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School Funding — FY2026i

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Illinois uses Evidence-Based Funding to determine whether your school districts have enough money. Here's where they stand.

What is Evidence-Based Funding?

Illinois' Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) formula, enacted in 2017, calculates an Adequacy Target for each district — the estimated cost to provide an adequate education. It then compares each district's available resources to that target.

Districts are assigned to Tiers 1-4 based on their percentage of adequacy. Tier 1 districts (most underfunded) receive the largest share of new state funding.

Tier 1: Below 60% of adequacy

Tier 2: 60% to below 90% of adequacy

Tier 3: 90% to below 100% of adequacy

Tier 4: At or above 100% of adequacy

Source: ISBE Evidence-Based Funding

Avg % of Adequacyi

82.1%

Adequacy Gapi

$36.7M

Funding vs. Needi

THORNTON TWP H S DIST 20590.78%
$79.9M funded$88.0M target
THORNTON FRACTIONAL T H S D 21576.28%
$45.6M funded$59.7M target
DOLTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 14976.32%
$30.4M funded$39.9M target
CALUMET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 15575.54%
$12.8M funded$17.0M target
BURNHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 154-572.92%
$2.1M funded$2.9M target

District Detail

THORNTON TWP H S DIST 205Tier 3
90.78% funded$8.1M gap

90-100% of adequacy — receives limited new state funding

The state estimates it costs $88.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $79.9M in resources — that's 90.78% of what it needs. There's a $8.1M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$88.0M

What it hasi

$79.9M

From the statei

$55.3M

This district is better funded than 67% of districts statewide.

THORNTON FRACTIONAL T H S D 215Tier 2
76.28% funded$14.2M gap

60-90% of adequacy — receives moderate new state funding

The state estimates it costs $59.7M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $45.6M in resources — that's 76.28% of what it needs. There's a $14.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$59.7M

What it hasi

$45.6M

From the statei

$37.1M

This district is better funded than 35% of districts statewide.

DOLTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 149Tier 2
76.32% funded$9.4M gap

60-90% of adequacy — receives moderate new state funding

The state estimates it costs $39.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $30.4M in resources — that's 76.32% of what it needs. There's a $9.4M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$39.9M

What it hasi

$30.4M

From the statei

$24.3M

This district is better funded than 36% of districts statewide.

CALUMET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 155Tier 2
75.54% funded$4.2M gap

60-90% of adequacy — receives moderate new state funding

The state estimates it costs $17.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $12.8M in resources — that's 75.54% of what it needs. There's a $4.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$17.0M

What it hasi

$12.8M

From the statei

$10.6M

This district is better funded than 32% of districts statewide.

BURNHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 154-5Tier 2
72.92% funded$792K gap

60-90% of adequacy — receives moderate new state funding

The state estimates it costs $2.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $2.1M in resources — that's 72.92% of what it needs. There's a $792K gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$2.9M

What it hasi

$2.1M

From the statei

$1.7M

This district is better funded than 20% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

Tier 1: 36
Tier 2: 579 (yours)
Tier 3: 96 (yours)
Tier 4: 221