1. States
  2. /Illinois
  3. /Madison County
  4. /Alton

Related Data

OverviewTest ScoresSpendingAuditsStaffDemographicsCrime & SafetyMunicipal Budget
MyTownView — local government intelligence platformMyTownView

Civic intelligence for your community. Every meeting. Every permit. Every decision.

Platform

IllinoisMissouriTexasOhioFloridaWisconsinNevadaWashingtonMichiganBlogRequest Your Town

Company

AboutContactPressCoverage Map

Follow Us

FacebookInstagramRedditX / Twitter

Legal

Privacy PolicyTerms & Conditions

© 2026 JCAR Development. All rights reserved.  · Buy the devs a beer

MyTownView
MyTownViewMyTownView
Follow a Town
Browse TownsBlogAboutContactRequest a Town
Buy the devs a beer
Sign InSign Up

Your assigned district depends on your home address within town.

Showing latest fiscal year. Full funding history available with a paid plan. View plans →

School Funding — FY2026i

NCES

State funding formulas determine whether your school districts have enough money. Here's where they stand.

How School Funding Works

State funding formulas calculate an Adequacy Target for each district, the estimated cost to provide an adequate education. Districts are then compared against 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: State Education Funding Data

Avg % of Adequacyi

77%

Adequacy Gapi

$30.4M

Funding vs. Needi

Alton Comm Unit School Dist 1177.53%
$63.6M funded$82.0M target
Bethalto C U School Dist 874.28%
$24.6M funded$33.1M target
East Alton School District 1381.49%
$7.1M funded$8.8M target
East Alton-Wood River C H S D 1478.34%
$6.7M funded$8.5M target

District Detail

Alton Comm Unit School Dist 11Tier 2
77.53% funded$18.4M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $82.0M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $63.6M in resources — that's 77.53% of what it needs. There's a $18.4M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$82.0M

What it hasi

$63.6M

From the statei

$25.4M

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

Bethalto C U School Dist 8Tier 2
74.28% funded$8.5M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $33.1M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $24.6M in resources — that's 74.28% of what it needs. There's a $8.5M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$33.1M

What it hasi

$24.6M

From the statei

$16.4M

This district is better funded than 27% of districts statewide.

East Alton School District 13Tier 2
81.49% funded$1.6M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $8.8M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $7.1M in resources — that's 81.49% of what it needs. There's a $1.6M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$8.8M

What it hasi

$7.1M

From the statei

$4.3M

This district is better funded than 54% of districts statewide.

East Alton-Wood River C H S D 14Tier 2
78.34% funded$1.8M gap

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

The state estimates it costs $8.5M to adequately educate all students in this district. The district currently has $6.7M in resources — that's 78.34% of what it needs. There's a $1.8M gap between what the district has and what it needs.

What it needsi

$8.5M

What it hasi

$6.7M

From the statei

$2.4M

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

Statewide Tier Distributioni

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