I'm glad that's how it works where you live. In Illinois, most school funding comes directly from property taxes, meaning rich areas get more. For state fundin

I'm glad that's how it works where you live. In Illinois, most school funding comes directly from property taxes, meaning rich areas get more. For state funding, they use a system called EBF which is better than straightforwardly giving out money based on local property taxes. However, it is far from fair. As an example, part of the calculation is what's called a "regionalization factor" - where funding is reduced for areas with lower local average incomes.