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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

73.7%

Adequacy Gapi

$65.2M

Funding vs. Needi

COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST 21872.19%
$73.1M funded$101.2M target
RIDGELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 12267.84%
$28.4M funded$41.8M target
OAK LAWN COMM H S DIST 22965.27%
$22.4M funded$34.4M target
ALSIP-HAZLGRN-OAKLWN S DIST 12695.71%
$23.8M funded$24.9M target
CHICAGO RIDGE SCHOOL DIST 127-566.84%
$17.2M funded$25.8M target
WORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT 12787.73%
$14.6M funded$16.6M target

District Detail

COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST 218Tier 2
72.19% funded$28.1M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $101.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $73.1M in resources — that's 72.19% of what it needs. There's a $28.1M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$101.2M

What it hasi

$73.1M

From the statei

$33.7M

This district is better funded than 17% of districts statewide.

RIDGELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 122Tier 2
67.84% funded$13.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $41.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $28.4M in resources — that's 67.84% of what it needs. There's a $13.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$41.8M

What it hasi

$28.4M

From the statei

$14.3M

This district is better funded than 8% of districts statewide.

OAK LAWN COMM H S DIST 229Tier 2
65.27% funded$11.9M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $34.4M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $22.4M in resources — that's 65.27% of what it needs. There's a $11.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$34.4M

What it hasi

$22.4M

From the statei

$8.9M

This district is better funded than 5% of districts statewide.

ALSIP-HAZLGRN-OAKLWN S DIST 126Tier 3
95.71% funded$1.1M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $24.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $23.8M in resources — that's 95.71% of what it needs. There's a $1.1M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$24.9M

What it hasi

$23.8M

From the statei

$2.3M

This district is better funded than 72% of districts statewide.

CHICAGO RIDGE SCHOOL DIST 127-5Tier 2
66.84% funded$8.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $25.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $17.2M in resources — that's 66.84% of what it needs. There's a $8.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$25.8M

What it hasi

$17.2M

From the statei

$14.8M

This district is better funded than 7% of districts statewide.

WORTH SCHOOL DISTRICT 127Tier 2
87.73% funded$2.0M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $16.6M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $14.6M in resources — that's 87.73% of what it needs. There's a $2.0M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$16.6M

What it hasi

$14.6M

From the statei

$10.3M

This district is better funded than 64% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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