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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

79.4%

Adequacy Gapi

$26.3M

Funding vs. Needi

ZION-BENTON TWP H S DIST 12674.07%
$34.9M funded$47.1M target
ZION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 694.11%
$36.7M funded$39.0M target
BEACH PARK C C SCHOOL DIST 373%
$24.9M funded$34.1M target
WINTHROP HARBOR SCHOOL DIST 170.87%
$6.3M funded$8.9M target

District Detail

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.

ZION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 6Tier 3
94.11% funded$2.3M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $39.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $36.7M in resources — that's 94.11% of what it needs. There's a $2.3M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$39.0M

What it hasi

$36.7M

From the statei

$28.6M

This district is better funded than 70% 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.

WINTHROP HARBOR SCHOOL DIST 1Tier 2
70.87% funded$2.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $8.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $6.3M in resources — that's 70.87% of what it needs. There's a $2.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$8.9M

What it hasi

$6.3M

From the statei

$3.0M

This district is better funded than 13% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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