The base amount of state school money per student would go up and rise with inflation
What it does
The basic allotment is the base amount of state money a district gets for each student counted in average daily attendance. HB 178 would raise that figure from $6,160 to $7,500, before the guaranteed yield increment is added. Starting with the 2028-2029 school year, the state would adjust the allotment each year by the inflation rate the comptroller calculates from the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027 if the Legislature passes it.
What it means for your community
Districts would receive a larger base payment per student, and the base would grow every year as prices rise. That is the first number districts plug into their school budgets. The student count behind the allotment does not include time spent in career and technology education programs or in special education programs in a setting other than a general education setting, which get a separate additional allotment.
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