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 and Instruction Branch; the School and District Operations Branch; and the Assessment and Accountability Branch.

The functions of state staff include:

  • Allocation of funds to local education agencies. More.....

EXPENDITURES Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised budget year expenditures for this Department.
Expenditures January '08
Proposed*		 May '08
Revised* 		Change* % Change
Totals Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
$61,586,726
$58,663,367
-$2,923,359
-4.75%
    Infrastructure
51,010
55,922
4,912
9.63%
Totals, All Expenditures
$61,637,736
$58,719,289
-$2,918,447
-4.73%

POSITIONS Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised budget year positions for this Department.
Positions January '08
Proposed		 May '08
Revised 		Change % Change
Totals, Positions 2,544.3 2,550.0 5.7 0.22%

DETAILED EXPENDITURES BY STATE FUNDS Back to Top
The following table presents proposed and revised state fund expenditure amounts for the budget year by General Fund, special funds, and selected bond funds.
Expenditures January '08
Proposed*		 May '08
Revised* 		Change* % Change
General Fund
$40,175,043
$37,642,544
-$2,532,499
-6.30%
Special Funds
67,604
72,918
5,314
7.86%
Selected Bond Funds
2,738
2,738
-
0.00%
Totals, State Funds
$40,245,385
$37,718,200
-$2,527,185
-6.28%

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Proposed Budget Detail - Department of Education (January 2008)
Displays Proposed Budget Detail information for Department of Education.