Illinois’ tax credit scholarship program for low-income students saved taxpayer dollars – Illinois Policy

In Illinois, the state’s Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program saved state and local taxpayers between $156 million and $362 million during the first five years of the program. The savings were calculated by considering the cost of educating those students in their public schools versus the cost of the school choice program itself, with the study finding it is saves states money when kids utilize a choice program rather educating all of those students in public schools.