How much California Lottery money do schools get?

With a near-billion jackpot, how much are schools getting in California?

With a near-billion jackpot, how much are schools getting in California?

THE DRAWING IS AT 759 TONIGHT AND TODAY. CALIFORNIA LOTTERY STAFF WERE SET UP AT THE STATE FAIR, HAVING A GOOD OLD TIME. THERE’S A LOT OF INTEREST IN TONIGHT’S JACKPOT WITH A FRENZY OF TICKET BUYING. SO WHERE DOES ALL THAT MONEY GO? HALF THE TICKET PROCEEDS GO TO THE JACKPOT, BUT A PERCENTAGE IS REQUIRED TO GO TO CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS CELEBRATE THE REASON THEY EXIST. THE BENEFICIARIES OF OUR OPERATIONS, WHICH HERE IN CALIFORNIA, IS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT’S THE WHOLE REASON THAT WE EXIST AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO IS TO RAISE A LITTLE EXTRA CASH FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR STATE. $0.80 OF EVERY POWERBALL TICKET GOES TO EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA LOTTERY. WE ARE DIGGING DEEPER INTO JUST WHERE THE MONEY HAS GONE. KCRA 3 IS GULSTAN DART JOINS US WITH OUR INVESTIGATIVE WORK REVEALING ABOUT THE NUMBERS. YEAH, DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE POCKETS THERE, WE CHECK TO SEE HOW MUCH GETS PAID OUT TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR BY THE STATE LOTTERY. THAT’S IN THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO BREAKING IT DOWN BY COUNTY. SACRAMENTO SCHOOLS HAVE GOTTEN $44.8 MILLION. SAN JOAQUIN, SAN JOAQUIN, THAT IS 26.8 STANISLAUS 18.8 MILLION. AND THEN AS YOU DRILL DOWN TO THE DISTRICT LEVEL, IT’S A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE. THAT MONEY IS DISTRIBUTED BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE BASED ON AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE. SO LOOKING AT THE LARGEST DISTRICTS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, HERE WE GO, ELK GROVE, THE LARGEST HERE, GETTING THE MOST WITH $9.4 MILLION. SAC UNIFIED, ENDING UP WITH 5.1 MILLION. SAN JUAN GETTING 5.5 MILLION. AND TWIN RIVERS WITH 2.8 MILLION. AND THEN YOU HAVE FOLSOM CORDOVA AT $3.4 MILLION LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE LOTTERY, BY THE WAY, MADE MORE THAN

Updated: 4:26 PM PDT Jul 19, 2023

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How much California Lottery money do schools get?

With a near-billion jackpot, how much are schools getting in California?

Updated: 4:26 PM PDT Jul 19, 2023

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With a jackpot nearing a billion dollars and a frenzy of ticket buys for the California Lottery, how much does the commission give to California's schools?For larger lotteries, like Mega Millions or Powerball, half the ticket revenue — and those games are nationwide — goes toward the lottery's prize pool.But the lottery is also required to disperse money, based on revenues, to the state for distribution to schools. That includes local schools as well as the UC, CSU and Community College systems.In the 2021-22 fiscal year, the latest figures statewide that we could get, the lottery made more than eight billion dollars. Two billion of that went to schools across California.Looking at counties in Northern California, the money is, obviously, less.Sacramento County received $44.8 millionSan Joaquin County received $26.8 millionAnd Stanislaus County received $18.8 millionWhen you drill down into the districts, the numbers vary, and that comes from how the money is distributed. The California State Controller's Office distributes the money to the districts and those dollar figures are determined by attendance. Using Sacramento County, the largest districts' distribution looks like this:Elk Grove Unified, which is the largest - $9.4 million in the first two quarters of the fiscal yearSacramento Unified - $5.1 millionSan Juan Unified - $5.5 millionTwin Rivers - $2.8 millionFolsom Cordova - $3.4 millionIn 2020, the state auditor found that the lottery had not been adjusting the payments to schools to go with increased revenues, determining that the state was owed $36 million. Since then, the Lottery Commission has put recommendations from the auditor in place.| VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento lucky lotto spot sees long lines ahead of drawing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

With a jackpot nearing a billion dollars and a frenzy of ticket buys for the California Lottery, how much does the commission give to California's schools?

For larger lotteries, like Mega Millions or Powerball, half the ticket revenue — and those games are nationwide — goes toward the lottery's prize pool.

But the lottery is also required to disperse money, based on revenues, to the state for distribution to schools. That includes local schools as well as the UC, CSU and Community College systems.

In the 2021-22 fiscal year, the latest figures statewide that we could get, the lottery made more than eight billion dollars. Two billion of that went to schools across California.

Looking at counties in Northern California, the money is, obviously, less.

Sacramento County received $44.8 million
San Joaquin County received $26.8 million
And Stanislaus County received $18.8 million

When you drill down into the districts, the numbers vary, and that comes from how the money is distributed.

The California State Controller's Office distributes the money to the districts and those dollar figures are determined by attendance.

Using Sacramento County, the largest districts' distribution looks like this:

Elk Grove Unified, which is the largest - $9.4 million in the first two quarters of the fiscal year
Sacramento Unified - $5.1 million
San Juan Unified - $5.5 million
Twin Rivers - $2.8 million
Folsom Cordova - $3.4 million

In 2020, the state auditor found that the lottery had not been adjusting the payments to schools to go with increased revenues, determining that the state was owed $36 million. Since then, the Lottery Commission has put recommendations from the auditor in place.

| VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento lucky lotto spot sees long lines ahead of drawing

How much California Lottery money do schools get?

With a near-billion jackpot, how much are schools getting in California?

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