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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

80.3%

Adequacy Gapi

$62.7M

Funding vs. Needi

BREMEN COMM H S DISTRICT 22874.94%
$66.9M funded$89.2M target
THORNTON TWP H S DIST 20590.78%
$79.9M funded$88.0M target
PRAIRIE-HILLS ELEM SCH DIST 14474.12%
$30.6M funded$41.3M target
MIDLOTHIAN SCHOOL DIST 14372.29%
$18.3M funded$25.3M target
HARVEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 15282.71%
$22.4M funded$27.1M target
POSEN-ROBBINS EL SCH DIST 143-575.18%
$16.9M funded$22.4M target
HAZEL CREST SCHOOL DIST 152-582.07%
$12.3M funded$15.0M target
W HARVEY-DIXMOOR PUB SCH DIST14789.4%
$13.4M funded$15.0M target

District Detail

BREMEN COMM H S DISTRICT 228Tier 2
74.94% funded$22.4M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $89.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $66.9M in resources — that's 74.94% of what it needs. There's a $22.4M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$89.2M

What it hasi

$66.9M

From the statei

$52.7M

This district is better funded than 29% of districts statewide.

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.

PRAIRIE-HILLS ELEM SCH DIST 144Tier 2
74.12% funded$10.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $41.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $30.6M in resources — that's 74.12% of what it needs. There's a $10.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$41.3M

What it hasi

$30.6M

From the statei

$25.3M

This district is better funded than 26% of districts statewide.

MIDLOTHIAN SCHOOL DIST 143Tier 2
72.29% funded$7.0M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $25.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $18.3M in resources — that's 72.29% of what it needs. There's a $7.0M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$25.3M

What it hasi

$18.3M

From the statei

$14.2M

This district is better funded than 18% 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.

POSEN-ROBBINS EL SCH DIST 143-5Tier 2
75.18% funded$5.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $22.4M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $16.9M in resources — that's 75.18% of what it needs. There's a $5.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$22.4M

What it hasi

$16.9M

From the statei

$14.5M

This district is better funded than 31% of districts statewide.

HAZEL CREST SCHOOL DIST 152-5Tier 2
82.07% funded$2.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $15.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $12.3M in resources — that's 82.07% of what it needs. There's a $2.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$15.0M

What it hasi

$12.3M

From the statei

$9.8M

This district is better funded than 56% of districts statewide.

W HARVEY-DIXMOOR PUB SCH DIST147Tier 2
89.4% funded$1.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $15.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $13.4M in resources — that's 89.4% of what it needs. There's a $1.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$15.0M

What it hasi

$13.4M

From the statei

$10.1M

This district is better funded than 65% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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