K thru 12 Education
6110 Department of Education

California's public education system is administered at the state level by the Department of Education, under the direction of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the education of approximately 6.3 million students. Administrative branches of the Department include the Executive Branch; the Finance, Technology, and Administration Branch; the Curriculum, Learning, and Accountability Branch; the Special Services and Support Branch; the Government Affairs and Charter Development Branch; and the Legal, Audits, and Compliance Branch. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Budget proposes an increase of $2.1 billion Proposition 98 General Fund for the purpose of reducing ongoing K-12 school district revenue limit deferrals.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2012-13*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
10 Instruction
995.7
$42,197,667
20 Instructional Support
747.9
2,878,856
30 Special Programs
403.3
4,582,110
40 Executive Management and Special Services
46.5
9,600
42.01 Department Management and Administration Services
271.1
34,292
42.02 Distributed Department Management and Administration Services
-
-34,292
50 State Board of Education
11.0
2,199
98 State-Mandated Local Programs
-
-
99 Unscheduled
-
6,374,423
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,475.5
$56,044,855
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
62,882
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
2,475.5
$56,107,737

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Education Budget (pdf * - 222K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 6K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 30K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
Revenue Limit Apportionments (pdf * - 134K)
This table provides school district and county office of education revenue limit apportionment totals less local revenues to calculate the state's share of K-12 revenue limit apportionments.

 Categorical Programs, Proposition 98 (Includes funding for Programs 10, 20 and 30) (pdf * - 8K)
Displays Proposition 98 and Proposition 98 Reversion Account Funding for K-12 Categorical Programs.