# D.C. Code § 38-2903: Foundation level

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2903

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 38-2903
- **Heading:** Foundation level
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 38 / Chapter 29 / § 38-2903

## Text

(a) The foundation level or cost of providing public education services is $15,070 per student for Fiscal Year 2026 and $14,110 for subsequent fiscal years. The foundation level may be revised in subsequent years in accordance with provisions for inflation, revenue unavailability, and periodic review and revision of the Formula, pursuant to §§ 38-2909 [repealed], 38-2910 , and 38-2911 .
(b) By December 31, 2018, and annually thereafter, the Mayor shall transmit to the Council the algorithm that will be used to determine the next fiscal year's Formula foundation level, which shall include variables for the cost of teachers and other classroom-based personnel and for both school-based and non-school-based administrative personnel. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall publish the algorithm on its website.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 38-2901 § 38-2901. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2901.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2902 § 38-2902. Applicability of Formula.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2902.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2903 § 38-2903. Foundation level.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2903.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2904 § 38-2904. Weightings applied to counts of students enrolled at certain grade levels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2904.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2905 § 38-2905. Supplement to foundation level funding on the basis of the count of special education, LEP/NEP, summer school, and residential school students.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2905.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2905.01 § 38-2905.01. Supplement to foundation level funding on the basis of the count of at-risk students.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2905.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2905.02 § 38-2905.02. Pandemic Supplement Fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2905.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2906 § 38-2906. Pupil count.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2906.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2906.01 § 38-2906.01. Payments for District of Columbia Public Schools.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2906.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2906.02 § 38-2906.02. Payments to public charter schools.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2906.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2906.03 § 38-2906.03. Public charter school stabilization funding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2906.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2907 § 38-2907. Education costs excluded from the Formula payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2907.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2907.01 § 38-2907.01. DCPS budget.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2907.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 38-2908 § 38-2908. Facilities allowance for Public Charter Schools.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T38_C29_S38-2908.md)

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