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GRAYSLAKE — State Senator Mary Edly-Allen (D-Grayslake) announced more than a dozen school districts across the district will receive over $5.17 million in additional funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years.

“As an educator, I remain committed to ensuring students in Lake County are given equal opportunities to succeed and have the proper resources to receive a high quality public education,” said Edly-Allen. “This funding will provide the financial aid needed to give students a safe and high quality learning environment.”

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: $266,827
  • Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3: $574,310
  • Big Hollow School District 38: $258,435
  • Gavin School District 37: $345,695
  • Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46: $1,147,530
  • Grayslake Community High School District 127: $270,069
  • Lake County Regional Office of Education Alternative Learning Opportunities Program: $97
  • Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24: $55,202
  • Round Lake Area School District 116: $1,218,674
  • Warren Township High School District 121: $121,822
  • Winthrop Harbor School District 1: $201,516
  • Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50: $5,154
  • Zion Elementary School District 6: $50,998
  • Zion-Benton Township High School District 126: $663,555

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.