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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

75.1%

Adequacy Gapi

$82.1M

Funding vs. Needi

CICERO SCHOOL DISTRICT 9981.38%
$140.8M funded$173.0M target
J S MORTON H S DISTRICT 20167.99%
$106.0M funded$156.0M target

District Detail

CICERO SCHOOL DISTRICT 99Tier 2
81.38% funded$32.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $173.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $140.8M in resources — that's 81.38% of what it needs. There's a $32.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$173.0M

What it hasi

$140.8M

From the statei

$119.6M

This district is better funded than 54% of districts statewide.

J S MORTON H S DISTRICT 201Tier 2
67.99% funded$49.9M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $156.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $106.0M in resources — that's 67.99% of what it needs. There's a $49.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$156.0M

What it hasi

$106.0M

From the statei

$83.2M

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

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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