Fiscal Tools
Version 21.2a is now available for download with with updated assumptions for the governor's 2021-22 budget proposal.
Please see the Current Version section at the bottom of the page for more information.
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Calculator has been produced based on the information that is currently available to the development working group, FCMAT, and our colleagues in the California Department of Education.
The LCFF Calculator, Online Help Desk, and other related links are accessible to the right. The Online Help link provides access to FCMAT’s free online help desk, created to assist in providing committed support to users related to questions pertaining to the Local Control Funding Formula. Additionally, as updates to the tool become available, FCMAT will provide the field with updates using this webpage and the LCFF Announcements email list.
Thank you to the Business and Administration Steering Committees (BASC), the External Services Subcommittee of the BASC (ESSCO), the Marin County Office of Education, the California Department of Finance, and the administration and staff of the California Department of Education for their support and work in the development of the LCFF Calculator.
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Current Version: v21.2a
January 12, 2021
The revised rates are as follows:
20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | |
LCFF Funding COLA | 0.00% | 3.84% | 2.98% | 3.05% |
Note: The funded COLA for 21-22 of 3.84% is derived from a 2.31% increase to first increase the 20-21 rates (an increase that was not and will not be funded for 2020-21), and an estimated increase of 1.5% for 2021-22. There is NO impact on 2020-21 rates.
August 24, 2020
Due to the one-time shift in the state tax due date of April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020, an estimated $4.2 billion in EPA revenue was expected to be received in July 2020. The projected Education Protection Account (EPA) rates included in the calculator have been updated to reflect this shift in alignment with the rate published by the CDE in the Advance Certification.
The revised rates are as follows:
19-20 | 20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | 24-25 | |
Statutory COLA | 16.08698870% | 36.4728093% | 19.00% | 19.00% | 19.00% | 19.00% |
July 19, 2020
This version contains updates for the 2020-21 State Budget and the PASE data certified by the CDE in June 2020: 2019-20 P-2, 2018-19 Annual R1 and 2017-18 Annual R3.
19-20 | 20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | 24-25 | |
Statutory COLA & Augmentation/Suspension | 3.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Statutory COLA (as calculated by the Department of Finance, DOF) |
3.26% | 2.31% | 2.48% | 3.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Augmentation/(COLA Suspension) | 0.00% | -2.31% | -2.48% | -3.26% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
EPA Entitlement % | 16.08698870% | 16.087% | 16.087% | 16.087% | 16.087% | 16.087% |
Prior Versions:
v21.1a
May 26, 2020
(This version corrects results displayed in the Summary tab for calculations that include Minimum State Aid)
19-20 | 20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | 24-25 | |
Statutory COLA & Augmentation (as calculated by the Department of Finance, DOF) |
3.26% | 0.00% | 2.48% | 3.26% | 1.80% | 0.00% |
Statutory COLA | 3.26% | 2.31% | 2.48% | 3.26% | 1.80% | 0.00% |
Augmentation/(COLA Suspension) | 0.00% | -2.31% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 |
Base Grant Proration Factor | 0.00% | -7.92% | -12.1780% | -14.9505% | -16.4533% | -16.4516% |
Add-on, ERT & MSA Proration Factor | 0.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00 |