Lake County Gazette

Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 has launched a new 15-second informational advertisement that focuses on some of the district’s key strengths. The campaign is a joint initiative between the school district and the communities of Caseyville, Collinsville, Fairmont City, and Maryville to encourage families to consider living and learning within the district.

The school district covers Madison and St. Clair counties and includes several schools such as Caseyville Elementary School, Collinsville High School, Collinsville Middle School, Dorris Intermediate School, Jefferson Elementary School, John A. Renfro Elementary School, Kreitner Elementary School, Maryville Elementary School, Summit Elementary School, Twin Echo Elementary School, and Webster Elementary School. More information about these schools can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to the Illinois State Board of Education, Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 employs 418 teachers who earn an average salary of $60,392 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, 81 percent are women and 19 percent are men. The data also shows that no teacher in the district has more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographically, the student population in the district is 56 percent White, 14.1 percent Black, 24.1 percent Hispanic, and 0.5 percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Financial records indicate that in 2020 the district spent $16,872 per student for a total expenditure of $104 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

"Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 has released a new 15-second informational ad highlighting some of our district's strengths," according to an official statement from the district.

"The ad is part of a cooperative effort between the school district and our communities (Caseyville, Collinsville, Fairmont City and Maryville) to promote living and learning in CUSD 10."