(a) For each district with fewer than 2,501 units of average daily attendance, on account of each necessary small high school, the county superintendent of schools shall make one of the following computations selected with regard only to the number of certificated employees employed or average daily attendance, whichever provides the lesser amount:
Average daily attendance
Minimum number of certificated employees
Amount to be computed
1– 20
less than 3
$42,980
per teacher
1– 20
3
191,340
21– 40
4
234,320
41– 60
5
277,300
61– 75
6
320,280
76– 90
7
363,260
91–105
8
406,240
106–120
9
449,220
121–135
10
492,200
136–150
11
535,180
151–180
12
578,160
181–220
13
621,140
221–260
14
664,120
261–300
15
707,100
(b) For purposes of this section, a “certificated employee” means an equivalent full-time position of an individual holding a credential authorizing service and providing service in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, in any secondary school. Any fraction of an equivalent full-time position remaining after all equivalent full-time positions for certificated employees within the district have been calculated shall be deemed to be a full-time position.
(c) A school district that qualifies under this section may use the funding calculation as provided in this section until the revenue limit per unit of average daily attendance multiplied by the average daily attendance produces state aid equal to the funding provided under this section.
(d) For the 1998–99 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the ranges of average daily attendance specified in the table in subdivision (a) shall be reduced by the statewide average rate of excused absence reported for high school districts for the 1996–97 fiscal year pursuant to Section 42238.7, with the resultant ranges rounded to the nearest integer.