An equity score of 17/100 ranks Mokena Sd 159 #727 of 759 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,852 per pupil, Mokena Sd 159 ranks #522 of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,542
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,852
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mokena Sd 159 operates 3 public schools serving 1,542 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Will County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,852 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 845 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 72.3% local, 23.2% state, and 4.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #727 of 759 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 10.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.8% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mokena Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 38.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mokena Elem School, enrolling 709 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Mokena Elem School accounts for 45.5% of all Mokena Sd 159 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mokena Sd 159 a distant remainder — means Mokena Sd 159-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Mokena Sd 159 school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Mokena Sd 159 school enrollment ranges from 346 students (lowest) to 709 students (highest), a spread of 363 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mokena Sd 159 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.