Education Code section 42284

(a)

Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, for each school district with fewer than 2,501 units of average daily attendance, on account of each necessary small high school, the Superintendent shall make one of the following computations selected with regard only to the number of certificated employees employed or average daily attendance, whichever provides the lesser amount:
Average daily attendance
Minimum number of certificated employees
Amount to be computed per teacher
1–19
1
$280,582
1–19
2
$400,039
1–19
3
$888,617
20–38
4
$1,088,635
39–57
5
$1,288,656
58–71
6
$1,488,674
72–86
7
$1,688,695
87–100
8
$1,888,714
101–114
9
$2,088,734
115–129
10
$2,288,753
130–143
11
$2,488,774
144–171
12
$2,688,794
172–210
13
$3,219,450
211–248
14
$3,800,714
249–286
15
$4,381,988

(b)

For purposes of this section, a “certificated employee” means an equivalent full-time position of an individual holding a credential authorizing service and providing service in any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in any secondary school. Any fraction of an equivalent full-time position remaining after all equivalent full-time positions for certificated employees within the school district have been calculated shall be deemed to be a full-time position.

Source: Section 42284, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=42284.­ (updated Jul. 9, 2026; accessed Jul. 20, 2026).

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