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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Report: Mokena spent $11,163 per student in 2017-18

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Spending per pupil at Mokena School District 159 is up 29.2 percent from five years ago, according to a Will County Gazette analysis of district finances.

The Illinois State Board of Education 2017-18 report card shows the Will County school district spent $8,639 per pupil in 2013-14. It spent $11,163 in 2017-18.

The district saw its enrollment fall over the same period, from 1659 to 1574.

Mokena's spending in 2017-18 was 16.3 percent lower than the state average of $13,337.

Mokena School District 159 student spending 5-year trend
Total spending per pupilLocal spending (%)State spending (%)Federal spending (%)
2013-14$8,63986.310.33.4
2014-15$9,55185.710.04.4
2015-16$9,93588.37.54.2
2016-17$11,95886.38.55.3
2017-18$11,16387.87.64.6

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