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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

73.4%

Adequacy Gapi

$90.9M

Funding vs. Needi

CONS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 23069.41%
$92.6M funded$133.3M target
BREMEN COMM H S DISTRICT 22874.94%
$66.9M funded$89.2M target
PRAIRIE-HILLS ELEM SCH DIST 14474.12%
$30.6M funded$41.3M target
TINLEY PARK COMM SCH DIST 14688.64%
$31.0M funded$35.0M target
FOREST RIDGE SCHOOL DIST 14269.42%
$15.7M funded$22.6M target
ARBOR PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT 14566.82%
$12.5M funded$18.7M target

District Detail

CONS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 230Tier 2
69.41% funded$40.8M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $133.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $92.6M in resources — that's 69.41% of what it needs. There's a $40.8M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$133.3M

What it hasi

$92.6M

From the statei

$9.1M

This district is better funded than 10% of districts statewide.

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.

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.

TINLEY PARK COMM SCH DIST 146Tier 2
88.64% funded$4.0M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $35.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $31.0M in resources — that's 88.64% of what it needs. There's a $4.0M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$35.0M

What it hasi

$31.0M

From the statei

$8.1M

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

FOREST RIDGE SCHOOL DIST 142Tier 2
69.42% funded$6.9M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $22.6M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $15.7M in resources — that's 69.42% of what it needs. There's a $6.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$22.6M

What it hasi

$15.7M

From the statei

$9.6M

This district is better funded than 10% of districts statewide.

ARBOR PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT 145Tier 2
66.82% funded$6.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $18.7M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $12.5M in resources — that's 66.82% of what it needs. There's a $6.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$18.7M

What it hasi

$12.5M

From the statei

$7.0M

This district is better funded than 7% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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