California is one of only five states that counts high-need students unduplicated, unlike 37 of 42 states that allow duplicated funding¶

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q2 i? In 2023–24, 37 of 42 states funding both English learners and at-risk students allowed duplicated funding for students meeting both criteria; California is one of only five states using unduplicated counts. → Kaplan 2025

Evidence¶

Kaplan 2025¶

Kaplan, J. (2025). California's Local Control Funding Formula: Next steps toward equity. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/820.131

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Cross-state policy comparison in the section on California's counting method. The report adds that nearly 1 out of every 6 California students is categorized as both an English learner and at-risk but generates no additional funding, and that 18% of students were English learners, 85% of them socioeconomically disadvantaged.

"In 2023–24, 37 of 42 states that provided funding to support students categorized as English learners and being at-risk allowed the funding to be duplicated for students who met both criteria. California is one of only five states that provides funding based on the unduplicated number of students in these groups."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• California's 20% supplemental grant weight falls below other states' adequacy-study recommendations for English learners and at-risk students — related
• In 2023–24, 44 states provided unique funding for at-risk students, with all 44 classifying low-income students as at-risk and 22 providing concentration-based funding — related
• Thirty-seven states provide dual funding for students who are both English learners and from low-income families, with 36 adding the unique weights for each group and New Jersey adjusting the combined weight — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• In 2023–24, 49 states provided separate additional funding for English learners, most commonly through weights in their funding formulas, with a national median EL weight of 0.25 — related
• Five school finance costing studies (2016–2023) recommended additional funding weights of 0.15–0.40 for EL students and 0.30–0.81 for low-income/at-risk students, equivalent to $1,548–$4,976 and $3,389–$8,357 in 2024 dollars — related