3. Implement regional cost adjustments; 4. Provide more state aid to lower-wealth districts; and 5. Capture and redistribute some or all excess property tax revenues. (6/6)

We offer five potential pathways to funding fairness: 1. Require some districts to consolidate or share services; 2. Expand interdistrict transfer and related choice policies… (5/6)

The average excess advantage district generated $7,197 per pupil above LCFF targets, with more than a dozen such districts benefitting from $20,000+ per pupil in excess revenue. (4/6)

These “excess advantage” districts continue to gain more inflation-adjusted per-pupil General Fund revenue, widening the gap and contradicting the state’s school funding principles. (3/6)

139 districts—serving just 5.5 percent of California’s TK–12 students—are benefitting from growing funding advantages. Just 50 of these districts generated $1.15 billion in excess revenue (87% of the statewide total) in 2023–24. (2/6)

Nobody wants to close schools, but a thoughtful closure process help ensure long-term solvency and a stronger, better resourced system.