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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

74.8%

Adequacy Gapi

$113.2M

Funding vs. Needi

WAUKEGAN C U SCHOOL DIST 6071.78%
$194.7M funded$271.3M target
WARREN TWP HIGH SCH DIST 12185.18%
$53.5M funded$62.8M target
ZION-BENTON TWP H S DIST 12674.07%
$34.9M funded$47.1M target
BEACH PARK C C SCHOOL DIST 373%
$24.9M funded$34.1M target
GURNEE SCHOOL DIST 5680.24%
$24.1M funded$30.1M target

District Detail

WAUKEGAN C U SCHOOL DIST 60Tier 2
71.78% funded$76.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $271.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $194.7M in resources — that's 71.78% of what it needs. There's a $76.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$271.3M

What it hasi

$194.7M

From the statei

$166.9M

This district is better funded than 16% of districts statewide.

WARREN TWP HIGH SCH DIST 121Tier 2
85.18% funded$9.3M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $62.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $53.5M in resources — that's 85.18% of what it needs. There's a $9.3M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$62.8M

What it hasi

$53.5M

From the statei

$9.8M

This district is better funded than 61% of districts statewide.

ZION-BENTON TWP H S DIST 126Tier 2
74.07% funded$12.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $47.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $34.9M in resources — that's 74.07% of what it needs. There's a $12.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$47.1M

What it hasi

$34.9M

From the statei

$23.1M

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

BEACH PARK C C SCHOOL DIST 3Tier 2
73% funded$9.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $34.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $24.9M in resources — that's 73% of what it needs. There's a $9.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$34.1M

What it hasi

$24.9M

From the statei

$16.1M

This district is better funded than 21% of districts statewide.

GURNEE SCHOOL DIST 56Tier 2
80.24% funded$5.9M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $30.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $24.1M in resources — that's 80.24% of what it needs. There's a $5.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$30.1M

What it hasi

$24.1M

From the statei

$3.1M

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

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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