Will County Gazette

There were 1,274 white students enrolled in Mokena School District 159 in the 2021-22 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Data showed that Mokena School District 159 welcomed 1,574 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Mokena School District 159 roughly covers schools within Will County and has a main office in Mokena.

Among the three schools in Mokena School District 159, Mokena Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 552 students.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-20 and 2020–21 school years (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022	1,551	1,274	82.1%
2021	1,494	1,264	84.6%
2020	1,531	1,302	85%
2019	1,525	1,306	85.6%
2018	1,574	1,371	87.1%