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About this workbook
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The data in this workbook were originally gathered in 2019 or so, in anticipation of a major statewide bond for schools.
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The measure failed.
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In July 2025 Jeff Camp collected new data to update the lesson.
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To compare the value of facilities bonds issued in different years, it is appropriate to use an inflation measure
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The measure should reflect the change in the costs of school construction / renovation:
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Producer Price Index by Commodity for Intermediate Demand by Commodity Type: Materials and Components for Construction
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Inflation adjustment: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPUID612
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For each year, we use the January value (it's the middle of the school year)
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Data about K-12 school bonds are collected from the California State Treasurer Debtwatch service. Filter:
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Sold status: Sold
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Issuer type: K-12 district
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Purpose: K-12 School Facility
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Source of repayment: Property tax revenues
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Type: General Obligatin Bond
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Choose Export Data to get all the columns! Use a pivot table to summarize.
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Debtwatch detail URL in 2025: https://debtwatch.treasurer.ca.gov/issue-level-detail
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Data elements that seem important
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Principal
The amount that the district aims to borrow
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New Money
The real amount that actually goes out including costs. This is the best number to use, I'm told. Visible ONLY when exported
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NIC
A fee percentage (Net Issuance Cost)
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TIC
Another fee percentage. (Total IC) Bankers shift the fees based on market tastes.
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Cumulative summary for 1970-2023 (billions)
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Local bonds for K-12225in 2024 dollars
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State bonds for K-12108in 2024 dollars
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