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School Funding — FY2026i

Source

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

161%

Funding vs. Needi

NILES TWP COMM HIGH SCH DIST 219166.18%
$135.1M funded$81.3M target
LINCOLNWOOD SCHOOL DIST 74140.07%
$25.3M funded$18.0M target

District Detail

NILES TWP COMM HIGH SCH DIST 219Tier 4
166.18% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $81.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $135.1M in resources — that's 166.18% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$81.3M

What it hasi

$135.1M

From the statei

$4.7M

This district is better funded than 99% of districts statewide.

LINCOLNWOOD SCHOOL DIST 74Tier 4
140.07% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $18.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $25.3M in resources — that's 140.07% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$18.0M

What it hasi

$25.3M

From the statei

$1.2M

This district is better funded than 95% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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