Lottery K-12 Expenditures for 2022-23
Executive Summary: Report to the Legislature on Lottery Expenditures for Kindergarten through Grade Twelve Education, Fiscal Year 2022-23.Report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst's Office: Report on Lottery Expenditures for Kindergarten through Grade Twelve Education, Fiscal Year 2022–23
Executive Summary
Control Section 24.60 of the 2022 Budget Act requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to collect and report to the Governor and the Legislature the amount of lottery funds received by kindergarten through grade twelve (K–12) entities in fiscal year (FY) 2022–23 and the purposes for which those funds were expended.
The 2022–23 data show that local educational agencies (LEAs) continue to spend a significant portion (49.6 percent) of their lottery funds on salaries and benefits. Even though expenditures from lottery funds equal less than 2 percent of the total K–12 expenditures, to the extent lottery funding declines, each LEA would have to absorb ongoing costs, such as salaries and benefits, with funds from other areas of the LEA's budget.