Overview
El Dorado County's FY 2025-26 adopted budget appropriates $1.29 billion in total, of which governmental funds are $1.12 billion and the General Fund is $471.2 million ($434.3 million excluding transfers). Net county cost — the share of the General Fund budget not covered by departmental revenues — is $208.8 million. Departmental operating appropriations for the four functional groups (excluding Non-Departmental/ACO Fund, countywide special revenue funds, special districts, and proprietary funds) total $720.3 million, with Health & Human Services the largest at $250.0 million, followed by Land Use and Development Services at $229.0 million and Law & Justice at $170.9 million.
Source: El Dorado County FY 2025-26 Recommended/Adopted Budget book, CAO transmittal and budget summary.
At a glance — FY 2025-26 adopted (rounded to $0.1M in the book)
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Source: El Dorado County FY 2025-26 Recommended/Adopted Budget book.
General Fund — FY 2025-26 adopted
| Functional group | Operating appropriations | Net county cost |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Human Services | $250.0M | $17.8M |
| Land Use / Development Services | $229.0M | $14.6M |
| Law & Justice | $170.9M | $119.2M |
| General Government | $70.4M | $57.3M |
| Total, four groups | $720.3M | $208.9M* |
*The net county cost column sums to $208.9M against the book's printed $208.8M total — a $0.1M rounding difference at the book's $0.1M rounding level, disclosed, not adjusted. The pattern is the story: Law & Justice consumes $119.2M of net county cost (57% of the total) on $170.9M of appropriations, because it generates relatively little offsetting revenue, while Health & Human Services costs $250.0M but only $17.8M of net county cost, because state and federal funding covers most of it. The General Fund total of $471.2M ($434.3M excluding transfers) exceeds the $720.3M group total's General Fund share because the group table excludes Non-Departmental/ACO Fund, countywide special revenue funds, special districts, and proprietary funds.
Source: El Dorado County FY 2025-26 Recommended/Adopted Budget book, budget summary tables.
FY 2026-27 adoption — noted, not the figured basis
On September 29, 2026, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the FY 2026-27 budget of $1.34 billion (up from a $1.25 billion recommended budget), with $221.3 million in discretionary funds and $79 million held in General Fund reserves, designations, and Contingency. The release reports: approximately $8 million added to General Fund reserves and designations; $3.6 million added to Contingency, bringing Contingency to $8.3 million; an approximately $14 million General Reserve; a $6 million Capital Projects Designation; a $5 million General Fund contribution for road maintenance; a $3 million Information Technologies Infrastructure Designation; and a $1.5 million Disaster Expenses Designation. These are press-release figures only — the FY 2026-27 budget book was not retrieved, so no FY 2026-27 breakdown is shown on this page.
Board meetings
The Board of Supervisors meets on Tuesdays, on dates set by the county’s 2026 regular-meeting calendar (on average three times per month), beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Meeting Room, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville.
Next meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
Livability — El Dorado County
El Dorado County scores 71.1 on the Hometown Numbers Livability Index, ranked #2 of 58 ranked California counties. Violent crime: 269.8 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024 (FBI Crime Data Explorer; score 90.4, where a higher score means a lower rate). Full rankings: California livability rankings.
| Component | Value | Score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| Housing affordability (median home value ÷ median household income) | 6.25 | 39.7 |
| Median household income | $108,845 | 78.4 |
| Mean commute time | 28.6 minutes | 31.9 |
| Violent crime (reported crimes per 100,000 residents) | 269.8 | 90.4 |
| High school graduation rate | 94.0% | 97.3 |
| Uninsured rate | 5.2% | 88.8 |
| Unemployment rate | Not retrievable (see note) | — |
Method: percentile rank (count below + 0.5 × count equal) ÷ N × 100, lower-better measures inverted; composite is the mean of available component scores, rounded to 1 decimal; a county needs at least 5 of 7 components or it is unranked, never estimated. Vintages: ACS 2024 5-year (2020–2024) for housing affordability, income, and commute; FBI Crime Data Explorer 2024 for violent crime; County Health Rankings 2025 release for graduation and uninsured. Unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024) is missing for every California county because the BLS public API was unreachable (HTTP 503) on 2026-10-25; composites rest on the other components and will be recomputed if BLS data becomes available.
Housing prices — El Dorado County
County-level figures for El Dorado County.
| Median home value | $679,900 |
| Median gross rent | $1,715 per month |
Source: American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates (2020–2024), tables B25077 (median home value) and B25064 (median gross rent).
Public schools — El Dorado County
Schools physically located in El Dorado County.
69 public schools in 24 school districts, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES EDGE Public School Locations, 2024–25 school year).
| School | Level | District | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| American River Charter | Other (KG-12) | Black Oak Mine Unified | Georgetown |
| Bijou Community | Elementary (KG-05) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| Blue Oak Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Buckeye Union Elementary | Cameron Park |
| Blue Ridge | Other (KG-12) | El Dorado County Office of Education | South Lake Tahoe |
| Buckeye Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Buckeye Union Elementary | Shingle Springs |
| Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter | Other (KG-12) | Buckeye Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus | Elementary (KG-08) | CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus DIST | Shingle Springs |
| Camerado Springs Middle | Middle (06-08) | Buckeye Union Elementary | Cameron Park |
| Camino Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Camino Union Elementary | Camino |
| Camino Polytechnic | Elementary (KG-08) | Camino Polytechnic District | Camino |
| Central Sierra ROP | High (10-12) | Central Sierra ROP | Placerville |
| Charles F. Brown Elementary | Elementary (02-06) | Mother Lode Union Elementary | El Dorado |
| Charter Home Study Academy | Elementary (KG-08) | El Dorado County Office of Education | El Dorado |
| Charter Montessori Valley View Campus | Elementary (KG-08) | Buckeye Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| Clarksville Charter | Other (KG-12) | Clarksville Charter District | El Dorado Hills |
| Cottonwood | Other (KG-12) | Cottonwood District | El Dorado Hills |
| Divide High | High (09-12) | Black Oak Mine Unified | Georgetown |
| Edwin Markham Middle | Middle (06-08) | Placerville Union Elementary | Placerville |
| El Dorado Co Office of Ed Special Ed Programs | Other (KG-12) | El Dorado County Office of Education | Placerville |
| El Dorado High | High (09-12) | El Dorado Union High | Placerville |
| Elevated Digital Learning Academy | Other (KG-12) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| Georgetown Elementary | Elementary (KG-06) | Black Oak Mine Unified | Georgetown |
| Gold Oak Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Gold Oak Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Gold Trail | Middle (04-08) | Gold Trail Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Golden Ridge | Other (KG-12) | El Dorado County Office of Education | Placerville |
| Golden Sierra Junior Senior High | High (07-12) | Black Oak Mine Unified | Garden Valley |
| Green Valley Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Rescue Union Elementary | Rescue |
| Herbert C. Green Middle | Middle (05-08) | Mother Lode Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Independence Continuation | High (09-12) | El Dorado Union High | Diamond Springs |
| Indian Creek Elementary | Elementary (KG-04) | Mother Lode Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Indian Diggings Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Indian Diggings Elementary | Somerset |
| Jackson Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Rescue Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills | Other (KG-12) | John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills District | El Dorado Hills |
| Lake Forest Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Rescue Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| Lakeview Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Rescue Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| Latrobe Elementary | Elementary (KG-03) | Latrobe | Shingle Springs |
| Louisiana Schnell Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Placerville Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Marina Village Middle | Middle (06-08) | Rescue Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| Meyers Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| Miller's Hill | Middle (04-08) | Latrobe | Shingle Springs |
| Mountain Creek Middle | Middle (06-08) | Pioneer Union | Somerset |
| Mountainside Middle College High | Other (KG-12) | El Dorado County Office of Education | Placerville |
| Mt. Tallac High | High (09-12) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| Northside Elementary | Elementary (KG-06) | Black Oak Mine Unified | Cool |
| Oak Meadow Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Buckeye Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| Oak Ridge High | High (08-12) | El Dorado Union High | El Dorado Hills |
| Otter Creek Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Black Oak Mine Unified | Georgetown |
| Pacific Crest Academy | High (09-12) | El Dorado Union High | El Dorado |
| Pinewood Elementary | Elementary (KG-04) | Pollock Pines Elementary | Pollock Pines |
| Pioneer Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Pioneer Union | Somerset |
| Pleasant Grove Middle | Middle (06-08) | Rescue Union Elementary | Rescue |
| Pleasant Valley Middle | Middle (06-08) | Gold Oak Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Ponderosa High | High (09-12) | El Dorado Union High | Shingle Springs |
| Rescue Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Rescue Union Elementary | Rescue |
| Rising Sun Montessori | Elementary (KG-08) | Rising Sun Montessori District | El Dorado Hills |
| Rolling Hills Middle | Middle (06-08) | Buckeye Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| Sierra Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Placerville Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Sierra House Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| Sierra Ridge Middle | Middle (05-08) | Pollock Pines Elementary | Pollock Pines |
| Silva Valley Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Buckeye Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
| Silver Fork Elementary | Elementary (KG-08) | Silver Fork Elementary | Kyburz |
| Sky Mountain Charter | Other (KG-12) | Sky Mountain Charter District | Placerville |
| South Tahoe High | High (09-12) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| South Tahoe Middle | Middle (06-08) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| Sutters Mill | Elementary (KG-03) | Gold Trail Union Elementary | Placerville |
| Tahoe Valley Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Lake Tahoe Unified | South Lake Tahoe |
| Union Mine High | High (09-12) | El Dorado Union High | El Dorado |
| Walt Tyler Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Pioneer Union | Somerset |
| William Brooks Elementary | Elementary (KG-05) | Buckeye Union Elementary | El Dorado Hills |
School performance (proficiency): district-level proficiency values are published in the federal Ed Data Express tool and are retrievable by CSV export, but they have not yet been added to this page — the export requires a live-browser download (direct requests to the tool are blocked), so no proficiency figures are shown rather than substituted ones. Source for the list: NCES EDGE Public School Locations — Current, 2024–25.
Neighbor comparison
How El Dorado County’s General Fund spending per resident and fund-balance share compare with adjacent counties, computed from each dashboard’s own published figures.
| Government | Per-capita GF spending | Fund balance % |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado County (this dashboard) | $2,445.73 | — |
| Amador County | — | — |
| Placer County | $1,088.70 | — |
| Alpine County (no dashboard yet) | — | — |
| Sacramento County (no dashboard yet) | — | — |
GF figure: General Fund appropriations, FY 2025-26 ($434.3M excl. transfers; millions precision).
Fund-balance % dashed: no GF ending balance published (reserves/designations listed, no ending total)
Amador County: GF total dashed: no GF expenditure total published
Placer County: Fund-balance % dashed: no GF ending balance published
Alpine County: No Alpine County dashboard in this dataset (no county GF figure exists here); a city dashboard in the county, if any, does not supply a county figure.
Sacramento County: No Sacramento County dashboard in this dataset (no county GF figure exists here); a city dashboard in the county, if any, does not supply a county figure.
Per-capita GF spending = the dashboard’s published General Fund total ÷ county population (ACS 2024 5-year, table B01003). Fund balance % = published GF ending balance ÷ GF total for the same fiscal year unless noted.
— in the fund-balance column means no GF ending balance is published on that dashboard (adopted budgets typically state only a January 1 balance).
Neighbor rows are county figures for the counties adjacent to the home county (U.S. Census Bureau County Adjacency File, 2024; out-of-state neighbors excluded).
Sources & notes
- Sources used: (1) El Dorado County FY 2025-26 Recommended/Adopted Budget book (published September 17, 2025; CAO transmittal September 15, 2025; formal adoption September 30, 2025) — all figured amounts. Read the budget book (PDF). (2) County press release on the FY 2026-27 adoption — noted figures only. Read the press release.
- Sum checks: group operating appropriations $70.4M + $170.9M + $229.0M + $250.0M = $720.3M exactly at $0.1M rounding; General Fund $471.2M total vs. $434.3M excluding transfers (difference $36.9M in transfers).
- Disclosed, not smoothed: (1) net county cost group figures sum to $208.9M vs. the printed $208.8M total ($0.1M rounding); (2) the expenditure-class table (salaries $316.2M; services/supplies/other $358.2M; fixed assets $69.9M; transfers $178.7M; contingencies $181.4M; reserves/designations $20.6M) sums to $1,125.0M against the book's rounded $1.12B total, so it is omitted as a sum-checked table; (3) FY 2026-27 detail not retrieved (press release only).
- Fiscal-year labels: figured basis FY 2025-26 (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026), adopted September 30, 2025; noted adoption FY 2026-27, approved September 29, 2026. County seat Placerville.
- Jurisdiction palette: Page accent: #17417E, sampled from El Dorado County's official homepage (eldoradocounty.ca.gov) on 2026-10-25 — dark blue nav links; gold seal accent #E3B505; the dark-theme accent (#B9C6D8) is a lightened tint of the same color for contrast on the dark background. Shades are rendered approximations from the live homepage, not stylesheet values.