The district receives money for students from the state and federal governments and from local sources. Since 2007-08, the state of California has decreased funding to the Davis Joint Unified School District by more than $1,100 per student annually. That is a 15% drop in revenue.
The district has tried to replace that money with local taxes, community donations and federal stimulus dollars. In addition, the district reduced expenditures by increasing class sizes and reducing services.
How do we pay for California schools?
How much money does the district receive?
How much have parcel taxes, fundraising and federal stimulus funds helped?
How much money does the district spend?
If the district regularly spends more money on ongoing expenses than it receives, the budget has a structural deficit. If deficit spending continues, the district may not be able to pay all its bills in the future.
If the Board does not act to keep the district financially secure, the state can assume control of the district and make the necessary reductions.
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What are the state’s and the county's roles in the district’s budget process? (PDF, 13.8MB)
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$ Amount | % of Total | Fund Description | |
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General Fund | This is the chief operating fund, accounting for the ordinary operations of the school district. All transactions except those required or permitted by law to be in another fund are accounted for in this fund. | ||
State Per Student Funding | $40,924,945 | 55.0% | Allocated to the school district based upon the number of students and the amount of time each spends in school |
Other State Revenue | $7,937,750 | 10.7% | Allocated to the district to provide special services for students. The state has given school districts temporary flexibility to reallocate some of these previously restricted funds for general operating expenses. State lottery funds are included in this category. |
Local Revenue | $14,650,779 | 19.7% | Education funding from the community through voter approved parcel taxes, donations and miscellaneous sources. |
Federal Revenue | $3,948,475 | 5.3% | Allocated to districts to provide special services for students but in 2008-09 and 2009-10, this category also includes federal stimulus funds received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. |
Subtotal General Fund | $67,461,949 | 90.6% | |
Other Funds | |||
Charter Schools | $3,203,584 | 4.3% | Accounts for the activities of the DaVinci Charter Academy not reported in the General Fund |
Adult Education | $426,500 | 0.6% | Accounts for federal, state, and local revenues for adult education programs |
Child Development | $307,000 | 0.4% | Accounts for federal, state, and local revenues to operate child development programs |
Cafeteria | $1,493,698 | 2.0% | Accounts for federal, state, and local resources to operate the food service program |
Deferred Maintenance | $5,000 | 0.0% | Accounts for state apportionments and the school district's contributions for maintenance including: major repair or replacement of plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, electrical, roofing, and floor systems; exterior and interior painting of school buildings |
Capital Facilities | $370,200 | 0.5% | Accounts for fees levied on developers as a condition of approving a development |
Building Funds | $10,500 | 0.0% | Accounts primarily for proceeds from the sale of bonds and may not be used for purposes other than those for which the bonds were issued. |
Self Insurance | $1,186,512 | 1.6% | Accounts separately for moneys received for self-insurance activities such as health and welfare, and deductible property loss. |
Foundation Trust Fund | $5,850 | 0.0% | Accounts for local donation funded student scholarships |
Total All Funds | $74,470,793 | 100% |
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2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 (Projected) | 2012-13 (Projected) | 2013-14 (Projected) | Descriptions | |
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State Revenue | Funding provided by the state of California | |||||
Per Student Funding | $39,120,103 | $41,148,519 | $40,924,945 | $42,097,761 | $43,058,442 | Ongoing money allocated to the school district based upon the number of students and the amount of time each spends in school. The district receives the same amount of per pupil funding for students, whether they are attending the general education program or a magnet (e.g. GATE, Spanish Immersion, Montessori) program. |
Charter School Per Student Funding | $2,619,969 | $2,462,186 | $2,747,385 | $2,826,119 | $2,890,612 | Ongoing money allocated to DaVinci Academy based upon the number of students and the amount of time each spends in school. |
Special Education | $4,459,305 | $4,669,541 | $4,232,972 | $4,232,972 | $4,232,972 | Ongoing funds to provide services to students with special needs. These are state funds passed through to the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) and on to the district. |
Categorical Funding | $7,614,641 | $8,478,423 | $7,937,750 | $8,191,758 | $8,371,976 | Ongoing money allocated to the district to provide special programs for students. The state has granted temporary flexibility to reallocate previously restricted funds for general operating expenses |
Charter School Categorical Funding | $266,031 | $289,250 | $321,204 | $331,483 | $338,775 | Ongoing money allocated to theDaVinci Charter School to provide special programs for students. |
Local Revenue | Funding coming from sources within Davis | |||||
Measure N | Local parcel tax approved by voters in November 1999 to supplement the programs and services that could be offered with state funding. This tax expired on June 30, 2008 and was replaced by Measure Q | |||||
Measure Q | $4,063,550 | $4,142,746 | $4,128,600 | Local parcel tax ($200/parcel) that replaced Measure N and supplements school funding from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2012. | ||
Measure W | $2,364,452 | $2,406,550 | $2,406,550 | Local parcel tax ($120/parcel) intended to backfill state funding reductions from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2012. | ||
Measure A | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | Local parcel tax ($200/parcel) intended to backfill state funding reductions from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013. | |||
Donations and Grants | $1,446,356 | $2,838,361 | $280,437 | $280,437 | $280,437 | One-time community contributions including a $1.5 million grant from the Davis Schools Foundation in 2008-09 |
Other Local Revenue | $5,220,508 | $5,114,581 | $4,635,192 | $4,654,342 | $4,654,342 | Miscellaneous revenue from local sources |
Charter School Donations and Grants | $56,208 | $64,944 | $47,551 | $47,000 | $47,000 | Donations and miscellaneous local funds for DaVinci Academy |
Federal Revenue | Funding provided by the United States government | |||||
Special Programs | $4,947,968 | $3,058,065 | $3,948,475 | $2,548,475 | $2,548,475 | Ongoing restricted money allocated to districts to provide specifed services for students including special education programs |
Federal Stimulus Funds | $259,255 | $131,430 | $0 | $0 | $0 | One-time money received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
Charter School Special Programs | $387,500 | $62,500 | $87,444 | $0 | $0 | Ongoing restricted money allocated to DaVinci Charter to provide specifed services for students including special education programs |
Totals | ||||||
Total Funded Revenue | $72,825,846 | $74,867,096 | $74,898,505 | $68,410,346 | $66,423,031 | |
General Fund | $69,496,138 | $71,988,216 | $71,694,921 | $65,205,745 | $63,146,644 | |
Charter School Fund | $3,329,708 | $2,878,880 | $3,203,584 | $3,204,601 | $3,276,387 | |
Breakdowns | ||||||
Number of Students (adjusted for average daily nce) | 8,148 | 8,178 | 8,127 | 8,104 | 8,074 | Includes students attending DaVinci Academy. |
Per Pupil Funding | $8,937 | $9,155 | $9,216 | $8,441 | $8,227 |
2009-10 | 2010-11 (Projected) | 2011-12 (Projected) | 2012-13 (Projected) | 2013-14 (Projected) | Descriptions | |
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State Revenue | Funding provided by the state of California | |||||
COLA (Unfunded) | $4,159,751 | $3,927,513 | $4,882,902 | $5,024,393 | $5,140,351 | Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA): In good economic years, the state provides an increase in prior year funding so that districts can meet routine cost increases. In poor economic years, COLA is reduced or unfunded. |
Deficit | $7,132,830 | $5,008,351 | $5,075,330 | $5,222,547 | $5,343,078 | Funding owed to the district by the state, but not paid |
$ Amount | % of Total | “% of General Fund” | Fund Description | |
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General Fund | This is the chief operating fund, accounting for the ordinary operations of the school district. All transactions except those required or permitted by law to be in another fund are accounted for in this fund. | |||
Classroom Instruction | $43,667,115 | 56.3% | 62.8% | Teachers, para-educators, instructional supplies and services |
Instruction-related Services | $7,062,031 | 9.1% | 10.2% | Supervision of instruction/assessment, library services, teacher staff development, and summer school |
Pupil Services | $4,766,758 | 6.1% | 6.9% | Counseling and college planning; psychology and individual learning assessments; nurses for screening and health education; school climate; student behavior, attendance, suspensions and expulsions; complaints and investigations; safety and emergency preparedness; grief and crisis counseling |
General Administration | $4,593,382 | 5.9% | 6.6% | Education oversight, human resources, budget and payroll, student attendance reporting; legal services and elections; technology and community relations |
Plant Services | $6,428,031 | 8.3% | 9.3% | Utilities; custodial; landscape, irrigation, and field maintenance; campus safety and security; telecommunications |
Ancillary Services & Community | $660,515 | 0.9% | 1.0% | Miscellaneous services |
Other Outgo | $2,301,951 | 3.0% | 3.3% | Miscellaneous services |
Subtotal General Fund | $69,479,783 | 89.5% | 100.0% | |
Other Funds | ||||
Charter Schools | $3,280,038 | 4.2% | DaVinci Charter Academy expenses | |
Adult Education | $418,275 | 0.5% | Adult education program expenses | |
Child Development | $372,000 | 0.5% | Expenses for operating child development programs | |
Cafeteria | $1,624,376 | 2.1% | Expenses for operating the food service program | |
Deferred Maintenance | $100,000 | 0.1% | Expenses for major repair or replacement of plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, electrical, roofing, and floor systems; exterior and interior painting of school buildings | |
Capital Facilities | $4,000 | 0.0% | Expensed funds from fees levied on developers or other agencies as a condition of approving a development | |
Building Funds | $1,129,898 | 1.5% | Expensed funds from proceeds of the sale of bonds and may not be used for any purposes other than those for which the bonds were issued. | |
Self Insurance | $1,176,663 | 1.5% | Expenses for self-insurance activities such as , health and welfare, and deductible property loss. | |
Foundation Trust Fund | $8,000 | 0.0% | Expended funds for local donation funded student scholarships | |
Total All Funds | $77,593,033 | 100.0% |
About 85% of the money for California schools comes from the state. The rest comes from the federal government and local sources.
Our state amount is based on the number of students in the district and how much time each student spends in school. It also depends on Proposition 98.
California voters passed Proposition 98 in 1988 and again in 1990 to guarantee a minimum level of funding for K-14 public education. This level depends on the state’s economy. When the economy does well, schools get more money. In poor economic years, schools get less.
Recent state budget decisions have caused the state to:
California got about $6 billion in extra federal dollars for schools during 2008-09 and 2009-10. DJUSD received $4.5 million of that and it helped temporarily keep programs and jobs that would have been cut. DJUSD will receive another $1.5 million in federal education jobs funding in 2010-11.
There are two ways to close a budget gap: reduce costs or increase revenue. Each has various options, with advantages and disadvantages for the district that must be weighed carefully.
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