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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

77.4%

Adequacy Gapi

$77.2M

Funding vs. Needi

SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 18676.32%
$145.2M funded$190.2M target
BALL CHATHAM C U SCHOOL DIST 576.15%
$46.7M funded$61.3M target
ROCHESTER COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3A77.97%
$20.3M funded$26.0M target
WILLIAMSVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 1577.28%
$14.4M funded$18.6M target
PLEASANT PLAINS C U SCHOOL DIST 879.81%
$13.5M funded$16.9M target
RIVERTON C U SCHOOL DIST 1477.58%
$13.0M funded$16.8M target
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST 1696.31%
$10.1M funded$10.4M target

District Detail

SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 186Tier 2
76.32% funded$45.0M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $190.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $145.2M in resources — that's 76.32% of what it needs. There's a $45.0M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$190.2M

What it hasi

$145.2M

From the statei

$47.3M

This district is better funded than 36% of districts statewide.

BALL CHATHAM C U SCHOOL DIST 5Tier 2
76.15% funded$14.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $61.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $46.7M in resources — that's 76.15% of what it needs. There's a $14.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$61.3M

What it hasi

$46.7M

From the statei

$12.0M

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

ROCHESTER COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3ATier 2
77.97% funded$5.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $26.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $20.3M in resources — that's 77.97% of what it needs. There's a $5.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$26.0M

What it hasi

$20.3M

From the statei

$9.2M

This district is better funded than 43% of districts statewide.

WILLIAMSVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 15Tier 2
77.28% funded$4.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $18.6M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $14.4M in resources — that's 77.28% of what it needs. There's a $4.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$18.6M

What it hasi

$14.4M

From the statei

$5.9M

This district is better funded than 39% of districts statewide.

PLEASANT PLAINS C U SCHOOL DIST 8Tier 2
79.81% funded$3.4M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $16.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $13.5M in resources — that's 79.81% of what it needs. There's a $3.4M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$16.9M

What it hasi

$13.5M

From the statei

$2.0M

This district is better funded than 49% of districts statewide.

RIVERTON C U SCHOOL DIST 14Tier 2
77.58% funded$3.8M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $16.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $13.0M in resources — that's 77.58% of what it needs. There's a $3.8M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$16.8M

What it hasi

$13.0M

From the statei

$8.8M

This district is better funded than 41% of districts statewide.

COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST 16Tier 3
96.31% funded$385K gap

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

The state estimates it costs $10.4M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $10.1M in resources — that's 96.31% of what it needs. There's a $385K gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$10.4M

What it hasi

$10.1M

From the statei

$889K

This district is better funded than 73% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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