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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

98.4%

Adequacy Gapi

$26.4M

Funding vs. Needi

TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST 21499.08%
$208.4M funded$210.4M target
WHEELING C C SCHOOL DIST 2180.06%
$87.1M funded$108.8M target
ADLAI E STEVENSON DIST 125121.74%
$91.6M funded$75.3M target
APTAKISIC-TRIPP C C S DIST 10298.65%
$36.6M funded$37.1M target
PROSPECT HEIGHTS SCHOOL DIST 2389.93%
$20.6M funded$22.9M target

District Detail

TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST 214Tier 3
99.08% funded$1.9M gap

90-100% of adequacy — receives limited new state funding

The state estimates it costs $210.4M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $208.4M in resources — that's 99.08% of what it needs. There's a $1.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$210.4M

What it hasi

$208.4M

From the statei

$9.4M

This district is better funded than 76% of districts statewide.

WHEELING C C SCHOOL DIST 21Tier 2
80.06% funded$21.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $108.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $87.1M in resources — that's 80.06% of what it needs. There's a $21.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$108.8M

What it hasi

$87.1M

From the statei

$11.9M

This district is better funded than 50% of districts statewide.

ADLAI E STEVENSON DIST 125Tier 4
121.74% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $75.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $91.6M in resources — that's 121.74% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$75.3M

What it hasi

$91.6M

From the statei

$2.5M

This district is better funded than 91% of districts statewide.

APTAKISIC-TRIPP C C S DIST 102Tier 3
98.65% funded$499K gap

90-100% of adequacy — receives limited new state funding

The state estimates it costs $37.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $36.6M in resources — that's 98.65% of what it needs. There's a $499K gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$37.1M

What it hasi

$36.6M

From the statei

$2.0M

This district is better funded than 75% of districts statewide.

PROSPECT HEIGHTS SCHOOL DIST 23Tier 2
89.93% funded$2.3M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $22.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $20.6M in resources — that's 89.93% of what it needs. There's a $2.3M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$22.9M

What it hasi

$20.6M

From the statei

$1.9M

This district is better funded than 66% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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