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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

73%

Adequacy Gapi

$41.2M

Funding vs. Needi

BELLEVILLE TWP HS DIST 20168.8%
$50.1M funded$72.8M target
BELLEVILLE SCHOOL DIST 11877.29%
$35.4M funded$45.8M target
FREEBURG C C SCHOOL DIST 7078.37%
$7.7M funded$9.9M target
FREEBURG COMM H S DIST 7773.48%
$7.4M funded$10.0M target
SMITHTON C C SCHOOL DIST 13076.8%
$5.3M funded$6.9M target
NEW ATHENS C U SCHOOL DIST 6073.37%
$4.8M funded$6.5M target

District Detail

BELLEVILLE TWP HS DIST 201Tier 2
68.8% funded$22.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $72.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $50.1M in resources — that's 68.8% of what it needs. There's a $22.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$72.8M

What it hasi

$50.1M

From the statei

$33.0M

This district is better funded than 9% of districts statewide.

BELLEVILLE SCHOOL DIST 118Tier 2
77.29% funded$10.4M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $45.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $35.4M in resources — that's 77.29% of what it needs. There's a $10.4M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$45.8M

What it hasi

$35.4M

From the statei

$25.9M

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

FREEBURG C C SCHOOL DIST 70Tier 2
78.37% funded$2.1M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $9.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $7.7M in resources — that's 78.37% of what it needs. There's a $2.1M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$9.9M

What it hasi

$7.7M

From the statei

$1.9M

This district is better funded than 44% of districts statewide.

FREEBURG COMM H S DIST 77Tier 2
73.48% funded$2.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $10.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $7.4M in resources — that's 73.48% of what it needs. There's a $2.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$10.0M

What it hasi

$7.4M

From the statei

$2.4M

This district is better funded than 23% of districts statewide.

SMITHTON C C SCHOOL DIST 130Tier 2
76.8% funded$1.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $6.9M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $5.3M in resources — that's 76.8% of what it needs. There's a $1.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$6.9M

What it hasi

$5.3M

From the statei

$2.0M

This district is better funded than 37% of districts statewide.

NEW ATHENS C U SCHOOL DIST 60Tier 2
73.37% funded$1.7M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $6.5M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $4.8M in resources — that's 73.37% of what it needs. There's a $1.7M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$6.5M

What it hasi

$4.8M

From the statei

$1.7M

This district is better funded than 22% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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