Fiscal Tools
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Calculator for school districts and charter schools has been produced based on information currently available to the development working group, FCMAT, and our colleagues in the California Department of Education.
The LCFF Announcement email list is FCMAT's primary communication tool for sharing information about updates or other material revisions to the school district and charter school LCFF Calculator.
The Online Help Desk is intended to provide users with direct support for questions pertaining to the Local Control Funding Formula and and the school district and charter school LCFF Calculator.
Links to the CDE's Principal Apportionment and Special Education certified data exhibits and other resources are offered to provide users convenient access to the supporting certified data. Users should independently verify prepopulated data in the school district and charter school LCFF Calculator from the Principal Apportionment Section certified data exhibits. If any inconsistencies are noted, please report them directly to FCMAT using our help desk.
FCMAT extends great appreciation to each member of the school district and charter school LCFF Calculator development team for their contributions and commitment to ensuring the quality of this tool. This includes administrative staff of the Marin and El Dorado county offices of education. Further appreciation is extended to numerous members and support staff of the Business and Administration Steering Committees (BASC), the External Services Subcommittee of the BASC, the California Department of Finance, and the administration and staff of the California Department of Education for their continued support and collaborative partnership in the development of the LCFF Calculator.
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See notes below under Current Version for a description of the original modeling version of the LCFF Calculator.
Current Version:
Versions 23.1a and mv23.1b: Release date: April 18, 2022
Version 23.1a of the LCFF Calculator (see icon link at the top of this page), and modeling version mv23.1b of the LCFF Calculator (see "Additional Resources" above) are now available.
In these versions, cells I13 through N13 of the Data Entry tab have been unprotected to allow modification of the Concentration Grant funding rate. This optional update is required to create alternative scenarios related to changes in the concentration grant funding rate.
Users should review the Caveats and Instructions tabs in each version prior to use.
Prior Versions:
Version mv23.1a: Release date: April 11, 2022
Version mv23.1a of the modeling LCFF Calculator is now available with the following minor revisions:
Versions 23.1 and mv23.1: Release date: April 8, 2022
Version 23.1 of the LCFF Calculator (see icon link at the top of this page), and modeling version mv23.1 of the LCFF Calculator (see "Additional Resources" above) are now available.
Methods for calculations in the standard version of the LCFF Calculator remain unchanged and follow existing law.
The modeling version of the LCFF Calculator has been revised to include changes in funding estimates based on changes presented in the governor's 2022-23 proposed budget, including the following:
Note: Because of the complexities of the calculator's functions, the modeling version has not yet been revised to include the three prior-year average criteria to necessary small school (NSS) calculations. Funding calculations for NSS continue to be calculated based on the greater of current or prior year ADA.
Both tools have been updated to prepopulate with the following data and assumptions:
22-23 | 23-24 | 24-25 | 25-26 | 26-27 | |
LCFF Funded COLA | 5.33% | 3.61% | 3.64% | 3.62% | 3.58% |
Statutory COLA (as calculated by the Department of Finance) | 5.33% | 3.61% | 3.64% | 3.62% | 3.58% |
Augmentation (21-22 compounded COLA) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Users should review the Caveats and Instructions tabs in each version prior to use.
Users should review the Caveats and Instructions tabs in each version prior to use.