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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

85.2%

Adequacy Gapi

$31.3M

Funding vs. Needi

THORNTON TWP H S DIST 20590.78%
$79.9M funded$88.0M target
DOLTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 14976.32%
$30.4M funded$39.9M target
DOLTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 14883.83%
$28.9M funded$34.5M target
HARVEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 15282.71%
$22.4M funded$27.1M target
SOUTH HOLLAND SCHOOL DIST 15185.68%
$21.1M funded$24.6M 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.

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.

DOLTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 148Tier 2
83.83% funded$5.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $34.5M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $28.9M in resources — that's 83.83% of what it needs. There's a $5.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$34.5M

What it hasi

$28.9M

From the statei

$24.7M

This district is better funded than 59% of districts statewide.

HARVEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 152Tier 2
82.71% funded$4.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $27.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $22.4M in resources — that's 82.71% of what it needs. There's a $4.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$27.1M

What it hasi

$22.4M

From the statei

$18.9M

This district is better funded than 57% of districts statewide.

SOUTH HOLLAND SCHOOL DIST 151Tier 2
85.68% funded$3.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $24.6M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $21.1M in resources — that's 85.68% of what it needs. There's a $3.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$24.6M

What it hasi

$21.1M

From the statei

$15.6M

This district is better funded than 62% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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