School finance, demystified — for the people at the bargaining table.

A free, public-records portal that gives California union educators clear, accurate funding data for every school district — pulled directly from the California Department of Education's Principal Apportionment certifications.

~1,000 districts & charters Latest 2025–26 P-1 data Year-over-year comparisons
What you'll find here

Everything you need, before you walk into negotiations.

We publish the same numbers your superintendent's CBO sees — sourced directly from CDE — so the bargaining table starts from a shared, accurate baseline of what the state actually sent your district.

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Funding by the line item

See the exact apportionment for your district: LCFF state aid, Education Protection Account (EPA), Special Education, Home-to-School Transportation, ELO-P, Prop 28 Arts & Music, and every other program on the Principal Apportionment.

Year-over-year comparisons

Side-by-side comparison of 2024–25 Annual versus 2025–26 P-1 — with dollar and percentage change for every line item — so you can see exactly how your district's funding shifted year to year.

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Plain-English explainers

Short, non-jargon explanations of how LCFF works, what categorical funding is, and what the difference between P-1, P-2, and Annual certifications means for your members.

A quick look

A sample report — Alameda Unified, 2025–26 P-1

Every district lookup generates a clean one-page summary. Here's an example for Alameda Unified School District, showing the headline state-paid apportionment for the 2025–26 First Principal certification.

  • Total state-paid LCFF + EPA: $63,460,840
  • LCFF state aid: $47,832,246  ·  EPA: $15,628,594
  • Special Education + ELO-P + Transportation + Prop 28 + others: $7.7M
  • Total Principal Apportionment (B-1): $55,543,341
Generate this for my district →
Sample preview Blurred preview of the Alameda Unified 2025–26 P-1 apportionment summary report
Alameda Unified · CDS 01-61119-0000000 View full report
Ready when you are

Look up any California school district in seconds.

Search by district name, county, or CDS code. We'll pull the latest Principal Apportionment numbers and give you a clean summary you can print, share with your bargaining team, or take into your next negotiation session.

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