To help you navigate the revised state budget for fiscal year 2027, we've put together an analysis detailing all the education funding changes in the budget and what they mean for students in your community and across the state. Additionally, we've created a resource that lists the additional state education funding each town will receive and explains how that funded was calculated and will be distributed.
The Special Education and Expansion Development (SEED) grant provides dedicated state funding to school districts for educating students with disabilities. This infographic provides an overview of the SEED grant, how it is calculated, and for what purposes grant funds may be used.
This infographic explains how the Excess Cost grant works. The grant is provided by the State of Connecticut to school districts to assist them in paying for students who have extraordinary special education needs and associated costs.
This interactive model breaks down each aspect of the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula and details how each town's grant is determined. Additionally, the model details each town's estimated projected ECS grants, according to the formula, from fiscal year 2027 to fiscal year 2034.
From the 2024-25 school year to the 2025-26 school year, Connecticut's public schools experienced their largest enrollment decline since the pandemic. This brief provides a high-level analysis of the latest enrollment counts and examines their impacts on ECS grant allocations to districts.
Connecticut's revised state budget for FY 2027 includes over $273 million in supplemental funding that will directly impact municipalities. This budget snapshot provides a nonpartisan look at how the supplemental aid will be distributed and the potential implications for municipalities.