Edly-Allen: Local schools to receive over $8.1 million in evidence-based funding

LIBERTYVILLE – State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, D-Libertyville, announced more than a dozen school districts across the area will receive more than $8.1 million in additional funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years.

“As an educator, I have a strong commitment to ensuring every student is given equal opportunities to succeed regardless of their ZIP code or financial status,” Edly-Allen said in a news release. “Students in Lake County deserve the best educational opportunities and I’m proud to see we’re continuing to prioritize funding for our schools.”

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:

• Antioch Community High School District 117: $265,255

• Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3: $925,732

• Big Hollow School District 38: $732,342

• Gavin School District 37: $368,329

• Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46: $1,852,401

• Grayslake Community High School District 127: $295,522

• Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24: $27,069

• Round Lake Area School District 116: $2,477,344

• Warren Township High School District 121: $196,112

• Winthrop Harbor School District 1: $448,023

• Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50: $101,970

• Zion Elementary School District 6: $50,463

• Zion-Benton Township High School District 126: $404,848

The fiscal 2025 budget invested $350 million in new funding into students’ success through the evidence-based funding model.

For more information on the fiscal 2025 evidence-based funding distribution, visit the Illinois State Board of Education’s website.