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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

75.1%

Adequacy Gapi

$3.9M

Funding vs. Needi

ROCHELLE TWP HIGH SCH DIST 21272.19%
$10.1M funded$14.0M target
STEWARD ELEM SCHOOL DIST 220116.75%
$897K funded$768K target

District Detail

ROCHELLE TWP HIGH SCH DIST 212Tier 2
72.19% funded$3.9M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $14.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $10.1M in resources — that's 72.19% of what it needs. There's a $3.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$14.0M

What it hasi

$10.1M

From the statei

$2.4M

This district is better funded than 17% of districts statewide.

STEWARD ELEM SCHOOL DIST 220Tier 4
116.75% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $768K to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $897K in resources — that's 116.75% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$768K

What it hasi

$897K

From the statei

$54K

This district is better funded than 89% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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