[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-587164-105":59,"doc-detail-587164-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","excess-revenue-unequal-opportunity-revisiting-basic-aid-in-the-lcff-era","Excess Revenue, Unequal Opportunity - Revisiting Basic Aid in the LCFF Era","","California’s school funding formula for transitional kindergarten (TK) through Grade 12 aims to direct resources toward students with greater need. This report examines basic aid districts that generate more funding from local property taxes than the state calculates under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), allowing them to retain growing excess revenues. Findings show 139 districts serving 5.5% of students gained a 41% (inflation-adjusted 17%) advantage over five years, widening gaps with state-aid-reliant districts. A subset of 50 excess-advantage districts drives 87% of 2023–24 excess revenue, concentrated in property-rich counties.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/excess-revenue-unequal-opportunity-revisiting-basic-aid-in-the-lcff-era/587164/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/excess-revenue-unequal-opportunity-revisiting-basic-aid-in-the-lcff-era/587164.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Fahsai","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-20","2026-10-15",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":19},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What are basic aid districts under the LCFF framework?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Basic aid districts generate more funding from local property taxes than the state calculates they need under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), allowing them to keep their extra property tax revenues.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How large are the funding advantages and how have they changed over time?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The report finds that excess local revenue in basic aid districts increased 41% (17% adjusted for inflation) over five years, outpacing LCFF growth and widening gaps with districts relying more on state aid.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"Why do inequities persist even as the number of basic aid districts stays steady?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"While the number of basic aid districts remains steady, excess advantages concentrate in a small set of well-resourced districts with both high excess revenues and low shares of high-need students, which drive most of the statewide excess revenue.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},587164,1792191274,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":19,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145},549768702563,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/8000c4aa63b76e948b?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1786536092046926083","Excess Revenue, Unequal Opportunity Revisiting Basic Aid in the LCFF Era  \nCarrie Hahnel Sophie Zamarripa  \nH. Alix Gallagher  \nOctober 2025  \nExcess Revenue, Unequal Opportunity  \nRevisiting Basic Aid in the LCFF Era  \nCarrie Hahnel, Bellwether  \nSophie Zamarripa, Bellwether  \nH. Alix Gallagher, PACE  \nAcknowledgements  \nWe would like to thank the experts who gave their time and shared their knowledge with us to inform our work, including John Affeldt, Lupita Cortez Alcalá, Edgar Cabral, Senator Dave Cortese, William Eger, Michael Fine, Jonathan Kaplan, Kenneth Kapphahn, Michael Kirst, Seth Reddy, Kevin Saavedra, and Michelle McKay Underwood. We also wish to thank Todd Collins, the Give Forward Foundation, the Ken and Jaclyn Broad Family Fund, the Bay Area Tutoring Association, the Siegelman Family Trust, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation for their financial support of this project.  \nWe would like to thank Bellwether colleagues Kevin Casillas and Alex Spurrier for their input and Dwan Dube and Shawn Bernardo for their support. Thank you to McKenzie Maxson, Zoe Cuddy, Amber Walker, and Amyrose McCue Gill and TextFormations for shepherding and disseminating this work. This report, like all PACE and Bellwether publications, has been thoroughly reviewed for factual accuracy and research integrity. The authors assume full responsibility for the accuracy of the report’s contents.  \nSuggested Citation  \nHahnel, C. , Zamarripa, S. , & Gallagher, H. A. (2025, October) . Excess revenue, unequal opportunity: Revisiting basic aid in the LCFF era [Report] . Policy Analysis for California Education and [Bellwether. edpolicyinca.org/publications/](Bellwether. edpolicyinca.org/publications/)[ ](Bellwether. edpolicyinca.org/publications/)[excess-revenue-unequal-opportunity](excess-revenue-unequal-opportunity)  \n© 2025 PACE and Bellwether  \nYou are free to:  \n• Share—copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.  \n• Adapt—remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.  \nThe licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.  \nUnder the following terms:  \n• Attribution—You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.  \n• No additional restrictions—You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.  \nNotices:  \nYou do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation. No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.  \nPolicy Analysis for California  \nEducation  \n[edpolicyinca.org](edpolicyinca.org)  \nContents  \nExecutive Summary 2  \nIntroduction 3  \nWhat Is a Basic Aid District? 5  \nKey Findings 9  \nThe Number of Basic Aid Districts Remains Steady, but Their Excess Revenues Are Growing ......... 9  \nA Small Set of Districts Drives Significant Inequities ............................... 13  \nCalifornia’s Excess Advantage Districts Contradict the State’s School Funding Principles........... 20  \nPolicy Considerations and Solutions 20  \nOption 1: Require Some Districts to Consolidate or Share Services Regionally ................ 21  \nOption 2: Expand Interdistrict Transfer and Related Choice Policies ...................... 22  \nOption 3: Implement Regional Cost Adjustments ................................ 23  \nOption 4: Provide More State Aid to Lower-Wealth Districts .......................... 24  \nOption 5: Capture and Redistribute Some or All Excess Property Taxes .................... 25  \nWei","cbCaibcmFNreStTS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibcmFNreStTS","pdf",2425482,42,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n# What Is a Basic Aid District?\n# Key Findings\n## The Number of Basic Aid Districts Remains Steady, but Their Excess Revenues Are Growing\n## A Small Set of Districts Drives Significant Inequities\n## California’s Excess Advantage Districts Contradict the State’s School Funding Principles\n# Policy Considerations and Solutions\n## Option 1: Require Some Districts to Consolidate or Share Services Regionally\n## Option 2: Expand Interdistrict Transfer and Related Choice Policies\n## Option 3: Implement Regional Cost Adjustments\n## Option 4: Provide More State Aid to Lower-Wealth Districts\n## Option 5: Capture and Redistribute Some or All Excess Property Taxes\n# Weighing Policy Options\n# Conclusion\n# References\n# Author Biographies\n# Appendix","[{\"question\":\"What are basic aid districts under the LCFF framework?\",\"answer\":\"Basic aid districts generate more funding from local property taxes than the state calculates they need under the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), allowing them to keep their extra property tax revenues.\"},{\"question\":\"How large are the funding advantages and how have they changed over time?\",\"answer\":\"The report finds that excess local revenue in basic aid districts increased 41% (17% adjusted for inflation) over five years, outpacing LCFF growth and widening gaps with districts relying more on state aid.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do inequities persist even as the number of basic aid districts stays steady?\",\"answer\":\"While the number of basic aid districts remains steady, excess advantages concentrate in a small set of well-resourced districts with both high excess revenues and low shares of high-need students, which drive most of the statewide excess revenue.\"}]","Excess Revenue, Unequal Opportunity - Revisiting Basic Aid in the LCFF Era | PDF",1792060891,106]