Metro East Sun

Metro East area schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.

Collectively, the area's 48 school districts would get approximately $14.4 million per year less from the state's school funding formula, a five percent decrease from their 2015 funding levels, according to an Illinois State Board of Education analysis obtained by the Metro East Sun.

One area state Senator --Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) -- voted "yes." Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) and Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) voted “no” on Senate Bill 1. Sen. William R. Haine (D-Alton) and Sen. James Clayborne Jr. (D-Belleville) “did not vote.” Willam Sam McCann (R-Carlinville) voted “present.” The bill passed 35-18 with three Senators voting present. 

Venice Community Unit School District 3 (94% decrease), Roxana Community Unit School District 1 (84% decrease), Central School District 104 (83% decrease) and Pontiac-West Holliday School District 105 (80% decrease) would be the biggest losers if Senate Bill 1 is enacted into law.

East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 (15% increase), Granite City Community Unit School District 9 (11% increase), East Alton School District 13 (11% increase), and Dupo Community Unit School District 196 (10% increase) all stand to receive more state funding from the bill.

Senate Bill 1, sponsored by State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), includes a $385 million bailout of Chicago Public Schools, which face bankruptcy due to years of deficit spending.

The state funding cuts wouldn't take effect immediately. Manar's bill also includes a temporary "hold harmless" clause that would effectively delay them for two years.

The ISBE analysis was conducted last summer, after Manar unveiled his school funding proposal. It is the last known analysis of the bill.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has vowed to veto the legislation should it reach his desk.

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How does your district fare under the state's new proposed school funding formula?

Senate Bill 1 promises a fairer distribution of state funding to local school districts. In the Metro East area, it takes from some and gives to others.

Rank	District Name	County	Current State Funding	Change	% Change	New State Funding
1	EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER C H S D 14	MADISON	$1,087,768	$161,058	15%	$1,248,826
2	GRANITE CITY C U SCHOOL DIST 9	MADISON	$21,601,841	$2,319,188	11%	$23,921,029
3	EAST ALTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 13	MADISON	$2,987,238	$319,821	11%	$3,307,059
4	DUPO COMM UNIT SCH DISTRICT 196	ST CLAIR	$4,534,414	$434,077	10%	$4,968,491
5	MARISSA C U SCH DIST 40	ST CLAIR	$2,424,598	$219,218	9%	$2,643,816
6	BELLEVILLE SCHOOL DIST 118	ST CLAIR	$15,919,222	$1,113,704	7%	$17,032,926
7	CAHOKIA COMM UNIT SCH DIST 187	ST CLAIR	$26,945,380	$1,834,280	7%	$28,779,660
8	BELLE VALLEY SCHOOL DIST 119	ST CLAIR	$3,853,875	$208,256	5%	$4,062,130
9	WOOD RIVER-HARTFORD ELEM S D 15	MADISON	$1,645,757	$89,571	5%	$1,735,328
10	HIGH MOUNT SCHOOL DIST 116	ST CLAIR	$1,584,734	$77,269	5%	$1,662,003
11	COLLINSVILLE C U SCH DIST 10	MADISON	$19,325,761	$622,990	3%	$19,948,751
12	MADISON COMM UNIT SCH DIST 12	MADISON	$4,402,616	$79,549	2%	$4,482,165
13	EAST ST LOUIS SCHOOL DIST 189	ST CLAIR	$45,519,043	$729,992	2%	$46,249,035
14	ALTON COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 11	MADISON	$17,186,328	$91,513	1%	$17,277,841
15	SIGNAL HILL SCH DIST 181	ST CLAIR	$1,279,931	-$6,177	-1%	$1,273,754
16	BETHALTO C U SCHOOL DIST 8	MADISON	$9,025,350	-$116,360	-1%	$8,908,991
17	BROOKLYN UNIT DISTRICT 188	ST CLAIR	$804,623	-$19,926	-3%	$784,697
18	BELLEVILLE TWP HS DIST 201	ST CLAIR	$11,621,393	-$341,663	-3%	$11,279,730
19	HARMONY EMGE SCHOOL DIST 175	ST CLAIR	$1,638,549	-$49,020	-3%	$1,589,529
20	GRANT COMM CONS SCH DIST 110	ST CLAIR	$1,578,072	-$97,386	-6%	$1,480,685
21	LEBANON COMM UNIT SCH DIST 9	ST CLAIR	$1,577,923	-$116,421	-7%	$1,461,503
22	ST LIBORY CONS SCH DIST 30	ST CLAIR	$250,117	-$18,407	-7%	$231,710
23	JERSEY C U SCH DIST 100	JERSEY	$6,640,604	-$550,815	-8%	$6,089,790
24	SAFE SCH-MADISON ROE	MADISON	$211,386	-$18,517	-9%	$192,869
25	ALT SCH-MONROE/RANDOLPH ROE	MONROE	$477,766	-$41,851	-9%	$435,915
26	SAFE SCH-MONROE/RANDOLPH ROE	MONROE	$95,105	-$8,331	-9%	$86,774
27	SAFE SCH-ST CLAIR ROE	ST CLAIR	$255,712	-$22,400	-9%	$233,312
28	MASCOUTAH C U DISTRICT 19	ST CLAIR	$12,549,345	-$1,246,944	-10%	$11,302,401
29	NEW ATHENS C U SCHOOL DIST 60	ST CLAIR	$1,048,000	-$133,888	-13%	$914,111
30	HIGHLAND COMM UNIT SCH DIST 5	MADISON	$6,707,987	-$916,541	-14%	$5,791,446
31	SHILOH VILLAGE SCHOOL DIST 85	ST CLAIR	$1,558,620	-$219,585	-14%	$1,339,035
32	WHITESIDE SCHOOL DIST 115	ST CLAIR	$2,992,036	-$438,089	-15%	$2,553,947
33	TRIAD COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 2	MADISON	$8,279,053	-$1,712,309	-21%	$6,566,745
34	O FALLON TWP HIGH SCH DIST 203	ST CLAIR	$5,332,786	-$1,179,262	-22%	$4,153,524
35	VALMEYER COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3	MONROE	$1,007,907	-$222,318	-22%	$785,589
36	O FALLON C C SCHOOL DIST 90	ST CLAIR	$6,816,256	-$1,958,891	-29%	$4,857,364
37	SMITHTON C C SCHOOL DIST 130	ST CLAIR	$933,994	-$298,431	-32%	$635,563
38	WATERLOO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 5	MONROE	$4,181,614	-$1,598,338	-38%	$2,583,276
39	FREEBURG C C SCHOOL DIST 70	ST CLAIR	$1,132,894	-$442,395	-39%	$690,499
40	COLUMBIA COMM UNIT SCH DIST 4	MONROE	$3,038,636	-$1,255,803	-41%	$1,782,833
41	FREEBURG COMM H S DIST 77	ST CLAIR	$844,098	-$368,384	-44%	$475,714
42	MILLSTADT C C  SCH DIST 160	ST CLAIR	$1,018,124	-$494,337	-49%	$523,787
43	WOLF BRANCH SCH DIST 113	ST CLAIR	$1,124,995	-$577,809	-51%	$547,186
44	EDWARDSVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 7	MADISON	$8,134,808	-$5,015,260	-62%	$3,119,548
45	PONTIAC-W HOLLIDAY SCH DIST 105	ST CLAIR	$591,290	-$471,485	-80%	$119,804
46	CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST 104	ST CLAIR	$624,560	-$520,826	-83%	$103,734
47	ROXANA COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 1	MADISON	$2,013,078	-$1,686,489	-84%	$326,590
48	VENICE COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 3	MADISON	$572,372	-$536,281	-94%	$36,091

Source: Illinois State Board of Education