State Senator Cristina Castro announced five local school districts across the Northwest Suburbs will receive more than $7.8 million in evidence-based funding this year, in addition to the base funding that the state provides.
“Students deserve a learning environment that not only meets their needs, but challenges them to think critically and sets them up for lifelong success,” said Castro (D-Elgin). “The evidence-based model continues to equip our schools and teachers with the resources they need to deliver a high-quality education for all students in Illinois.”
The funding comes from the 2017 Illinois Senate Democrat-backed evidence-based funding formula — an overhaul of the way the state funds K-12 education. The law made school funding more equitable by calculating the needs of individual school districts and basing state revenue on those needs. The formula takes into account a district’s total enrollment, poverty rate and number of special education or English language learners, among other factors.
School districts across the Northwest Suburbs set to receive funding through the formula include:
- Community Unit School District 300: $1,541,702
- Regional Safe Schools (Kane County Regional Office of Education): $30,915
- Schaumburg School District 54: $1,042,617
- School District U-46: $4,847,466
- Township High School District 211: $393,966
The Fiscal Year 2026 budget invested $300 million in new funding into students’ success through the evidence-based funding model.
For more information on the FY 26 evidence-based funding distribution, visit the Illinois State Board of Education’s website.
