10/13/2026
What do we want a school day to look like for our kids? Time with a great teacher. A chance to discover music or art. Support when learning gets difficult.
Our neighbors in Santa Monica and Malibu help fund those opportunities through a local investment in their public schools. Their example gives Culver City something concrete to consider: what could additional local funding make possible for our students?
Swipe through to see how those dollars translate into classroom resources. ➡️
State funding is essential, but it doesn’t automatically provide everything a community wants for its schools.
Keeping excellent teachers, maintaining smaller classes, and offering enriching programs all require ongoing resources. Local funding can supplement that foundation and help communities support the educational priorities they value.
The question for Culver City is what opportunities we want our students to have, and how we’re willing to invest in them.
Local school funding has a history right next door. Santa Monica-Malibu voters approved Measure R in 2008, creating an ongoing source of support for their public schools.
The approximately $14.6 million in annual funding highlighted here helps support teachers and programs that students experience throughout the school day.
Santa Monica-Malibu and Culver City have different budgets and needs. The useful comparison is how a community can use local funding to sustain the educational opportunities it values.
A school budget becomes more meaningful when you can see the people and programs behind the numbers.
The proposed 2026–27 Santa Monica-Malibu spending plan shown here connects local parcel-tax funding to classroom teachers, arts and music, library programs, and physical education.
These are examples from our neighboring district, not promised allocations for Culver City. They illustrate what local investment can support: more opportunities for students to learn, create, move, and get the help they need.
For Culver City, Measure AA would generate approximately $18 million annually to support priorities such as smaller classes, competitive teacher compensation, student support, arts, music, STEM, and special educat
