40,000 Students Across Pennsylvania to Receive Scholarships Through the Economically Disadvantaged Schools (EDS) Program

40,000 Students Across Pennsylvania to Receive Scholarships Through the Economically Disadvantaged Schools (EDS) Program

Good News for 314 schools looking at 2026-27 enrollment and funding. BLOCS working to increase scholarships to the state limit of $2,000 per PreK-8th grade student and $4,000 per high school student.

BLOCS, the state of Pennsylvania's leading provider of scholarships for PreK-12th grade students, today announced early results from the Economically Disadvantaged Schools (EDS) Program report. Initial data shows BLOCS will increase scholarships to more than 40,000 up from 33,000 last year. This broad base of impact is significant – and is due to the structure of the program equally providing scholarship support to all qualifying students.

To promote transparency, BLOCS has launched a new user-friendly portal for students, parents, schools and donors to access information on EDS and what the impact could mean. In the 2025-26 school year, qualifying K-8 students received $1,500 in scholarship each from EDS and high school students received $3,000 in scholarship each. More can be found here: https://www.blocs.org/eds.

“These results demonstrate the meaningful impact the EDS Program has on families seeking high-quality education for their children,” said Rob Delany, CEO of BLOCS. “By providing increased scholarship funds for students we’re helping more families access schools that align with their aspirations and values. This progress embodies the BLOCS mission – to empower schools to shape futures through transformative support—building lasting opportunities for education and lifelong success.”