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State Senator Paul Faraci announced that 12 school districts across the area will receive over $4 million in evidence-based funding, in addition to the base funding provided by the state. “Every child in our state, no matter what school they attend, needs access to equitable, high-quality education,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “The evidence-based funding formula ensures schools receive the resources they need so the students in our communities are met with the education they deserve.”
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.
Local schools set to receive funding through the formula include:
· Danville School District 118: $1,579,533
· Urbana School District 116: $942,345
· Rantoul Township High School District 193: $741,170
· Rantoul City School District 137: $440,003
· Westville School District 2: $273,245
· Champaign Unit 4 School District: $259,861
· University Laboratory High School: $137,666
· Oakwood School District 76: $64,817
· Alternative and Safe Schools (Champaign-Ford Regional Office of
Education): $81,065
· Thomasboro School District 130: $31,433
· Alternative and Safe Schools (Vermilion Regional Office of Education):
$8,033
· Prairieview-Ogden School District 197: $4,559
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.