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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

81.5%

Adequacy Gapi

$36.1M

Funding vs. Needi

JOLIET TWP HS DIST 20473.96%
$90.7M funded$122.7M target
WILMINGTON C U SCH DIST 209U77.09%
$14.1M funded$18.3M target
CHANNAHON SCHOOL DISTRICT 17147.67%
$22.1M funded$15.0M target
LARAWAY C C SCHOOL DIST 70C2.38%
$15.8M funded$6.6M target
ELWOOD C C SCH DIST 203127.03%
$5.4M funded$4.3M target

District Detail

JOLIET TWP HS DIST 204Tier 2
73.96% funded$31.9M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $122.7M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $90.7M in resources — that's 73.96% of what it needs. There's a $31.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$122.7M

What it hasi

$90.7M

From the statei

$25.3M

This district is better funded than 25% of districts statewide.

WILMINGTON C U SCH DIST 209UTier 2
77.09% funded$4.2M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $18.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $14.1M in resources — that's 77.09% of what it needs. There's a $4.2M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$18.3M

What it hasi

$14.1M

From the statei

$3.3M

This district is better funded than 38% of districts statewide.

CHANNAHON SCHOOL DISTRICT 17Tier 4
147.67% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $15.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $22.1M in resources — that's 147.67% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$15.0M

What it hasi

$22.1M

From the statei

$562K

This district is better funded than 96% of districts statewide.

LARAWAY C C SCHOOL DIST 70CTier 1
2.38% funded

Below 60% of adequacy — receives the largest share of new state funding

The state estimates it costs $6.6M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $15.8M in resources — that's 2.38% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$6.6M

What it hasi

$15.8M

From the statei

$1.0M

This district is better funded than 1% of districts statewide.

ELWOOD C C SCH DIST 203Tier 4
127.03% funded

At or above 100% of adequacy — fully funded

The state estimates it costs $4.3M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $5.4M in resources — that's 127.03% of what it needs. This district meets or exceeds its funding target.

What it needsi

$4.3M

What it hasi

$5.4M

From the statei

$320K

This district is better funded than 93% of districts statewide.

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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