Lake County Gazette

Special Olympics athletes from Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 recently took part in a golf individual skills competition. Participants included Maliyah Pfeil, Elli Pollard, Brodie Libbra, and Kole Hopkins. Pfeil, Pollard, and Libbra each received silver medals, while Hopkins earned a bronze medal.

Special Olympics Coach Angie McGinnis expressed gratitude for community support: "Collinsville Special Olympics wants to thank Arlington Greens golf course for letting our athletes practice there over the summer."

The Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 serves schools in Madison and St. Clair counties, including several elementary and secondary schools listed on the Illinois Report Card (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district has a teaching staff of 418 with an average salary of $60,392, and most teachers are women. Teacher attendance remains high across the district (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Student demographics show that the district is majority White at 56 percent, with Black students making up 14.1 percent, Hispanic students 24.1 percent, and Asian students 0.5 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, Collinsville CUSD 10 allocated $16,872 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $104 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).