EBFCHAMPAIGN – State Senator Paul Faraci announced that school districts across the area will receive over $4 million in additional funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years.

“Our commitment to using the evidence-based funding formula ensures the schools in our district receive the resources they need to provide every student with the education they deserve,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “By prioritizing data-driven approaches, we’re taking a significant step forward in providing equitable, high-quality education to every child in our community.”

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:

  • Champaign Unit 4 School District: $197,185
  • Alternative and Safe Schools (Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education): $72,520
  • Danville School District 118: $413,275
  • Oakwood School District 76: $66,811
  • Prairieview-Ogden School District 197: $4,577
  • Rantoul City School District 137: $725,114
  • Rantoul Township High School District 193: $677,602
  • Thomasboro School District 130: $15,001
  • University Laboratory High School: $174,626
  • Urbana School District 116: $1,323,975
  • Alternative and Safe Schools (Vermilion Regional Office of Education): $24,705
  • Westville School District 2: $390,577

The Fiscal Year 2025 budget invested $350 million in new 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.