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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

75.7%

Adequacy Gapi

$52.7M

Funding vs. Needi

DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT 6174.79%
$87.5M funded$117.0M target
MT ZION COMM UNIT SCH DIST 371.71%
$23.1M funded$32.2M target
MAROA FORSYTH C U SCH DIST 279.28%
$12.2M funded$15.4M target
WARRENSBURG-LATHAM C U DIST 1170.91%
$9.4M funded$13.2M target
MERIDIAN COMM UNIT SCH DIST 1576.18%
$9.5M funded$12.5M target
ARGENTA-OREANA COMM UNIT SCH D 180.09%
$9.4M funded$11.7M target
SANGAMON VALLEY CUSD 984.77%
$6.9M funded$8.1M target
CERRO GORDO C U SCHOOL DIST 10090.96%
$5.3M funded$5.8M target

District Detail

DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT 61Tier 2
74.79% funded$29.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $117.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $87.5M in resources — that's 74.79% of what it needs. There's a $29.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$117.0M

What it hasi

$87.5M

From the statei

$58.5M

This district is better funded than 29% of districts statewide.

MT ZION COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3Tier 2
71.71% funded$9.1M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $32.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $23.1M in resources — that's 71.71% of what it needs. There's a $9.1M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$32.2M

What it hasi

$23.1M

From the statei

$12.1M

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

MAROA FORSYTH C U SCH DIST 2Tier 2
79.28% funded$3.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $15.4M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $12.2M in resources — that's 79.28% of what it needs. There's a $3.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$15.4M

What it hasi

$12.2M

From the statei

$1.8M

This district is better funded than 47% of districts statewide.

WARRENSBURG-LATHAM C U DIST 11Tier 2
70.91% funded$3.8M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $13.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $9.4M in resources — that's 70.91% of what it needs. There's a $3.8M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$13.2M

What it hasi

$9.4M

From the statei

$2.8M

This district is better funded than 14% of districts statewide.

MERIDIAN COMM UNIT SCH DIST 15Tier 2
76.18% funded$3.0M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $12.5M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $9.5M in resources — that's 76.18% of what it needs. There's a $3.0M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$12.5M

What it hasi

$9.5M

From the statei

$4.1M

This district is better funded than 34% of districts statewide.

ARGENTA-OREANA COMM UNIT SCH D 1Tier 2
80.09% funded$2.3M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $11.7M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $9.4M in resources — that's 80.09% of what it needs. There's a $2.3M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$11.7M

What it hasi

$9.4M

From the statei

$3.0M

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

SANGAMON VALLEY CUSD 9Tier 2
84.77% funded$1.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $8.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $6.9M in resources — that's 84.77% of what it needs. There's a $1.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$8.1M

What it hasi

$6.9M

From the statei

$1.6M

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

CERRO GORDO C U SCHOOL DIST 100Tier 3
90.96% funded$525K gap

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

The state estimates it costs $5.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $5.3M in resources — that's 90.96% of what it needs. There's a $525K gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$5.8M

What it hasi

$5.3M

From the statei

$1.4M

This district is better funded than 67% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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