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Cal. Educ. Code § 42284 — Funding for Small School Districts

Cal. Educ. Code § 42284

Type
Statute
Source
California Education Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2026-07-09
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, for each school district with fewer than 2,501 units of average daily attendance, on account of each necessary small high school, the Superintendent shall make one of the following computations selected with regard only to the number of certificated…

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Cal. Educ. Code § 42284 — Funding for Small School Districts is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, for each school district with fewer than 2,501 units of average daily attendance, on account of each necessary small high school, the Superintendent shall make one of the following computations selected with regard only to the number of certificated employees employed or average daily attendance, whichever provides the lesser amount:


Average daily
attendance

Minimum number
of certificated
employees

Amount to be
computed per teacher

   1–19 

 1

$280,582

   1–19 

 2

$400,039

   1–19 

 3

$888,617

  20–38 

 4

$1,088,635

  39–57 

 5

$1,288,656

  58–71 

 6

$1,488,674

  72–86 

 7

$1,688,695

 87–100 

 8

$1,888,714

101–114 

 9

$2,088,734

115–129 

10

$2,288,753

130–143 

11

$2,488,774

144–171 

12

$2,688,794

172–210 

13

$3,219,450

211–248 

14

$3,800,714

249–286 

15

$4,381,988

(b) For purposes of this section, a “certificated employee” means an equivalent full-time position of an individual holding a credential authorizing service and providing service in any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in any secondary school. Any fraction of an equivalent full-time position remaining after all equivalent full-time positions for certificated employees within the school district have been calculated shall be deemed to be a full-time position.