BUFFALO GROVE — State Senator Adriane Johnson announces a dozen school districts throughout the area will receive over $2 million in funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years.
“Evidence-based funding is crucial for educational opportunities because it ensures that resources are allocated based on proven effectiveness rather than assumptions or convenience,” said Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove). “This approach increases the likelihood that investments will lead to meaningful improvements in student learning and achievement.”
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 its 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.
Local schools set to receive funding through the formula:
- Adlai E Stevenson District 125: $4,447
- Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102: $48,381
- Gurnee School District 56: $110,280
- Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73: $70,318
- Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96: $3,071
- Libertyville Community High School District 128: $3,173
- Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103: $1,610
- Mundelein Elementary School District 75: $385,679
- North Chicago School District 187: $643,724
- Safe School-Lake County ROE: $3,953
- Waukegan Community Unit School District 60: $6,166,131
The Fiscal Year 25 budget invested $350 million in funding into students’ success through the evidence-based funding model.
For more information on the FY 25 evidence-based funding distribution, visit the Illinois State Board of Education’s website.
