CLIPBOARD : Money for Learning

Since the state lottery was enacted in 1985, a total of nearly $5 billion in allocations has been paid to public education statewide, with kindergarten through grade 12 taking 81% of the total and higher education receiving the other 19%.

During the first three quarters of fiscal 1990-91, there were 6,217,616 students statewide and the lottery paid out $550,739,114. It anticipates paying a total of $780 million when it writes checks for the fourth quarter and closes out its books on fiscal 1990-91, which ended June 30.

Here’s how the money has been divided in Southern California public elementary and high schools for the first five fiscal years and for the fiscal year that just ended:

TOTAL FOR FISCAL YEARS 1985-86 THROUGH 1989-90 (K-12)

Avg. Daily Total Per-Pupil County Attendance Allocations Allocation Los Angeles 1,434,907 $976,688,229 $680.66 San Diego 378,141 250,758,576 663.14 Orange 361,417 245,665,788 679.73 San Bernardino 257,957 166,098,562 643.90 Riverside 190,423 121,427,013 637.67

TOTAL FOR FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF FISCAL YEAR 1990-91 (K-12)

Avg. Daily Total Per-Pupil County Attendance Allocations Allocation Los Angeles 1,482,385 $130,169,680 $87.81 San Diego 391,554 34,655,614 88.51 Orange 372,744 32,749,408 87.86 San Bernardino 275,659 25,687,677 93.19 Riverside 209,254 20,359,282 97.29

Source: California State Lottery Commission