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 Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grant is distributed to Connecticut school districts in three parts throughout the year: October, January, and April. This one-pager summarizes the ECS grant payment schedule and how districts receive their ECS grant.
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.
This model allows users to calculate future projected State Charter School grants based on the phase-in of weighted student funding for charter schools.