Mokena School District 159 has opened kindergarten enrollment for the 2026-2027 academic year. Children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2026, are eligible to enroll.
Families interested in the enrollment process can find additional information on the district’s website at https://sites.google.com/mokena159.org/kindergarten-enrollment.
A Kindergarten Information Night is scheduled for April 30 at 6:00 p.m. at Mokena Elementary School. The event aims to provide families with an overview of the kindergarten program and opportunities to meet teachers and the school principal.
Principal Rachel Chorley stated, “This is always an especially exciting time of year. I truly value the opportunity to begin building relationships with our new students and their families. Our priority is to ensure a seamless transition into the formal school setting while intentionally nurturing the foundational skills and habits that will support students as confident, capable lifelong learners.”
Mokena School District 159 serves Will County and includes Mokena Elementary School, Mokena Intermediate School, and Mokena Junior High School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). According to state data, the district had 1,531 students enrolled in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade during the 2019-2020 school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The teaching staff comprises 97 teachers earning an average salary of $61,802; most are women (85.2 percent), and there are no teachers with more than ten absences annually (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). Demographically, the student body is predominantly White at 85 percent, with smaller percentages identifying as Black (2.7 percent), Hispanic (7.7 percent), or Asian (2.1 percent) (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Financially, Mokena School District 159 spent $23,197 per student in 2020, totaling $35,515,357 for that year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). Chronic truancy affected three percent of its students in the same period—below the statewide average—according to Illinois State Board of Education data (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
For further questions about kindergarten enrollment, families may contact Mokena School District at 708-342-4900.
