California Education Finance

Committed to building the future of education in California.

Our team brings experience, professionalism and integrity to financing K-14 school bond programs in the state of California. We pride ourselves on providing creative solutions, top-notch service and low borrowing costs, supporting our clients’ efforts to act as true stewards of taxpayer dollars. Our seven-person education team out of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Pasadena and Orange County is backed by the power of Raymond James, which is consistently among the leading municipal bond underwriters in the nation. Our extensive distribution network reaches not only Tier 1 institutional buyers, but also Tier 2 and Tier 3 with the largest middle-market institutional sales force in the nation.

*Source: Bloomberg, based on total number of issues (2020-2024)
Stats as of December 31, 2024
Past performance may not be indicative of future results.

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Case Study: Rowland Unified School District

Raymond James underwrote $71.455 million of Rowland Unified School District General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series B to generate $14.4 million of taxpayer savings. This transaction is a prime example of how we can achieve lower interest rates for our school district clients, resulting in lower tax burdens for their taxpayers while achieving their primary goals of generating funding for facilities.

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