Mokena SD 159

Public school district · Will County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1726370

Mokena SD 159 spent $15,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,127). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,557 students in 2024-25; 24.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,395 per student, up 9.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Mokena SD 159 in enrollment (1,531 to 1,550 students) and Mokena SD 159 itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mokena SD 159, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School Dis…$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mokena SD 159, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District…$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mokena SD 159, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Mokena SD 159, FY23Park Forest SD 163 $23,572; Carbondale ESD 95 $22,298; Harvey SD 152 $21,475; Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 $18,460; Frankfort CUSD 168 $18,138; North Boone CUSD 200 $17,980; Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 $16,372; Mokena SD 159 $15,852; Streator Elementary School District 44 $14,822; Forest Ridge SD 142 $13,878; State median, 1,000+ students $18,127.10k15k20k25kPark Forest SD 163$23,572Carbondale ESD 95$22,298Harvey SD 152$21,475Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126$18,460Frankfort CUSD 168$18,138North Boone CUSD 200$17,980Genoa Kingston CUSD 424$16,372Mokena SD 159$15,852Streator Elementary School District 44$14,822Forest Ridge SD 142$13,878State median, 1,000+ students $18,127

Where the money came from

$27,798,000 in revenue: 24.8% state, 71.6% local and 3.6% federal. Total spending including $2,347,000 of capital outlay was $28,567,000, or $18,526 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mokena SD 159 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,893,000; Local $19,912,000; Federal $993,000; total $27,798,000.
  • State$6,893,000 25%
  • Local$19,912,000 72%
  • Federal$993,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 377 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,542 students in 2022-23, 1,550 students in 2023-24, 1,557 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mokena SD 159 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,542, 2023-24: 1,550, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5422023-241,5502024-251,557
Mokena SD 159 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,542, 2023-24: 1,550, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5422023-241,5502024-251,557
Mokena SD 159 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,542, 2023-24: 1,550, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5422023-241,5502024-251,557
Mokena SD 159 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,542, 2023-24: 1,550, 2024-25: 1,55705001k1.5k2k2022-231,5422023-241,5502024-251,557

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,542101.515.2
2023-241,550108.314.3
2024-251,557106.914.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mokena SD 159 scored proficient or above: 41% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts41%29.9%1,003

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

2 elementary schools, 1,055 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mokena Elementary School70916.5not reportedTargeted program
Mokena Intermediate School34615.1not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 502 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mokena Jr High School50212.3not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Mokena SD 159

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Mokena SD 159

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentMokena SD 159 ranks 262 of 377 Illinois districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,852).#262 of 377
  2. Every school district in IllinoisMokena SD 159 is the number 256 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 1,542 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#256 of 865
  3. Genoa Kingston CUSD 424The next larger Illinois district: 1,544 students in fall 2022, $16,372 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,372
  4. Streator Elementary School District 44The next smaller Illinois district: 1,541 students in fall 2022, $14,822 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,822
  5. Compare Mokena SD 159 with Genoa Kingston CUSD 424Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Mokena SD 159

  1. How many schools and students are in Mokena SD 159?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 1,557 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mokena SD 159 spend per student?
    $15,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,127 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,395 per student, up 9.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mokena SD 159's money come from?
    $27,798,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.8% state, 71.6% local and 3.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mokena SD 159 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 72 of the 1,690 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Mokena SD 159 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mokena SD 159 scored proficient or above: 41% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Mokena SD 159's NCES district ID?
    1726370. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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