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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

94.7%

Adequacy Gapi

$19.2M

Funding vs. Needi

LEYDEN COMM H S DIST 212113.75%
$73.0M funded$64.2M target
ELMWOOD PARK C U SCH DIST 40168.9%
$34.3M funded$49.9M target
RIVER GROVE SCHOOL DIST 85-570.93%
$8.9M funded$12.6M target
RHODES SCHOOL DIST 84-5142.08%
$12.9M funded$9.0M target

District Detail

LEYDEN COMM H S DIST 212Tier 4
113.75% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $64.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $73.0M in resources — that's 113.75% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$64.2M

What it hasi

$73.0M

From the statei

$9.4M

This district is better funded than 87% of districts statewide.

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.

RIVER GROVE SCHOOL DIST 85-5Tier 2
70.93% funded$3.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $12.6M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $8.9M in resources — that's 70.93% of what it needs. There's a $3.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$12.6M

What it hasi

$8.9M

From the statei

$5.0M

This district is better funded than 14% of districts statewide.

RHODES SCHOOL DIST 84-5Tier 4
142.08% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $9.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $12.9M in resources — that's 142.08% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$9.0M

What it hasi

$12.9M

From the statei

$1.6M

This district is better funded than 96% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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