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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

68%

Adequacy Gapi

$187.3M

Funding vs. Needi

ROCKFORD SCHOOL DIST 20565.14%
$287.6M funded$441.5M target
HARLEM UNIT DIST 12275.95%
$67.8M funded$89.2M target
MERIDIAN C U SCH DIST 22380.71%
$16.5M funded$20.5M target
WINNEBAGO C U SCH DIST 32373.77%
$12.6M funded$17.1M target
PECATONICA C U SCH DIST 32171.67%
$8.8M funded$12.2M target

District Detail

ROCKFORD SCHOOL DIST 205Tier 2
65.14% funded$153.9M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $441.5M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $287.6M in resources — that's 65.14% of what it needs. There's a $153.9M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$441.5M

What it hasi

$287.6M

From the statei

$185.1M

This district is better funded than 5% of districts statewide.

HARLEM UNIT DIST 122Tier 2
75.95% funded$21.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $89.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $67.8M in resources — that's 75.95% of what it needs. There's a $21.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$89.2M

What it hasi

$67.8M

From the statei

$34.5M

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

MERIDIAN C U SCH DIST 223Tier 2
80.71% funded$4.0M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $20.5M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $16.5M in resources — that's 80.71% of what it needs. There's a $4.0M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$20.5M

What it hasi

$16.5M

From the statei

$6.9M

This district is better funded than 52% of districts statewide.

WINNEBAGO C U SCH DIST 323Tier 2
73.77% funded$4.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $17.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $12.6M in resources — that's 73.77% of what it needs. There's a $4.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$17.1M

What it hasi

$12.6M

From the statei

$4.7M

This district is better funded than 24% of districts statewide.

PECATONICA C U SCH DIST 321Tier 2
71.67% funded$3.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $12.2M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $8.8M in resources — that's 71.67% of what it needs. There's a $3.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$12.2M

What it hasi

$8.8M

From the statei

$4.1M

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

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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