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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

105.7%

Adequacy Gapi

$238K

Funding vs. Needi

NIPPERSINK SCHOOL DISTRICT 298.38%
$14.4M funded$14.7M target
RICHMOND-BURTON COMM H SC D 157120.7%
$9.7M funded$8.0M target

District Detail

NIPPERSINK SCHOOL DISTRICT 2Tier 3
98.38% funded$238K gap

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

The state estimates it costs $14.7M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $14.4M in resources — that's 98.38% of what it needs. There's a $238K gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$14.7M

What it hasi

$14.4M

From the statei

$1.2M

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

RICHMOND-BURTON COMM H SC D 157Tier 4
120.7% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $8.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $9.7M in resources — that's 120.7% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$8.0M

What it hasi

$9.7M

From the statei

$1.4M

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

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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