Budget Resource Guide

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    Resources

     

  • Los Angeles Unified has several resources available to the public that can provide further information as it relates to the Los Angeles Unified Budget. The links below highlight several of those resources that delve further into the budget data.

     

    Board Presentations

    The resources in this section are budget presentations that have been shared with the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education during the course of the 2023-24 academic year. These presentations contain insights into budget planning and required reporting throughout the year.

    link First Interim Report
    This presentation from December 12, 2023 highlights the District’s statutory requirement to present to the Board of Education a midyear update to the current fiscal year 2023-24 General Fund budget and a projection of the next two fiscal years.

    link  Budget Workshop Presentation
    The District and the Board of Education held a budget workshop on December 15, 2023 to discuss the budget lifecycle and financial drivers that comprise our fiscal context for the current and future years.

    link  Second Interim Report
    This presentation from March 12, 2024 highlights the District’s statutory requirement to present to the Board of Education a second midyear update to the current fiscal year 2023-24 General Fund budget and a projection of the next two fiscal years.

    link  Spring Board Retreat
    This presentation from April 29, 2024, beginning on slide 25, includes insight to updated projections, details to the different budget funds and information on what comprises the fund balance.
      
    link  Governor's May Revision to State Budget
    This presentation from May 14, 2024 shares highlights of revisions made to the Governor’s FY2024-25 budget and potential impacts to the District. The presentation also includes an update school carryover funds. 

    2024-25 Proposed Budget and LCAP 

    This presentation from the June 18, 2024 shares the proposed 2024-25 LA Unified budget and LCAP indicators.  

    Open Data

    Open Data is a public facing budget resource where the public can access and explore financial information such as Los Angeles Unified’s operating budget, operating per pupil budget, school budget reports, total budget, position counts and more.

    As part of our efforts to improve budget transparency, LA Unified has launched a budget tool available to staff, students, and the public in the Open Data Portal.

    link Open Data

    Los Angeles Unified’s Strategic Budget Tracker

    Los Angeles Unified’s Strategic Plan Budget Tracker will demonstrate how public dollars are allocated to the targeted initiatives outlined in the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan Budget Tracker allows users to see the relationship between dollars and initiatives down to the priority level and allows the public to explore how priorities are funded and how Los Angeles Unified plans to move the work forward.

    link  Los Angeles Unified’s Strategic Budget Tracker

    School Allocation Summaries

    The school allocations summaries page demonstrates the resources by school for select program codes.

    link  School Allocation Summaries

    SENI Ranking and Allocation Summary

    The SENI rank and allocation page provides a summary of SENI rankings and corresponding allocations for each school.

    link  SENI Rank and Allocation

    General Fund School Programs Manual

    This document provides information about school resources which includes items such as basis of allocation of resources, and guidelines on how to spend funds for position and non-position items.

    link  General Fund School Programs Manual

    Local Control Accountability Plan 

    The Los Angeles Unified LCAP website articulates the vision to improve outcomes and opportunities for all students and to close equity gaps across our district.

    link  Local Control Accountability Plan

    Budget Services & Financial Planning

    The LAUSD Budget Services and Financial Planning website provides schools, students and our community with accurate and up-to-date financial information/documents. On our website you can find the most up-to-date adopted budget along with school allocations for the current year.

    link  Budget Services Home Page

    link  2023-24 Revised Adopted Budget

    link  LAUSD Arts Investments

     

    Social Media Posts 

    June 11, 2024: Increase in Black Student Achievement Program

      

     

    June 12, 2024: Increase in Arts Education Funding

     

    June 13, 2024: Student Equity Need Index Maintained

     

    June 14, 2024: Dual Language Education Funding Maintained