District overview
San Leandro Unified School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How much room does the district have as costs rise?
The adopted 2026-27 budget says unrestricted deficit spending exceeded the state review standard in two of the three prior years. San Leandro still projects reserves above the 3% state minimum, but its available reserve cushion declines across the three-year forecast.
$12.9M projected deficit
The 2026-27 budget projects a $12.86 million decrease in unrestricted fund balance.
$6.4M reserves by 2028-29
Available reserves are projected to decline from $13.37 million in 2026-27 to $6.43 million in 2028-29.
$33.9M for high-needs students
The adopted LCAP plans to spend $33.88 million in supplemental and concentration funding on services for foster youth, English learners, and low-income students.
Six early-college credits
A $600,000 LCAP action aims for every student in the Class of 2027 to earn at least six early-college credits.
The multiyear projection says available reserves meet the state standard in all three forecast years; the issue is a shrinking cushion, not a projected failure to meet the minimum.
Where the district stands
Projected decrease in unrestricted fund balance.
Still above the state-required 3% reserve.
The projection is just above the 3% minimum.
Planned 2026-27 LCAP spending tied to supplemental and concentration funds.
Reported across 13 school sites.
Major projects
Early-college credit expansion
Funded in the 2026-27 LCAPThe district is expanding dual enrollment during and after the school day, with a goal that every student in the Class of 2027 earns at least six college credits.
- LCAP Parent Advisory Committee reviewed college and career data
- Parent committee reviewed the draft LCAP actions
- Board-approved LCAP assigns $600,000 to early-college credits
Funding
LCAP
Fiscal stabilization
Deficit spending continuesThe adopted budget says rising costs for underfunded programs are driving deficit spending while available reserves narrow through 2028-29.
- First Interim report issued
- Second Interim projected reserves above the state minimum
- Board adopted a budget with a projected $12.86 million unrestricted deficit
Funding
General Fund
Available reserves projected at $13.37 million in 2026-27 and $6.43 million in 2028-29.
District figures come from the 21 stored, reviewed records in the direct SLUSD-hosted trailing-year corpus.
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