FAQs

Where does the lottery money go for education?

The Department of Education produces an annual publication of Education Appropriations funded by the Florida lottery and the document includes a history of appropriated lottery funds since the beginning of the Florida Lottery, and may be found at http://www.fldoe.org/finance/fl-edu-finance-program-fefp/lottery.stml.

How much money does my district receive for K-12 schools?

The current Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) calculation of funds to be distributed to school districts may be found at http://www.fldoe.org/fefp/offrfefp.asp.

How are school districts funded?

The Department of Education each year updates the Funding for Florida School Districts document. This is a step by step funding process of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) and may be found at http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7507/urlt/Fefpdist.pdf (PDF).

How much money did the State of Florida provide to education?

A copy of the current General Appropriations Act providing the details of the current State of Florida budget may be found at https://laws.flrules.org/2023/239 (PDF).