Elgin Public Schools Get $29.4M In Coronavirus Relief

ELGIN, IL — Elgin public schools are set to receive grants worth more than $29.4 million from the second coronavirus-relief package approved last month by federal lawmakers.

That $900 billion relief package included about $2.25 billion for Illinois public school districts, more than four times the amount they received from the first federal relief package, according to Carmen Ayala, the state's superintendent of education.

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Elgin School District U-46 will get $29.27 million, which Ayala and the Illinois State Board of Education are encouraging districts to spend on their "most urgent needs," like supplemental learning opportunities, mental health support and closing the digital divide.

The Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School is also set to receive about $174,000, according to state officials.

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Other districts in the area receiving federal coronavirus-relief funding include St. Charles District 303 ($1.78 million), East Aurora District 131 ($23.55 million), West Aurora District 129 ($10.6 million) and Geneva District 304 ($1.18 million).

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