University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign

Geographic Region: ISBE Regions

Regional offices of education (ROEs) are essential offices that support local school districts.

yellow bookbag

Illinois has 35 regional offices of education (ROEs) that serve either one county or a collection of counties. These are referred to as ISBE regions. There also are three intermediate service centers (ISCs) serving suburban Cook County. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) serves as the ROE for Chicago Public Schools.

The 35 ROEs are overseen by regional superintendents, who are locally elected officials serving four-year terms. The three ISCs are each governed by an 11-member board that hires an executive director who has the same powers and responsibilities as a regional superintendent.

Almost all site-based service data (e.g., PFA, child care) and almost all demographic data (e.g., population) are available by ISBE region on the IECAM database.

Sources of definition: ISBE’s ROE and ISC Fact Sheet

Data available on IECAM

Home visiting data are available for all regions except the suburban Cook County ISCs. Early intervention isn’t available by ISBE region because IDHS doesn’t report data for several counties that serve fewer than 10 children, so IECAM can’t report accurate sums for the regions.

  • IECAM Database

    To get home visiting and early intervention data for Chicago, do a county search and select Cook - Chicago.

  • Birth to Five Council Regions

    Illinois Birth to Five Council regions are derived from ISBE regions. Each council is a grouping of school districts served by their Regional Office of Education or intermediate service center (ISC) in suburban Cook County .

ISBE Regions

Additional Links