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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

84.6%

Adequacy Gapi

$28.2M

Funding vs. Needi

THORNTON TWP H S DIST 20590.78%
$79.9M funded$88.0M target
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR C H S D 23377.4%
$35.3M funded$45.7M target
HOMEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 15381.62%
$22.1M funded$27.1M target
SOUTH HOLLAND SCHOOL DIST 15185.68%
$21.1M funded$24.6M target
THORNTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 15468.57%
$2.8M funded$4.2M target

District Detail

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.

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR C H S D 233Tier 2
77.4% funded$10.3M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $45.7M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $35.3M in resources — that's 77.4% of what it needs. There's a $10.3M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$45.7M

What it hasi

$35.3M

From the statei

$25.3M

This district is better funded than 40% of districts statewide.

HOMEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 153Tier 2
81.62% funded$5.0M 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 $22.1M in resources — that's 81.62% of what it needs. There's a $5.0M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$27.1M

What it hasi

$22.1M

From the statei

$11.0M

This district is better funded than 55% of districts statewide.

SOUTH HOLLAND SCHOOL DIST 151Tier 2
85.68% funded$3.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $24.6M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $21.1M in resources — that's 85.68% of what it needs. There's a $3.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$24.6M

What it hasi

$21.1M

From the statei

$15.6M

This district is better funded than 62% of districts statewide.

THORNTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 154Tier 2
68.57% funded$1.3M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $4.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $2.8M in resources — that's 68.57% of what it needs. There's a $1.3M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$4.2M

What it hasi

$2.8M

From the statei

$1.2M

This district is better funded than 8% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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