The Federation for Children – Illinois seeks to empower families, especially lower-income families, with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children. We are a project of the American Federation for Children (AFC).
Family income cannot exceed 300% of the federal poverty level ($79,500 for a family of four in 2021-22).
Renewing student’s family income can increase to 400% of federal poverty level ($106,000 for a family of four in 2021-22).
Priority given to returning scholarship students; students whose family income does not exceed 185% of the federal poverty level ($49,025 for a family of four in 2021-22); students who live in a focus district (district that has at least one school where at least one student subgroup’s average performance is at or below the state average for the lowest 10% of student performance or a school with an average graduation rate of less than 60%); and students who are siblings of current scholarship students.
Private school students are eligible.
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