Policy topic
In the Alabama Coalition for Equity litigation, the Montgomery County Circuit Court held in 1993 that Alabama's public school funding system violated the Alabama Constitution and ordered development of a remedy. The challenge included unequal educational opportunities and disparities in school facilities.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 24
PSCA bond proceeds are distributed to school districts according to formulas or project allocations established in the legislation authorizing the bond issuance.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 29 · Program: Public School and College Authority Capital Financing · Ala. Code § 16-16-8
Capital CSFP grants (Ed. Code §§ 17078.52–17078.66) typically fund 50% of acquisition, design and construction, with a 50% local match.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 48 · Program: Charter School Facilities Program · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 17078.52–17078.66
CTEFP (Ed. Code §§ 17078.70–17078.72) originally provides a 50/50 state/local share for new or modernized CTE facilities and integral equipment.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 43 · Program: Career Technical Education Facilities Program · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 17078.70–17078.72
Arizona's former Building Renewal Fund made automatic annual payments based on facility age and square footage. That funding mechanism was repealed in 2013 and replaced by the current project-based Building Renewal Grant system.
Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 26–27 · Program: Building Renewal Grant Fund; Building Renewal Fund · A.R.S. § 41-5731; Former A.R.S. § 15-2031
Modernization projects generally receive a 60/40 state/local cost share.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 41 · Program: Modernization Grant Program · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 17073.10–17073.25
New School Facilities allocations are calculated using Average Daily Membership and grade-specific square footage requirements, with adjustments for student characteristics, district size, geographic factors, and an annually adjusted construction cost per square foot.
Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 26 · Program: New School Facilities Fund · A.R.S. § 41-5741
Proposition 2 establishes a sliding local match with higher state participation for higher-need districts.
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 38 · Program: School Facility Program · Proposition 2 (2024); AB 247
Public School Fund capital allocations are distributed using a guaranteed tax yield formula that considers district property wealth and average daily membership.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 27 · Program: Public School Fund Capital Program · Ala. Code § 16-13-234; Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-2-1-.04
Alabama school districts receiving Public School Fund capital support are required to contribute a local match.
Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 27 · Program: Public School Fund Capital Program · Ala. Code § 16-13-234; Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-2-1-.04
Site remediation may be funded up to 50%, or up to 100% where there is a significant health threat (Ed. Code § 17072.13).
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 39–40 · Program: New Construction Grant Program · Cal. Educ. Code § 17072.13
Arizona's State Equalization Assistance formula provides state funding to school districts that do not raise sufficient local revenues to meet their basic support levels, with districts having lower property tax bases receiving proportionally more state aid.
Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 23 · Program: State Equalization Assistance · A.R.S. § 15-971
The state may fund up to 50% of site acquisition and development costs (Ed. Code § 17072.12).
California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 39 · Program: New Construction Grant Program · Cal. Educ. Code § 17072.12
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