§ 47638 Charter School Lottery Funding

Education Code·California

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•Charter schools get lottery money just like regular school districts.
•The state figures out how much money each charter school gets based on how many kids go there every day.
•The more kids that go to the charter school, the more lottery money it gets.

Example

A charter school has 100 kids going there every day.

The state counts those 100 kids and gives the school its fair share of lottery money, just like it does for other schools.

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§ 47638 Charter School Lottery Funding

For purposes of determining eligibility for, and allocations of, lottery funds, a charter school shall be deemed to be a school district. The State Department of Education shall determine each charter school’s appropriate share of statewide total average daily attendance and include this information in its transmittals to the Controller for use in computing allocations of lottery funds. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 78, Sec. 32.8. Effective July 7, 1999.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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education school student the state department effective july eligibility attendance information

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 47638.

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