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School Funding — FY2026i

Source

Illinois uses Evidence-Based Funding to determine whether Elmwood Park CUSD 401 has enough money. Here's where it stands. 60-90% of adequacy — receives moderate new state funding.

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

% of Adequacyi

68.9%

Adequacy Gapi

$15.5M

Funding vs. Needi

ELMWOOD PARK C U SCH DIST 40168.9%
$34.3M funded$49.9M target

District Detail

ELMWOOD PARK C U SCH DIST 401Tier 2
68.9% funded$15.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $49.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $34.3M in resources — that's 68.9% of what it needs. There's a $15.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$49.9M

What it hasi

$34.3M

From the statei

$21.7M

This district is better funded than 9% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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