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Where Did All The Lottery Money Go?

Not to the Kids.

How Much Lottery Money has the Capistrano Unified School District Received Since the Lottery's Inception?

Source: California Lottery: See Where the Money Goes
CUSD has received $193 million in Lottery funds since its inception. Of that 86.9% ($168 million) has gone to employee compensation while a meager 13.1% ($25 million) has been appropriately used to purchase textbooks and supplies.

Capistrano Unified 2018-19 Adopted Budget

July 1, 2018 Budget Adoption June 20, 2018 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #48
Board Agenda at page 1057

Data from California Lottery's Comprehensive Annual Reports

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Source: CA Lottery Reports
These numbers are taken from the Comprehensive Annual Reports and show that Since 2010 the percentage of Revenues from the Lottery going towards education have declined 10%.

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