,618,188

*Final determination of COEs funded at the LCFF Target is made at the Second Principal Apportionment.

Minimum State Aid (MSA) Number of COEs Amount
Number of COEs Receiving Additional State Aid for MSA Guarantee
18
N/A
Amount of Additional State Aid for MSA Guarantee
N/A
$ 72,575,099
LCFF Target Entitlement Calculation
LCFF Target Components Number of COEs
Represented
Amount

Base Grant Funding

55

$ 195,462,716

Supplemental Grant Funding

55

      61,689,833

Concentration Grant Funding

55

    27,617,760

Alternative Education Grant (subtotal)

N/A

$ 284,770,309

Operations Grant Funding

58

    447,344,965

Add-on Funding

37

       30,813,281

Total LCFF Target Entitlement

N/A

$ 762,928,555

Alternative Education Grant Average Daily Attendance (ADA)
Type of ADA ADA

Non-Juvenile Court School ADA

9,865.94

Juvenile Court School ADA

7,237.08

Total County Funded ADA

17,103.02

Unduplicated Pupil Percentage (UPP)
Component Percentage

Average UPP (Non-Juvenile Court School)

86.19%

Lowest non-zero UPP (Non-Juvenile Court School)

45.74%
III. SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL DATA
LCFF Transition Entitlement Summary - School Districts Receiving Funding
LCFF Transition Components Number % of Districts Amount

LCFF Floor Entitlement

903

  95%

$ 42,189,807,055

Current Year Gap Funding

903

  95%

5,662,432,984

LCFF Target Entitlement*

 43

   5%

       49,364,601

Economic Recovery Target Payments

122

  13%

22,198,551

State Aid for MSA Guarantee

150

 16%

115,465,609

Miscellaneous Adjustments
8
1%
(1,226,325)
Total LCFF Transition Entitlement**    
$ 48,038,042,475

*Final determination of LEAs at the LCFF Target is made at the Second Principal Apportionment.
**Total LCFF Transition Entitlement is less than Total LCFF Funding Sources due to EPA State Aid minimum guarantee.

LCFF Transition Entitlement Summary - Charter Schools Receiving Funding
LCFF Transition Components Number % of Charters Amount

LCFF Floor Entitlement

1,176

97%

$ 4,105,931,460

Current Year Gap Funding

1,176

97%

539,832,258

LCFF Target Entitlement*

      29

2%

        61,758,125

Economic Recovery Target Payments

     25

  2%

766,466

State Aid for MSA Guarantee

    18

 1%

886,107

Total LCFF Transition Entitlement**    
$ 4,709,174,416

*Final determination of LEAs at the LCFF Target is made at the Second Principal Apportionment.
**Total LCFF Transition Entitlement is less than Total LCFF Funding Sources due to EPA State Aid minimum guarantee.

LCFF Transition Entitlement Summary - Total
LCFF Transition Components Number of LEAs Amount

LCFF Floor Entitlement

2,081

$ 46,295,738,515

Current Year Gap Funding

2,081

6,202,265,242

LCFF Target Entitlement*

    72

           111,122,726

Economic Recovery Target Payments

   147

22,965,017

State Aid for MSA Guarantee

168

116,351,716

Miscellaneous Adjustment
8
(1,226,325)
Total LCFF Transition Entitlement**  
$ 52,747,216,891

*Final determination of LEAs at the LCFF Target is made at the Second Principal Apportionment.
**Total LCFF Transition Entitlement is less than Total LCFF Funding Sources due to EPA State Aid minimum guarantee.

LCFF Target Entitlement Calculation - School Districts Represented
LCFF Target Components Number % of Districts Amount

Base Grant Funding*

911

  96%

$  43,052,237,013

Supplemental Grant Funding

946

100%

  5,407,403,346

Concentration Grant Funding

563

 60%

      3,128,601,091

Necessary Small School (NSS) Allowance

118

  12%

        104,287,937

Add-on Funding

917

  97%

      1,320,405,271

Total LCFF Target Entitlement    
$  53,012,934,658

*Some school districts are fully funded through NSS and do not receive Base Grant Funding; some charter schools have no Base Grant Funding due to zero funded ADA.

LCFF Target Entitlement Calculation - Charter Schools Represented
LCFF Target Components Number % of Charters Amount

Base Grant Funding*

1,205

99.8%

$ 4,396,509,061

Supplemental Grant Funding

1,203

 99.7%

     535,572,625

Concentration Grant Funding

   685

  56.8%

    262,732,573

Total LCFF Target Entitlement    
$ 5,194,814,259

*Some school districts are fully funded through NSS and do not receive Base Grant Funding; some charter schools have no Base Grant Funding due to zero funded ADA.

LCFF Target Entitlement Calculation - Total
LCFF Target Components Number of LEAs Amount

Base Grant Funding*

2,116

$ 47,448,746,074

Supplemental Grant Funding

2,149

     5,942,975,971

Concentration Grant Funding
1,248
   3,391,333,664
Necessary Small School (NSS) Allowance
118
104,287,937
Add-on Funding
917
1,320,405,271
Total LCFF Target Entitlement  
$ 58,207,748,917

*Some school districts are fully funded through NSS and do not receive Base Grant Funding; some charter schools have no Base Grant Funding due to zero funded ADA.

Total Funded ADA by Grade Span (includes NSS ADA)
LEA Type Number of LEAs TK/K-3 4-6 7-8 9-12 TOTAL ADA

School Districts

   946

1,705,823.39

1,269,075.33

818,578.12

1,659,415.38

5,452,892.22

Charter Schools

1,207

   152,878.00

   115,871.33

   88,568.21

      194,561.26

   551,878.80

TOTAL

2,153

1,858,701.39

1,384,946.66

907,146.33

1,853,976.64

6,004,771.02

Unduplicated Pupil Percentage (UPP)*
Component Data

School Districts’ Average UPP

59.51%

Districts with UPP of 100%

4

Districts with UPP of zero

0

Charter Schools’ Average UPP

62.55%

Charters with UPP of 100%

10

Charters with UPP of zero

2

*UPP is based on data from current and two prior years and is used in determining the LEA’s Supplemental and Concentration Grant funding in the LCFF Target entitlement.

UPP Ranges for School Districts and Charter Schools
Unduplicated Pupil Percentage Range (%) Number of Districts Number of Charters

0-10

33

36

11-20

54

81

21-30

65

109

31-40

88

98

41-50

101

115

51-60

114

102

61-70

114

96

71-80

123

116

81-90

154

174

91-100

100

280

Total

946

1,207

Ten Largest School Districts (based on ADA)
School District Name ADA Target per ADA** UPP

Los Angeles Unified

474,135.40

 $11,480

83.82%

San Diego Unified

104,018.32

 $9,927

63.39%

Long Beach Unified

  76,070.44

 $9,790

69.29%

Fresno Unified

66,746.68

 $10,647

87.56%

Elk Grove Unified

59,708.09

 $9,047

58.81%

Corona-Norco Unified

  51,936.37

 $8,751

47.64%

Santa Ana Unified

 51,132.50

 $ 10,945

94.24%

San Francisco Unified

  51,117.68

 $10,155

65.50%

Capistrano Unified

 48,384.64

 $8,399

23.48%

San Bernardino City Unified

  47,513.91

 $11,231

92.40%

**LCFF Target per ADA is derived by dividing LCFF Target Entitlement by Funded ADA. This amount does not represent actual funding. Target per ADA rates vary due to differences in UPP, the distribution of ADA between the grade spans, and other components of the Target Entitlement.

Ten Largest Charter Schools (based on ADA)
Charter School Name ADA Target per ADA** UPP

River Springs Charter

5,707.23

 $8,472

47.77%

Visions In Education

4,972.79

 $8,880

51.65%

Granada Hills Charter High

4,331.95

 $9,725

52.50%

Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park II

3,829.61

 $11,668

86.93%

El Camino Real Charter High

3,567.03

 $9,200

22.67%

Options for Youth-Victorville Charter

3,204.09

 $11,180

80.63%

Birmingham Community Charter High

3,083.18

 $11,566

85.01%

Grover Cleveland Charter High

3,079.83

 $10,451

66.07%

California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles

2,931.89

 $9,190

60.41%

Palisades Charter High

2,844.37

 $9,360

31.74%

** LCFF Target per ADA is derived by dividing LCFF Target Entitlement by Funded ADA. This amount does not represent actual funding. Target per ADA rates vary due to differences in UPP, the distribution of ADA between the grade spans, and other components of the Target Entitlement.

DATA SOURCE: 2015–16 Annual Apportionment certified funding exhibits for all active LEAs for the fiscal year.

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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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