District overview
Moraga School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
A four-school district addressing a structural operating gap while launching a $52 million facilities program
Moraga's operating budget is built principally on California LCFF sources, supplemented by parcel taxes, state and federal categorical funds, the Moraga Education Foundation, and donations. The elected Board adopts the budget, LCAP, contracts, and project priorities. Coordinating, school-site, budget-advisory, project-prioritization, and bond-oversight groups advise or monitor, but only the Board authorizes district spending.
LCFF remains the largest operating source
The 2026-27 budget projects $21.17 million from LCFF apportionment, Education Protection Account, and property taxes—67% of revenue.
Local support is material
Parcel taxes, foundation support, and donations are part of $7.15 million in projected local revenue, or 23% of the operating plan.
People account for most spending
The adopted presentation reports salaries and benefits at 84% of total General Fund expenditures.
Operating cuts and facilities investment are separate conversations
The Budget Advisory Committee is charged with structural-deficit recommendations, while Measure D bond proceeds are legally restricted to approved capital work.
The adopted FY27 plan shows revenue above expenditure by about $373,000, but the district still describes a structural deficit in its longer-term planning; one balanced budget year does not resolve the multi-year issue.
Where the district stands
Board-approved operating budget, restricted and unrestricted combined.
Board-approved operating budget, restricted and unrestricted combined.
Includes parcel taxes, foundation support, and donations.
Voter authorization for facilities, not project-level expenditures.
Major projects
Measure D school modernization program
prioritized projects advancingThe district is translating its facilities master plan into bond-funded work across elementary and intermediate campuses, including classroom modernization, roofs and windows, plumbing/electrical/drainage, security, accessibility, wellness, multi-use, and eating-space improvements.
- Moraga voters approved Measure D with 67.4% support
- Project Prioritization Committee presented recommended sequencing
- Board received a Measure D progress presentation
- 2026-27 implementation year began
Funding
Measure D general-obligation bonds repaid by taxable property within the district
Prepared from the Board-approved 2026-27 budget and LCAP, official governance and advisory pages, Measure D program materials, and the district's 2024 Facilities Master Plan.
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