Budget Preparations
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Detailed data and tools to begin budgeting for the next school year: Budget Driver (John Jenft) sheet, K-3 Class Size Compliance, CEDARS Poverty Percentage, LAP Calculator, Estimated Levy Authority and Local Effort Assistance (LEA) and Special Education Percentages.
Yearly Budget Information
State Budget News & Information
- Levy Comparison Tool (Updated February 10, 2025) This file compares Levy and LEA proposed calculations with current law to House Bill 1356 and Senate Bill 5593. Update includes additional assumptions.
2025–26 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated April 28, 2025)
- Multi-year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated April 29, 2025)
CEDARS Free and Reduced Price Lunch (FRPL) Data
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2025-26 FINAL Free and Reduced Price Lunch (FRPL) Information (Posted April 2, 2025) This file provides the FRPL information for 2025-26 LAP and High Poverty LAP funding. The data used to compile this information was a October 1, 2024 CEDARS extract pulled on March 31, 2025.
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
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Enrichment Levy Pre-Ballot Approval form with worksheet for estimating 2029 through 2030 Levy Authority and LEA This form is used to complete the Pre-Ballot Levy Approval Form with the selected data from the Estimated Levy File. Please send this completed form to the Pre-Ballot Approvals email. (Updated April 29, 2025)
Special Education Funding
State Budget News & Information
- K–3 Class Size Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding K–3 class size compliance. (Updated August 9, 2024)
- PSES Staff Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding Physical, Social, and Emotional Support (PSES) compliance. (Updated August 9, 2024)
2024–25 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated March 7, 2024)
- Multi-year Budget Comparison Tool (Posted March 25, 2024)
- LAP Budget Calculator for 2024-25 School Year (Updated July 22, 2024)
- Compliance Calculator for 2024-25 School Year for Budget Estimates K-3 and Physical, Social and Emotional Staff compliance calculator (Posted August 7, 2024)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- 2024-25 Poverty Information for LAP and High Poverty LAP Funding (Updated July 22, 2024) This file provides the poverty information for 2024-25 LAP and High Poverty LAP funding. The data used to compile this information was a October 2, 2023 CEDARS extract pulled on March 31, 2024.
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Enrichment Levy Pre-Ballot Approval form with worksheet for estimating 2025 through 2029 Levy Authority and LEA This form is used to complete the Pre-Ballot Levy Approval Form with the selected data from the Estimated Levy File. Please send this completed form to the Pre-Ballot Approvals email. (Updated November 13, 2024)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2024–25 (Updated June 4, 2024)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2024–25 (Updated June 4, 2024)
State Budget News & Information
- K–3 Class Size Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding K–3 class size compliance. (Updated January 2, 2024)
- PSES Staff Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding Physical, Social, and Emotional Support (PSES) compliance. (Posted January 2, 2024)
2023–24 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated May 1, 2023)
- Multi-year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated May 16, 2023)
- Guidance Counselor Tool for 2023-24 School Year Eligible High Poverty Guidance Counselor Enrollment (Updated April 18, 2023)
- LAP Budget Calculator for 2023-24 School Year (Updated August 24, 2023)
- Transition to Kindergarten Budget Estimator 2023-24 School Year (Updated June 14, 2023)
- Compliance Calculator for 2023-24 School Year for Budget Estimates K-3 and Physical, Social and Emotional Staff compliance calculator (Posted July 27, 2023)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- 2023-24 Poverty Information for LAP, High Poverty LAP, & Enhanced Guidance Counselor Funding (Posted April 5, 2023) This file provides the poverty information for 2023-24 LAP, High Poverty LAP, and Enhanced Guidance Counselor funding. The data used to compile this information was a October 3, 2022 CEDARS extract pulled on March 31, 2023.
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Enrichment Levy Pre-Ballot Approval form with worksheet for estimating 2024 through 2028 Levy Authority and LEA This form is used to complete the Pre-Ballot Levy Approval Form with the selected data from the Estimated Levy File. Please send this completed form to the Pre-Ballot Approvals email. (Updated March 28, 2024)
- 2022 Assessed Valuations for 2023 LEA (Posted April 12, 2023)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2023–24 (Updated August 8, 2023)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2023–24 (Updated August 8, 2023)
State Budget News & Information
- Questions and Answers for Transition Recovery Services Funding This document provides updated answers to questions regarding the Transition Recovery Services funding for Students with Disabilities Over Age 21 for the 2022-23 school year (Posted August 17, 2022)
- Transition Recovery Services Enrollment Reporting Smartsheet Use this link to report enrollment for Transition Recovery Services for Students with Disabilities Over Age 21 funding (Posted August 17, 2022)
- K-12 Supplemental Budget Overview 2022 Supplemental Budget Presentation (Posted March 31, 2022)
- Physical, Social, and Emotional Support (PSES) Staff Compliance Q&A This document represents implementing staffing compliance measures for physical, social, and emotional learning staff as required in 2SHB 1664 (Updated June 7, 2022)
2022–23 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- 2021-22 Enrollment Stabilization (Updated May 11, 2022) District payment details for SHB 1590.
- Multi-year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated April 11, 2022)
- Guidance Counselor Tool for 2022-23 School Year Eligible High Poverty Guidance Counselor Enrollment (Posted April 25, 2022)
- Compliance Calculator for 2022-23 School Year K-3 and Physical, Social and Emotional Staff compliance calculator (Updated June 23, 2023)
- LAP Budget Calculator for 2022-23 School Year (Updated April 8, 2022)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated October 3, 2022)
- Budget Proposal Side by Side (Posted February 23, 2022)
Inflation Rates as of March 2022
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Implicit Price Deflator (I.P.D.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied to LEA per-pupil inflators | Applied to salary allocations, national board bonus, and MSOC | ||||||
|
2021–22 (2022 CY) |
2022–23 (2023 CY) |
2023–24 (2024 CY) |
2024–25 (2025 CY) |
2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| 4.7%* | 5.0% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 5.5%** | 2.0% | 2.1% |
- *ESSB 5251 Levy CPI rate for 2022 CY is 5.2% which is the most recent 12-month period prior to 2022 CY as of Sept. 25: Aug. 20-Aug. 21 (Posted October 15, 2021)
- **IPD is currently forecasted at 2.8% for this time period, but the budget funds 5.5% to catch up to IPD inflation since the 2017-18 school year.
CEDARS Poverty Data
- FINAL Poverty Percentages for the 2022–23 School Year (Posted April 4, 2022) This file provides the poverty percentage for 2022-23 LAP funding. Also, it includes information on schools that are eligible for 2022-23 High Poverty LAP funding and for additional guidance counselors funding under Sec 504(2)(d)(ii)(B).
- 2022-23 National Board High Poverty Schools List (Posted July 27, 2023)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for estimating 2023 through 2027 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated May 22, 2023)
- 2021 Assessed Valuations for 2022 LEA (Posted July 1, 2022)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2022–23 (Updated October 28, 2022)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2022–23 (Updated October 28, 2022)
State Budget News & Information
- Questions and Answers for Transition Recovery Services Funding This document provides answers to questions regarding the Transition Recovery Services funding for Students with Disabilities Over Age 21 (Updated August 17, 2022)
- Transition Recovery Services Enrollment Reporting Smartsheet Use this link to report enrollment for Transition Recovery Services for Students with Disabilities Over Age 21 funding (Updated August 17, 2022)
2021–22 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Multi-Year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated July 14, 2021)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated April 27, 2021)
- LAP Budget Calculator for 2021–22 School Year (Updated September 13, 2021)
- 2021–22 K–3 Class Size Compliance Calculator using data as of January 2022 (Updated April 14, 2022)
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Implicit Price Deflator (I.P.D.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied to LEA per-pupil inflators | Applied to salary allocations and National Board Bonus | ||||||
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2021–22 (2022 CY) |
2022–23 (2023 CY) |
2023–24 (2024 CY) |
2024–25 (2025 CY) |
2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
- ESSB 5251 Levy CPI rate for 2022 CY is 5.2% with is the most recent 12-month period prior to 2022 CY as of Sept. 25th: Aug. 20 - Aug. 21 (Posted October 15, 2021)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- FINAL Poverty Percentages for the 2021–22 School Year - By District for LAP Funding and By School for Additional High Poverty LAP Funding (Updated August 16, 2021)
- 2021-22 National Board High Poverty Schools List (Updated May 27, 2022)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2022 through 2025 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated October 13, 2021)
- 2020 Assessed Valuations for 2021 LEA (Posted June 23, 2021)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2021–22 (Updated October 14, 2021)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2021–22 (Posted April 30, 2021)
State Budget News & Information
- State Basic Education Funding Overview - The following is a high-level overview of the state budget with respect to basic education versus non-basic education funding sources. This document is for discussion purposes only and is not intended to be legally binding. If you have questions on any of the following categories or characterizations, please email T.J. Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, or call at 360-725-6301 (Posted 5/4/2020)
- End of Session Supplemental Budget Overview - ESSB 6168 as enacted 4/3/2020 (Posted April 8, 2020)
- All Hold Harmless funds for 2019-20 list of districts receiving hold harmless for ESHB 2163, Transportation, and LEA for 2019-20 and estimated hold harmless for 2020-21 (Posted May 1, 2020)
- K–3 Class Size Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding K–3 class size compliance.
2020–21 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- Multi-Year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated July 31, 2020)
- LAP Calculator for 2020–21 School Year (Updated August 10, 2020)
- 2020–21 K–3 Class Size Compliance Calculator using data as of January 2021 Apportionment (Posted February 10, 2021)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated April 23, 2020)
- Transportation Stabilization funds for 2020-21 School Year supplemental budget funding by district for Transportation Stabilization 2020-21 (Updated May 3, 2021)
- Enrollment Stabilization funds for 2020-21 School Year final supplemental budget funding by district for Enrollment Stabilization 2020-21 (Updated August 27, 2021)
- ESSER per-pupil Stabilization funds for 2020-21 School Year supplemental budget funding by district for per pupil Stabilization 2020-21 (Posted May 3, 2021)
- Institutional Ed Enrollment Stabilization funds for 2020-21 School Year supplemental budget funding for Institutional Ed Enrollment Stabilization 2020-21 (Posted May 20, 2021)
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Implicit Price Deflator (I.P.D.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied to LEA & Levy per-pupil inflators | Applied to salary allocations and National Board Bonus | ||||
| 2020–21 (2020 CY) | 2021–22 (2021 CY) | 2022–23 (2022 CY) | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
| 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
CEDARS Poverty Data
- FINAL Poverty Percentages for the 2020–21 School Year - By District for LAP Funding and By School for Additional High Poverty LAP Funding (Posted July 17, 2020)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2021 through 2024 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated November 9, 2020)
- 2019 Assessed Valuations for 2020 LEA (Posted April 24, 2020)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2020–21 (Posted March 20, 2020)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2020–21 (Posted March 20, 2020)
State Budget News & Information
- K–3 Class Size Compliance Q&A addresses some of the most common questions regarding K–3 class size compliance.
2019–20 Budget Analysis & Worksheets
- 2019-20 Transportation Comp Increase (Updated September 19, 2019)
- Budget Driver (John Jenft) Summary (Updated August 9, 2019)
- Multi-Year Budget Comparison Tool (Updated July 9, 2019)
- 2018–19 K–3 Class Size Compliance Calculator as of January using 2019–20 Budget Drivers (Updated May 9, 2019)
- LAP Calculator for 2019–20 School Year (Updated August 27, 2019)
- 2019–21 Biennial Budget Update (Posted May 15, 2019)
CEDARS Poverty Data
- Final LAP CEDARS Poverty Percentages for the 2019–20 School Year - By District and By School for Additional High Poverty LAP Funding (Posted April 2, 2019)
Estimated Levy Authority & Local Effort Assistance (LEA)
- Worksheet for Estimating 2020 through 2023 Levy Authority and LEA (Updated December 9, 2019)
- 2018 Assessed Valuations for 2019 LEA (Posted April 11, 2019)
Special Education Funding
- Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2019–20 (Posted July 15, 2019)
- ESA 112 Coop Special Education Percentage for Revenue 3121 Calculation for 2019–20 (Posted April 1, 2019)